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Human Obstacles to Food Hygiene in Hospitals
Hospital food service systems are considered one of the most complicated production processes in the hospitality sector as hospital outbreaks of food-borne diseases affect patients, personnel and visitors. It is commonly believed that most outbreaks result from faulty food handling practices. Mishandling food can permit the proliferation...
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Le Projet Chronious
Par Roberto Rosso CHRONIOUS consiste à concevoir et implémenter une plateforme portable, sur base de senseurs multiparamètres, afin de surveiller des patients souffrant de maladies chroniques. Le projet soulève certaines questions légales et éthiques qui doivent être réglementées mais on en attend de multiples avantages. Le projet va améliorer...
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Automatisiertes Überwachen der Handhygiene
Von Veronique M. Boscart, Alexander I. Levchenko, Geoff R. Fernie und Walter P. Wodchis Nosokomiale Infektionen weisen eine Inzidenz von zwei Millionen pro Jahr auf und verursachen 88.000 Todesfälle weltweit. Das Händewaschen ist die bei weitem wichtigste Einzelmaßnahme zur Senkung des Risikos. Das Problem...
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UK
NHS Pilot Scheme to Bring Health and Social Care Together Health Minister Ben Bradshaw and Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced that 16 pilot sites will participate in a trial to see how health and social care services can join together to increase the quality of care. The 4million pounds scheme has...
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Ireland
“Whistleblowers” in the Health Service to be Protected The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney has announced that health staff who report concerns about other members of staff regarding patient safety will now be legally protected. This legal protection is provided under the Protective Disclosures provisions of the Health Act 2007....
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Healthcare Associated Infections Cost Europe 5.5 Billion Euros per year
A round table on patient safety and healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) organised by Health First Europe and cohosted by MEPs Liz Lynne and Amalia Sartori revealed the extent of the burden of HCAIs on Europe’s healthcare systems. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) claims that HCAIs cause 37,000 deaths per...
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World Health Day: Save Lives. Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies
Tuesday the 7th of April was World Health Day. This year’s focus was on the safety of healthcare facilities and the readiness of health workers who treat those affected by emergencies. The World Health Organization and its international partners have been emphasising the importance of investing in health infrastructure to cope with emergencies and...
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Executive Summaries
Kosteneffektive Infektionskontrolle: Ein Drei-Zangen-Ansatz Von Ellen E. Stobberingh, Ed E.J. Smeets und Frank H. van Tiel Im Krankenhaus erworbene Infektionen sind ein globales Problem, das zu erhöhter nosokomialer Morbidität und sogar Mortalität führt, und die finanzielle Belastung für sowohl das Krankenhaus als auch die Gesellschaft...
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EKVD News
Die F ü hrung Eines Krankenhauses Die Wirtschaftskrise und verschiedene Skandale haben das öffentliche Interesse an jeglicher Unternehmensführung verstärkt. Im Gesundheitswesen ist die Unternehmens - führung seit jeher ein Schlüsselfaktor für die Organisation und das Management einesKrankenhauses. Angesichts der Evolution des Gesundheitswesens...
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