Case Study of Nursing Department

This case study analyzes the nursing department of London Bridge Hospital, focusing on its structure, culture, and human resource needs. Recommendations are provided to strengthen the department's workings.

Case Study of Nursing
Department

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Analysis of medical institution ...................................................................................................2
Impact of different deliverables on performance of departments...............................................3
Analysis of nursing department of London Bridge Hospital on the basis of diversified
deliverables.................................................................................................................................4
Recommendations to strengthen nursing department workings ................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Departmental analysis is important exercise. This will help in ascertaining information
about the existing aspects and factors along with performance of employees. Its importance
increases more in case of medical institutions because their functioning directly related with the
health of individuals. The main reason behind their regular analysis is to determine the actual
performance of staff and information about aspects that have negative influence over same. This
further aid the management to effectively understand the requirements and guiding of staff
members in same direction. This not only help to improve their performance but assist in gaining
their trust and engagement towards institutional services. There is huge role of analysing exercise
in improvement of operational functioning and safeguarding the health of patients along with
employees. There are many aspects which are continually needed to consider for effective level
of departmental analysis includes organisational structure in respect of particular department,
human resource needs & issues, culture and establishment. These all are supporting aspects
towards directing employees in functioning of their regular duties. Any kind of issues in all
further having impact over the performance of others and the overall working of whole
department. It is the duty over management and manager of department that made regular level
updations so able to direct employees towards the direction of completing duties and targets
effectively. This simultaneously leave positive impact on overall performance of whole
department where it able to accomplish their combined level targets. The main aim of this report
is also about analysing nursing department of London Bridge Hospital. It is one of the effective
hospital that having medical functionalities in London, UK. This is also the part of HCA
Healthcare UK. It is multi-speciality hospital that provide diversified nature of services related to
medical health. There are large number of departments exist in hospital that Woking in direction
of delivering continuous level of effective services such as nursing, human resource, finance,
medical professionals, R&D and Radiology & Pathology.
The aspects covering in this report includes analysis of nursing department by focusing
over determinants like departmental structure, culture & human resources needs along with
issues and recommendations for strengthening the working of nursing department in relation to
current best practice and human resource requirement.
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MAIN BODY
Analysis of medical institution
London Bridge Hospital is one of the private hospital that has existence in London. It is
situated on the south bank of the River Thames in London. In actual, this was designed by
Llewelyn Davies Weeks and built by Bovis Construction. This was opened in year 1986 and start
delivering its services. It is the part of HCA Healthcare UK which is the largest private operator
of healthcare facilities in all over the world. Over the period of time, it stated the expansion of
activities including infrastructure. In April, 2006, it expanded its outpatients operations in next of
their own building which is one of the first art deco building in UK. Afterwards, in year 2013 it
took three floors in Shard. Finally, in September 2016 it transferred its fertility services in Shard.
Currently, hospital is having well recognised name in city along with the whole nation.
All the different medical services are provided by this hospital. It has good market image and
recognition due to the team of medical professionals and advanced technology equipments. The
main mission on which this hospital provides its functionalities include commitment to care and
improvement in human life. In respect to same, focusing over providing high quality and cost
effective services. The some of the ethos which are important part of hospital working includes
recognition and affirmation of the unique and intrinsic value attached with each individual,
treating of all with kindness and compassion and acting with honesty, integrity and fairness in
the way of providing medical services. Here, the management of hospital having belief that
colleagues are valuable members of their healthcare system and they always focusing their
effective level treatment with respect, dignity and loyalty. The management also having the main
aim related to continuous nature of development in services according to the standards exist out
there in market. This was mentioned by management that it is doing by considering the patients
feedbacks, external auditing processes and accreditations in direction of building world-class
private healthcare organisation. This hospital has effective level of influence due to providence
of highest standard clinical expertise and nursing care. The respective hospital is also providing
technology driven state of the art hospital facilities that aid in attracting doctors and surgeons
from London's leading NHS teaching hospitals. In respect to services, hospital is able to provide
rapid assessment, intervention and treatment in respect to different nature of common and
complex conditions. Here, all the patients treated on the basis of approach like customised and
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individual care. This was the reason that it is always first choice of general practitioners,
consultants and patients.
The hospital simultaneously having international level recognition due to renowned
medical excellence. It total, hospital is having 150 en-suite patient bedrooms that provides
comfort to patient and working in the direction of building positive attitude by providing
opportunity to discuss own preference. The hospital is always following the common policy for
treatment where treated by professionals whether the person is inpatient, a day case patient or an
outpatient. The clinical staff of hospital is highly qualified and undergoes regular training. In
actual, hospital is having experts in all different areas of medical treatment and rehabilitation
along with imaging, radiology, dietetics, physiotherapy and specialist counselling. All the
professionals in the respective fields are registered with appropriate bodies. This main aim
behind this is to ensure highest level of standards to safeguard the health of patients at optimum
level.
Impact of different deliverables on performance of departments
The performance of department not only depends over their own staff capabilities and
technical resources. There are many other associated aspects which are having significant level
of impact over functionalities. It is important for the departmental manager to consider these and
made appropriate arrangements in respect of same to gain effective level of performance in end.
There are two kind of environments i.e. internal and external which consists different level of
factors and aspects that are further having impact over departmental performance either in
positive or negative dependable upon the nature of factor. In both cases, management is under
obligation that determine these on time and made strategies either to grab opportunity or
elimination of possible risk. The external factors includes social preferences, technological
changes, legal changes or new regulations and environmental concerns. On the other hand,
internal factors include organisational structure, human resource needs and issues, performance
capabilities, working culture, managerial incapability and lack of financial resources. The
detailed level explanation of these factors impact over departmental performance is provided
below;
External
Social preferences: This is about changing nature of social preferences and choices of
people in relation to medical facilities. In current period of time, no one wants to take risk with
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their life and always seeking best support from the medical institutions. This is possible to
provide from their side when they have all effective number of departments along with well
qualified professionals and adequate nature equipments. This provide an opportunity to work
with high level of efficiency where possible to provide optimum level health safety to patients. In
case, if any institution lack in any respect or departmental performance then not able to deliver
the service with high level of expertise. This results as non selection of same by patients for
their treatments because health safety is their optimum requirement. The end result will getting
in the form of low level performance of inadequate departments along with overall institution.
Technological changes: This is about changing nature of technologies in medical sector.
There is rapid nature of changes that occur and impacting the service ability of departments
within institutions. It is responsibility over institutions that they will arrange the same and
provide effective level of service.
Analysis of nursing department of London Bridge Hospital on the basis of diversified
deliverables
Recommendations to strengthen nursing department workings
CONCLUSION
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