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this case study describes called called welleadows, which is located in
Edinburgh. the wellmedows hospital specializes in the provision of health care for
elderly people. Listed below is a description of the data recorded, maintained, and
accessed by the hospital staff to support the management and day-to-day operations of the
wellmedows hospital
Data requirements
Wards
the wellmedows hospital has 17 wards with a total of 240 beds available for short-and
long-stay patients,and an outpatient clinic. Each ward is uniquely identified by a number
(for example, ward 11), and also a ward name (for example, Orthopaedic), location (for
example, E Block), total number of beds, and telephone extension number (for example,
Extn 7711).
staff
the wellmedows hospital has a Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the
management of the hospital. The Medical Director maintains control over the use of the
hospital resources(including staff, beds and supplies) in the provision of cost-effective
treatment for all patients.
The wellmedows hospital has a Personnel Officer who is responsible for ensuring for that
the appropriate number and type of staff are allocated to each ward and the out-patient
clinic. The information stored on each member if staff includes a staff number, name(first
and last), full address, telephone number,date of birth, sex,National Insurance number
(NIN), position held, current salary, and salary scale. It also includes each member's
qualifications (which includes date of qualification, type, and name of institution), and
work experience details (which includes the name of the organization, position, and start
and finish dates).
The type of employment contract for each member of staff is also recorded, including
the number of hours worked per week, whether the member of staff is on a permanent or
temporary contact, and the type of salary payment (weekly/monthly). An example of a
wellmedows hospital form used to record the record the details of a member of staff called Moira
Samuel working in ward 11 is shown in Figure B.1.
Each ward and the outpatient clinic has a member of staff with the position of charge
Nurse. The Charge Nurse is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the
ward/clinic. The Charge Nurse is allocated a budget to run the ward and must ensure that
all resources (staff, beds, and supplies) are used effectively in the care of patients.The
Medical Director works closely with the Charge Nurses to ensure the efficient running of
the hospital.
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