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Specific research into home care quality is in its infancy, relative to other care settings. This comprehensive study explores differences in healthcare outcomes between urban and rural home care settings, with a focus on two key quality metrics: hospital admissions and emergency room (ER) visit rates.
All human service sectors rely heavily on a common success factor: people. Care providers and consumers form a symbiotic relationship. They are two sides of the same coin. This paper explores how this relationship can be designed to create a systematic ‘upward spiral’ of improved staff satisfaction and care quality.
Discover the true essence of Clinical Governance, going beyond policies, procedures, and compliance. Learn how your daily actions contribute to a stronger governance framework within your organization, and be inspired to connect with your personal "WHY"—whether it's quality, safety, or person-centred care that drives you. Kathy and Kate provide practical strategies you can implement immediately for quick wins, empowering you to make a meaningful impact in your role while enhancing patient care and safety.
Dr Cathy Balding and her guest, CEO Jenny Hall of Uniting SA - discuss Jenny's "ah-ha!" moment about why one of the most crucial elements in quality care is getting overlooked.
The Global Patient Safety Report 2024 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlights the critical global issue of patient safety, recognising it as a key component of quality healthcare that still requires significant evolution. The report's main goals are to raise awareness of patient safety risks, provide insights into the scope of the problem and set the stage for global initiatives to reduce harm to patients in healthcare settings.
In this webinar, Tarati and Jenny presented He Ara Whiria (the woven path), a partnership model of co-governance that is in place at Te Toka Tumai (previously Auckland District Health Board). They discussed some of the challenges and opportunities that arise when weaving an indigenous worldview into the governance of a large public health service.
Healthcare has worked on reducing ‘Low-Value Care’ for several years now, with varying success. The significant negative impact of low-value care includes increased healthcare costs, patient harm, and resource wastage. These authors propose a framework to address the still pervasive issue of low-value care such as unnecessary tests, treatments, and procedures that offer little benefit to patients and may even cause harm.
What is the role of benchmarking data in good clinical governance? In this webinar, Health Roundtable discussed the role of risk-adjusted benchmarking and how it works, examples of where data has been used to improve clinical governance, how to make data accessible to clinicians and evidence to make the case for improvement.
In this webinar, Liza Houghton explored how leaders can enhance their clinical governance skills. Liza, whose career journey has taken her from clinical nurse to non-executive Director and founder of her own consultancy, shared her invaluable insights and experiences. Gain practical advice and learn strategies to strengthen clinical governance within your organisation from someone who has successfully navigated this path.
In this Lightbulb Moment webinar, Dr Cathy Balding and her guest, Tanya Farrell, Director, Maternity Services and Deputy Executive Director, Nursing and Midwifery - Western Health, discussed Tanya's "ah-ha!" moment about the quality flow: from the bedside to the boardroom and beyond.
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