Implementing essence of care in a clinical research facility

Article Abstract:

A study describing how the Essence of Care framework has been translated for use at the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, detailing the implementation cycle, difficulties, achievements and future plans is illustrated. The idea of Essence of Care is that through comparing, sharing and developing best practice by means of clinical benchmarking, the quality of fundamental aspects of care can be improved.

Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development NEC, Research institutes, Medical care, Medical care quality, Best practices

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Rising to the nutrition challenge

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Malnutrition in hospitals has become a political as well as a professional issue as it is on the increase, mainly because nurses are too busy to care for patients who need assistance with eating. The government and professional bodies have come up with protected mealtimes, which create an environment that aids good patient nutrition by cutting out on non-essential ward activities during patients' mealtimes.

Care and treatment, Food and nutrition, Hospital patients, Malnutrition

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Communicating with patients using email and the Internet

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The advantages and disadvantages of using email and Internet by the healthcare professionals for communicating with their patients are discussed. It is shown that the method is highly effective, as it provides more flexibility and better understanding about the disease to the patients.

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Medical Personnel, Usage, Health care industry, Online services, Internet services, Practice, Technology application, Cable television/data services

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