Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan

The provision of confined and renowned care to the patients is the most important concern of hospitals, in line with patients’ privilege and rights. It is the state’s primary responsibility to provide all types of free healthcare services to the population, particularly maternal healthcare, on a pri...

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Main Authors: Rehman, Adeela, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Future Academy 2017
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spelling iium-640542018-06-12T02:07:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64054/ Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan Rehman, Adeela Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura HM701 Social systems HM706 Social structure HM711 Groups and organizations HM826 Social institutions The provision of confined and renowned care to the patients is the most important concern of hospitals, in line with patients’ privilege and rights. It is the state’s primary responsibility to provide all types of free healthcare services to the population, particularly maternal healthcare, on a priority basis. In this regard, public hospitals are playing a crucial role in provisioning quality healthcare services to all. This study explores public hospitals’ performances to provide maternal healthcare services to the general population. Based on the qualitative research paradigm, interviews were conducted among patients, doctors and staff/nurses to know their perception and experiences of maternity healthcare services at public hospitals. The findings indicated that public hospitals have a separate unit for maternal healthcare and are doing their best to provide safe and quality healthcare services to mothers and newborns with limited resources. Meanwhile, although various types of services are provided by the caregivers, work overloads and lack of space make patients feel unsatisfied with the quality of their services. The study concluded that quality of care is the major concern of the hospitals besides the lack of monitoring and accountability of resources utilization. In this light, patients feel deprived of rightful services they wish to attain from the hospitals. Improving on-job training and physical resources are recommended to enhance the provision of quality healthcare services to mothers and newborns. Future Academy 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64054/7/64054%20Managing%20patient%20safety%20and%20quality.pdf Rehman, Adeela and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura (2017) Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan. In: AIMC 2017 - Asia International Multidiscipllinary Conference, 1-2 May 2017, Johor Bharu, Johor. http://www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/images/upload/AIMC2017F34.pdf 10.15405/epsbs.2018.05.34
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HM706 Social structure
HM711 Groups and organizations
HM826 Social institutions
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HM706 Social structure
HM711 Groups and organizations
HM826 Social institutions
Rehman, Adeela
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
description The provision of confined and renowned care to the patients is the most important concern of hospitals, in line with patients’ privilege and rights. It is the state’s primary responsibility to provide all types of free healthcare services to the population, particularly maternal healthcare, on a priority basis. In this regard, public hospitals are playing a crucial role in provisioning quality healthcare services to all. This study explores public hospitals’ performances to provide maternal healthcare services to the general population. Based on the qualitative research paradigm, interviews were conducted among patients, doctors and staff/nurses to know their perception and experiences of maternity healthcare services at public hospitals. The findings indicated that public hospitals have a separate unit for maternal healthcare and are doing their best to provide safe and quality healthcare services to mothers and newborns with limited resources. Meanwhile, although various types of services are provided by the caregivers, work overloads and lack of space make patients feel unsatisfied with the quality of their services. The study concluded that quality of care is the major concern of the hospitals besides the lack of monitoring and accountability of resources utilization. In this light, patients feel deprived of rightful services they wish to attain from the hospitals. Improving on-job training and physical resources are recommended to enhance the provision of quality healthcare services to mothers and newborns.
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author Rehman, Adeela
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
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title Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
title_short Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
title_full Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
title_fullStr Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in Pakistan
title_sort managing patient safety and quality of care in public hospitals in pakistan
publisher Future Academy
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/64054/
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