HEALTHCARE

Advance Healthcare Practices

Advance Healthcare Practices

Introduction

Over few years, the healthcare practices in United Kingdom has been changing quickly, the matters that get the centre of attention are the altering the roles and responsibilities and to make the healthcare system advance so that the health services and its access becomes easy for the public. Advance healthcare practices are the improvised side of existing healthcare practices, which are tailored to enhance the patient care quality as well as assisting the healthcare professional staff to decide appropriately. Systems are improvised by introducing new policies to the existing system. This has made the systems as well as the patient management trouble-free.

The incorporation of technologically advanced applications such as the electronic healthcare systems, improved communication process as well as addition of appropriate courses in the educational curriculum and few others have made the systems improved to the level at which they can provide a high quality health outcomes. The paper covers the discussion on the healthcare practices that were followed in the past decades, the need of revolution in the systems, the problems faced and the possible educational and practical skills in which the staff should be trained. In addition, why the competencies should exist within the organization is also discussed.

Discussion

Problems faced in the past

Nursing was recognized as a profession in the state of UK in somewhere between the initial decades of 20th century. After that, the roles and duties of the nursing staff were modified and professionalized. These roles were associated with the patient's needs that could be provided with the safety and quality maintained. The passing time brought advancements in the needs and therefore the changes in the healthcare practitioner's roles and responsibilities. In the early 20th century, the healthcare setup was under threat by the infectious diseases that were related to bad hygiene and deprived nutritional conditions etc. It was felt that changes should be brought into the existing systems and practices to eliminate the possible risks that could be harmful for the patients (Healthcare Commission 2006). The changes that were to be brought in the systems required professional staff and systems that could react according to the needs of the patients and provide the quality and reliable results constantly (Cabinet Office 2008).

Because of the above stated reasons and few others, the Prime Minister of England gave a go-ahead to set up a mission that will work on the advancement of the healthcare system. The missionary team will advise on how the systems would be put into practise and accelerate the change that would last for long to provide the quality healthcare (Department of Health 2008). The plans executed were to spot the possible obstacles, which hinder the key role the healthcare professionals provide. The healthcare staff and patients should interact and deliver their every thought so that the challenges could be identified for the future healthcare services delivery.The triumph of previous public health system to integrate biomedical advances that are the vaccinations and ...