Collaboration, supervision and patient safety in the era of COVID-19: an analysis of medical wards and ICU

Aims COVID-19 resulted in significant changes across medical wards and ICU in St James’s Hospital Dublin. This included the implementation of ward-based medical teams (WBMT). The purpose of this study was to identify how these structural changes affected inter-professional collaboration, supervision...

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Published in:Irish journal of medical science 2022-06, Vol.191 (3), p.1085-1087
Main Authors: Lincoln, Marc, Gabr, Ahmed, Kennedy, Cormac, Murphy, Catherine, Patterson, Aileen, O’Connor, Enda, Hennessy, Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Report
COVID-19
Family Medicine
General Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patient Safety
Physicians
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Summary:Aims COVID-19 resulted in significant changes across medical wards and ICU in St James’s Hospital Dublin. This included the implementation of ward-based medical teams (WBMT). The purpose of this study was to identify how these structural changes affected inter-professional collaboration, supervision and patient safety. Methods Questionnaires were distributed to doctors working on medical wards and ICU at the height of the first wave of COVID-19. The sense of collaboration, patient safety and supervision were assessed. Results Fifty-three doctors took part in the study. Thirty-three (62%) felt that collaboration was better than normal. Forty-six (87%) of participants described supervision as “good” or “excellent”. Thirty-one out of 40 participants (77%) felt that patient safety was better than normal. Discussion Implementation of WBMT may result in improved sense of collaboration, supervision and patient safety during COVID-19; however, the increased sense of solidarity and comradery felt during the initial surge make drawing these conclusions challenging.
ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/s11845-021-02693-1