Collaboration, supervision and patient safety in the era of COVID-19: an analysis of medical wards and ICU.
Ir J Med Sci
; 191(3): 1085-1087, 2022 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1293436
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
COVID-19 resulted in significant changes across medical wards and ICU in St James's Hospital Dublin. This included the implementation of ward-based medical teams (WBMT). The purpose of this study was to identify how these structural changes affected inter-professional collaboration, supervision and patient safety.METHODS:
Questionnaires were distributed to doctors working on medical wards and ICU at the height of the first wave of COVID-19. The sense of collaboration, patient safety and supervision were assessed.RESULTS:
Fifty-three doctors took part in the study. Thirty-three (62%) felt that collaboration was better than normal. Forty-six (87%) of participants described supervision as "good" or "excellent". Thirty-one out of 40 participants (77%) felt that patient safety was better than normal.DISCUSSION:
Implementation of WBMT may result in improved sense of collaboration, supervision and patient safety during COVID-19; however, the increased sense of solidarity and comradery felt during the initial surge make drawing these conclusions challenging.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ir J Med Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11845-021-02693-1
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