Front-line staff-led integrated care

Front-line staff-led integrated care

Purpose: To determine the number and type of providers and degree they work together to provide integrated chronic illness care for individuals with hepatitis C care in four small Canadian communities. Theory: A complexity theory-based model of front-line staff initiated partnerships for integrated care guided this descriptive comparative study. Methods: In 2008, front-line staff (nurses) in fo...

Identifying work ability promoting factors in front-line home care staff in Sweden

The gap is widening between front line staff and managers.

Delegates at last month’s RCN congress in Liverpool sent out a clear message that the NHS should remain free at the point of delivery (News June 25). A resolution calling for a fixed fee of £10 to be introduced for GP appointments was rejected by 91 per cent of delegates. Speakers said that introducing a charge could deter many people from seeking medical attention and be another nail in the co...

Does staff see what experts see? Accuracy of front line staff in scoring juveniles' risk factors.

Although increasingly complex risk assessment tools are being marketed, little is known about "real world" practitioners' capacity to score them accurately. In this study, we assess the extent to which 78 staff members' scoring of juveniles on the California-Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (CA-YASI; Orbis Partners, Inc., 2008) agree with experts' criterion scores for those cases. Ther...

Microsystems in health care: Part 8. Developing people and improving work life: what front-line staff told us.

BACKGROUND The articles in the Microsystems in Health Care series have focused on the success characteristics of high-performing clinical microsystems. Realization is growing about the importance of attracting, selecting, developing, and engaging staff. By optimizing the work of all staff members and by promoting a culture where everyone matters, the microsystem can attain levels of performance...