'All singing, all dancing': staff views on the integration of family planning and genitourinary medicine in Lothian, UK
| Autor: | Imali Fernando, Martin Higgins, Dona Milne, Eric Zhong Chen, Ailsa E Gebbie, Rosemary Cochrane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Program evaluation
Adult Male Service delivery framework Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Singing Urogenital System Sex Education Nursing Patient Education as Topic Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Dancing Reproductive health Service (business) Service quality business.industry Delivery of Health Care Integrated Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Middle Aged United Kingdom Reproductive Health Reproductive Medicine Family planning Family Planning Services Female business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | The journal of family planning and reproductive health care. 40(4) |
| ISSN: | 2045-2098 |
| Popis: | Background UK policy documents advocate integrated approaches to sexual health service provision to ensure that everyone can access high-quality treatment. However, there is relatively little evidence to demonstrate any resultant benefits. The family planning and genitourinary medicine services in Lothian have been fully integrated and most care is now delivered from a purpose-built sexual health centre. We wished to study the views of staff on integrated sexual and reproductive care. Methods Staff completed anonymous questionnaires before and after integration, looking at four main aspects: the patient pathway, specific patient groups, their own professional status, and their working environment. The surveys used a mixture of five-point Likert-type scales and open-ended questions. Results Over 50% of staff completed the surveys on each occasion. Six months after the new building opened, staff attitudes about the integrated service were mixed. Staff reported more stress and less opportunity for specialisation but there was no change in their sense of professional status or development. There were concerns about how well the integrated service met the needs of specific patient groups, notably women. These concerns co-existed with a verdict that overall service quality was no worse following integration. Conclusions Staff views should form an important part of service redesign and integration projects. Although the results from the Lothian surveys suggest a perceived worsening of some aspects of the service, further evaluation is needed to unpick the different problems that have appeared under the catch-all term of ‘integration’. |
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