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Case Study Of Wellmeadows Hospital

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This case study describes a small hospital called Wellmeadows, which is located in
Edinburgh. The Wellmeadows Hospital specializes in the provision of health care for elderly people. Listed in these sections is a description of the data recorded, maintained and accessed by the hospital staff to support the management and day-to-day operations of the Wellmeadows Hospital.
1. Data Requirements
a. Wards
The Wellmeadows Hospital has 17 wards with a total of 240 beds available for short- and long-term patients, and an outpatient clinic. Esch ward is uniquely identified by a number (for example, ward 11) and also a ward name (for example, Orthopedic), location (for example, E Block) and telephone extension number (for example, Extension 7711).
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Nursing Studies Date : 12-Jul-87 Institution : Edinburgh University Position : Staff Nurse Start Date : 23-Jan-90 Finish Date : 1-May-93 Organization : Western Hospital
Note: Please enter additional qualification/work experience on reverse.
Figure A: Wellmeadows Hospital Staff Form
Dr. Mohd. Noor Abdul Hamid mohdnoor@uum.edu.my Each ward and outpatient clinic has a member of staff with the position of
Charge Nurse. The charge nurse is responsible for overseeing the day-today operation of the ward/clinic. The charge nurse is allocated a budget to run the ward and must ensure that all resources (staff, beds and supplies) are used effectively in the care of patients. The Medical Director works closely with the Charge Nurse to ensure the efficient running in the hospital. A Charge Nurse is responsible for setting up a weekly staff rotation, and must ensure that the ward/clinic has the correct number and type of staff on duty at any time during the day or night. In a given week, each member of staff is assigned to work an early, late, or night shift.
As well as the Charge Nurse, each ward is allocated senior and junior nurses, doctors and auxiliaries. Specialist staff (for example, …show more content…

c. Patients
When a patient is first referred to the hospital, he or she is allocated a unique patient number. At this time, additional details of the patients are also recorded, including name (first and last), address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, marital status, date registered with the hospital, and the detail of the patient’s next-of-kin.
d. Patient’s Next-of-kin
The details of patient’s next of kin are recorded, which includes the nextof-kin’s full name, relationship to the patient, address, and telephone number. Dr. Mohd. Noor Abdul Hamid mohdnoor@uum.edu.my e. Local Doctors
Patients are normally referred to the hospital by their local doctor. The details of local doctors are held, including their full name, clinic number, address, and telephone number. The clinic number is unique throughout the United Kingdom. An example of a Wellmeadows Hospital patient registration form used to record the details of a patient called Anne
Phelps is shown in Figure C.
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