Management of health facilities: Hospitals
Management of Surgical care
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Surgical Care at the District Hospital, Chapter 1
pdf, 166kb
2003, WHO
Organization and Management of the District Surgical Service
Leadership, team skills, ethics, education, record keeping, evaluation, disaster planning; apply the medical skills of evaluation and planning to your work as a manager; respect the knowledge and expertise of hospital staff; every institution has a history and the legacy of what has happened and why things have worked or not worked is held in the memory of the employees; the pride people feel in their workplace and the services they offer is a valuable commodity and is the greatest resource of any health care facility.
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Aide-Memoire Surgical and Emergency Obstetrical Care at First Referral Level
2003, WHO
Personnel; education; facilities; equipment and instruments; supply system; quality system;
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Integrated Management for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care tool kit
This WHO toolkit is for policy-makers and health-care providers (surgeons, anaesthetists, doctors, health officers, nurses and technicians). It contains WHO recommendations for minimum standards in emergency and essential surgical care in surgery, trauma, obstetrics and anaesthesia at first-referral level health-care facilities. The tool kit can be ordered on CD rom for 70 swiss francs.
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Day Surgery: Making it Happen - Policy Brief
Carlo Castoro, Luigi Bertinato, Ugo Baccaglini, Christina A. Drace, Martin McKee, 2007, The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies The treatment of appropriate non-emergency cases by day surgery can be advantageous for health care providers and the communities they serve, as more patients can be treated more effectively and more efficiently. This policy brief is intended to help those who wish to expand the provision of day surgery and identifies the major prerequisites for successful expansion. (32 pages, pdf 382kb)