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When healthcare professionals are overextended, the chances of errors and oversights rise sharply, increasing the risks for patients. Maintaining proper staffing ratios is crucial because it directly impacts patient safety, making it more than just an operational concern. #PatientSafety #HealthcareProfessionals #StaffingRatios #QualityCare #NoHarm #WorkforceManagement #HealthcareLeadership #NurseStaffing #SafeStaffing World Health Organization Fraser Health Authority Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Authority Healthcare Excellence Canada Canadian Nurses Association Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 ✨ Adequate staffing levels are pivotal for maintaining high standards of patient care. When healthcare facilities are well-staffed, patients receive timely and attentive care, which improves health outcomes and patient satisfaction. Conversely, understaffed facilities may experience delays in care, increased errors, and higher patient mortality rates. Healthcare workers are able to provide more personalized and comprehensive care when staffing levels are sufficient. They can spend adequate time with each patient, address concerns thoroughly, and develop tailored treatment plans. This fosters better patient-provider relationships and enhances the overall quality of care. Moreover, proper staffing contributes to a safer work environment. Overworked staff are more likely to experience burnout, stress, and fatigue, which can lead to mistakes and compromise patient safety. Thus, ensuring optimal staffing levels is essential for both patient welfare and healthcare worker well-being. #PatientSafety #HealthcareStaffing #QualityCare #NurseStaffing #SafeHealthcare 🚑👩⚕️🩺

Australia’s healthcare system faces critical challenges as high burnout rates among medical professionals raise concerns about patient care and system sustainability. Leaders like Prof. John Wilson emphasize the need for urgent systemic reforms to address these issues. Learn more about the ongoing situation and its implications for healthcare workers and patients alike. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gDM5mdEk #HealthcareCrisis #Burnout #MentalHealth #HealthcareReform #AustralianHealthcare

Allied Health professionals are the backbone of holistic, patient-centered care. From rehabilitation to mental health, these experts work tirelessly alongside doctors and nurses to ensure comprehensive healthcare. Discover how these roles are transforming modern healthcare and making a real difference in patient outcomes. Read the full article to learn more. #AlliedHealth #Healthcare #PatientCare #HolisticHealth #Unite

To reduce costs in your self-insured plans, start with the right support for those at risk. Our Virtual Nursing Program expertly spots and aids these members, offering personalized care and ongoing attention. Thanks to cutting-edge tech and compassionate care management, our program is key for employers looking to improve health results and control costs. Discover how our approach can transform your company's health approach at hcare.net. #RiskManagement #EmployeeWellness #HealthcareInnovation

To reduce costs in your self-insured plans, start with the right support for those at risk. Our Virtual Nursing Program expertly spots and aids these members, offering personalized care and ongoing attention. Thanks to cutting-edge tech and compassionate care management, our program is key for employers looking to improve health results and control costs. Discover how our approach can transform your company's health approach at hcare.net. #RiskManagement #EmployeeWellness #HealthcareInnovation

Coregulation Informed Healthcare: Doctors, Nurses & other healthcare providers are often not fully prepared to help patients affected by Community Disconnection, a widespread psychosocial public health threat that can sabotage the treatment & recovery process. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g_guCxtS

Here's a timely example from Health Services Daily of the dilemma facing Australia's health care system now and for the next couple of decades. Emergency Departments in Adelaide are bulging at the seams as a result of the lack of inpatient beds, which is due to the inability to discharge patients to aged care or community care facilities, which are also overwhelmed. New hospitals are under construction, but take years to be ready. However, the over-75 segment of the population is growing at 100,000 per year nationally and will need the equivalent of a 1000 bed hospital to be added every year for the next decade. This assumes that we will have sufficient staff and enough money to fund this growth. And that's only the acute hospital demand - not the nursing home or community care sector! We need to start thinking more seriously about alternative models of care delivery: How to deliver more health care services to people in their own beds at home! Ideas anyone?

Once we move care upstream into the community, it will eventually reduce avoidable hospital admissions and health complications. Many admissions today result in prolonged stays and delayed discharges which impacts negatively on patients’ wellbeing and deepens pressures on healthcare systems. People with intellectual disabilities should be offered holistic support at home ranging from accommodation, employment, food assistance which promotes independence and ownership with the help of link workers and care coordinators. This can be further supported by annual health checks in primary care to ensure we are focusing on prevention. It does require heavy investment from the beginning and our move away from ‘sick care’. The immediate benefits may not be apparent but the eventual outcomes will benefit everyone in the long run.

A year later after the congressional testimony: Healthcare passivity on Nursing Shortage continues to cost billions! https://lnkd.in/gSmt7PSz The nursing shortage continues to cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars annually – and patient safety is suffering. Last year alone, preventable medical errors linked to understaffing cost an estimated $20 billion. A year has passed since congressional testimony, yet passivity continues. It's time for hospital leaders to wake-up, the solution requires a bold workforce strategy: 1. Think strategically, not just financially: Prioritize staff headcounts not budget FTEs. 2. Have a Plan: Proactive hiring and anticipating retirement cycles minimizes reactive standard hiring practices. 3. Prioritize patient safety: Protect patient assignments to avoid clinical and financial disaster. 4. Dismantle premium-pay labor: Apply state of the art operational practices to eliminate unsustainable premium-pay and staff burnout. 5. Access the global talent pool: Extend direct recruitment efforts to the global labor market. 6. Invest in retention: Protect your existing, valuable staff from being poached by competitors. For more detailed solutions, check out my article [ https://lnkd.in/gCyjJdAi ]. Let's stop the financial bleeding and the erosion of quality care! #nursingshortage #healthcare #nurseleaders #hospitalmanagement #workforcestrategy