I came across this document from an Expert Panel (EXPH), supported by the European Commission.
It discusses the phenomenon of tasks that are shifted from particular health care professionals to others, to the patients or machines. They cover a range of roles that can be shifted, the enabling factors and barriers, and how to implement it.
Link:
https://ec.europa.eu/health/expert_panel/sites/expertpanel/files/023_tas...
Hello All
I am a Public Health Student ( medical scientist by background and manage healthcare service delivery). This document suggests or argues a case for service " redesign". My only concern would be for the healthcare employees and their roles, there is a case for upskilling staff into roles that need to be filled and are required.
Hi :)
I totally agree with you. The "redesign" of the service, will allow staff to take on new roles (or simply develop those that were already taken by themselves).
The healthcare workers were always considered professionals that were always able to keep up with the changing in medicine, technology and so on. Some will easily adapt, others may need some support (from colleagues, employer, etc.)
From a management point of view, this may require employers to offer opportunities to the staff to developed these roles. They will collect the benefits as the service improves.
From the education point of view, education programmes must adapt to reality in clinical practice.
From the point of view of research in education, we may want to try to answer the following questions: which are these new skills needed? how to develop these new skills?
I totally agree with your post, the question is how do you get employers or management to understand the need, the problem with service redesign is usually the obstructiveness caused by internal stakeholders, external stakeholder and contractual design.
What are you thoughts on this ?
Kind regards
Amira