Publications by authors named "Marilyn Plant"
Reforming emergency care: Primary Care Trust power in action research.
Health Serv Manage Res
February 2007
Article Synopsis
- A Primary Care Trust led a project to enhance efficiency and patient experience in A&E services at an acute hospital, developing a replicable model for resource utilization at the micro-level, addressing gaps in existing literature focused mainly on macro-level analysis.
- The research utilized mixed methods, combining quantitative data with qualitative insights from stakeholders, emphasizing participants' perceptions to broaden understanding of the issues at hand.
- Key findings revealed a current patient flow redesign aimed at reducing admissions and wait times, with primary care playing a crucial role in improving A&E culture and communication, while highlighting action research as an effective approach for healthcare transformation.
Nurses are under more pressure than ever before in a fast-changing NHS. Staff shortages and spiralling workload have led to escalating levels of stress in community care, while managers look to minimize the cost of sickness absence. However, the causes of sickness absence are complex and poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActors are widely used in medical education as simulated patients. In this session, the role of actors was extended to 'simulated students' and facilitators in an introductory communication session. After an initial activity with the entire cohort of first-year students, groups of 20 students worked with either an actor or medical teacher in three activities.
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