1. The Royal North Shore Hospital inquiry: an analysis of the recommendations and the implications for quality and safety in Australian public hospitals.
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Joseph AP and Hunyor SN
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- Follow-Up Studies, Humans, New South Wales, Prospective Studies, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Research Personnel organization & administration, State Medicine organization & administration, Health Services Research organization & administration, Hospitals, Public standards, Medical Audit organization & administration, Program Evaluation, Quality Indicators, Health Care
- Abstract
In October 2007, the New South Wales Parliament appointed a Joint Select Committee to inquire into the quality of patient care at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH). The inquiry was initiated in response to the publicity and complaints surrounding a patient who had a miscarriage in the toilets of the RNSH emergency department waiting area. The Committee held four public hearings and received 103 submissions. It handed down 45 recommendations in its report on 20 December 2007. There has been criticism from clinicians and others that the recommendations are too general and will not effect significant change for the severe systemic problems affecting the hospital. This article represents the view of some of the clinicians who work at RNSH, and who gave evidence at the inquiry, on the recommendations and some possible solutions for the health system in general.
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- 2008
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