HEALTHCARE use of electronic whiteboards , which have been fitted in all of the hospital ’ s wards . The whiteboards help hospital staff track patient status and yield data points like estimated date of discharge , the care the patient requires from staff in different departments and the length of their stay .
“ Developments like this are of immense value to hospital staff , says Simpson . “ These enable staff to share information quickly and match staffing to clinical demand , ultimately improving patient safety .” He adds that the Operations Centre has helped Hutt Valley
DHB effectively combine three key activities — operational planning , resourcing , and daily monitoring / response coordination — to better achieve the following four goals :
· Ensure the hospital can allocate staff with the right skills in the right place for safe patient care across the hospital
· Help the whole hospital to meet its targets
· Help staff to respond more quickly and efficiently to changes in demand and manage variance
· Enable the hospital to forecast predicted demand for significant community events
Centralised sterile supplies department
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