NURSE MANAGEMENT

NHS Estate Department Management

NHS Estate Department Management

Introduction

The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest employers of people in the world. Therefore, its commitment to the health and safety of its employees is a big issue at any time. In UK, the majority of care is provided by the NHS and there are many NHS trusts in UK which need to be managed efficiently. For this purpose every NHS trust has an estate service department which manages the support and maintenance services of the trusts (Greener, 2008, pp. 2-10). The team of estates department works together to guarantee the safe environment of hospital and also makes it a hospitable place. There are varieties of services provided by the estate departments which need to be managed efficiently by the relevant managers. These eservices and its management are discussed in this paper along with the core responsibilities of the managers of estate service departments.

Discussion

NHS HOSPITALS in UK

In UK, National Health Service Hospitals are very common. A person can witness multiple NHS hospitals all over United Kingdom. A National Health Service hospital provides complete medical assistance and medical aid to the patients suffering from different diseases and illnesses. These health care centres are very effective in terms of providing patients with relevant services and diagnosing their diseases. To guarantee a better understanding in NHS Hospitals students are also trained and educated accordingly. In England there are over 55 mental health trusts which provide health care services to the patients (Great Britain Department of Health, 2004, pp. 20-27).

There are many NHS Trusts as well as NHS hospitals in UK. For instance the examples of Newham University Hospital NHS Trust, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust are most common in the niche of National Health Care services (http://www.nhs.uk/)

Keeping above mentioned National Health Service hospitals and trusts in view, it can be easily stated that in United Kingdom patients are given a lot of importance and their fastest recovery is guaranteed on the medical level. This all happens under the command of physicians, nurses and other supporting staff members. These hospitals provide patients with extra ordinary services along with the complete care. There are also situations in which not only patients but their attendants also need support from staff members. There are staff members who provide comfort to the attendants of the patients. All these services are very essential when it comes to running a reputed hospital. It is an accepted fact that National Health Services has always provided UK residents with services which are free from charges (Greener I., 2008, p 4).

Estates department

The estates departments of NHS hospitals contribute to the business of these services by making certain the efficient and safe operations of the engineering system, building important patient associated equipments. It guarantees the highest standards of the hospital environment for patients, staff along with the ...