BACKGROUND The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing. A national audit in 2011 found wide variation between English National Health Service (NHS) trusts (organizations providing health care) in the implementation of this guidance, but it is not known whether fuller compliance with the guidance results i...

BACKGROUND Although the move to smoke-free hospital settings is generally a popular initiative, it may be a more challenging and controversial issue in mental health care. A survey was carried out to investigate differences in attitudes between clinical staff in psychiatric and general medical settings to smoke-free policy and intervention. METHOD The sample comprised 2574 NHS staff working i...

standard that requires organizations to offer influenza vaccination to staff and licensed independent practitioners, applicable to critical access hospitals, hospitals, and long term care, effective July 1, 2007. This standard conforms to recommendations recently made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This new requirement is shown in the box on page 11 in underlined text. These...

The purpose and objectives of this exploratory descriptive study were threefold: to assess the impact of pet-assisted therapy on the overall well-being of behavioral health staff, to document whether pet-assisted therapy affected the retention of behavioral health staff, and to explore and describe therapeutic measures behavioral health staff implemented in using pet-assisted therapy in the del...

The purpose of this study is to illustrate the special cases a fire in hospital especially perinatal intensive department, that may be encountered by firefighters. Due these circumstances, evacuation time facility can significantly increased. There are unusual and rescue methods, which require devices more intense human resources. requirement than usual plan, goal maintain health care services ...

introduction: needle stick injuries (nsi) are major occupational hazards for health care workers. objectives: this study aimed to determine the epidemiology of needle sticks and sharp injuries among nurses of an iranian teaching hospital. materials and methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 on 328 nurses in a health center in tehran. stratified random samples were...

BACKGROUND Malawi continues to experience critical shortages of key health technical cadres that can adequately respond to Malawi's disease burden. Difficult working conditions contribute to low morale and frustration among health care workers. We aimed to understand how obstetric care staff perceive their working relationships with managers. METHODS A qualitative exploratory study was conduc...

BACKGROUND To explore factors that motivate members of staff at Adventist health facilities in Malawi to maximize their potential for work and improve their welfare. This was a qualitative study that utilized group discussions and in-depth interviews with health care staff members. METHODS Four group discussions with health care workers and support staff were conducted. RESULTS Both motivat...

Purpose: To examine and compare the prevalence of different types of mental disorders among the administrative staff and warders of the central prison of Sistan and Baluchestan. Materials and Methods: The study population included all employees of Zahedan general office of prisons. The sample consisted of 100 employees, of whom fifty individuals worked in various administrative units of Zah...