Journal of Hospital Administration

Positive and peaceful environment in workplace is very important issue for every institution whether it is hospital or college. It is one of the major factor or reason behind staff turnover. As we see today’s scenario that the staff is frequently leaving there jobs in only either 6 months, 1 year or 1 and half year’s duration due to lack of satisfaction. After reviewing various researches and books it was found that for minimizing staff turnover we can take appropriate strategies and maintain standards for creating positive workplace environment in hospitals to enhance staff retention. The standards for positive work place environment are staffing, foster effective and skilled communication, good teamwork, opt them for effective decision-making, meaningful acknowledgement, legal security and protection, promotional avenues and continuing education. Positive attitudes and positive actions make for a positive workplace environment.

Healthcare services do not always meet the expectations of patients as a result of which litigations of negligence arise. In the absence of an exclusive law dealing with such litigations in the Indian scenario, cases of medical negligence are analyzed and concluded on the basis of prior judgments of the Honorable Courts. This article discusses a few landmark judgments of Honorable Courts with respect to medical practice and negligence. These judgments have shaped the course of action in issues related to Medical Negligence in such a manner so as to provide justice to the aggrieved as well as provide protection to the doctors from undue harassment.

Introduction: Women may experience a wide range of postpartum problems, some more serious than others and each with its own symptoms. After delivery a women’s health always associated with the physical and emotional changes that come post-pregnancy. In this postpartum period, which begins immediately after delivery, your body will heal from childbirth, rebuild its strength and begin to regain its pre-pregnancy shape. PROMs are
measurement tools that patients use to provide information on aspects of their health status that are relevant to their quality of life, including symptoms, functionality, and physical, mental and social health. PROMs and patient reported experience measures (PREMs) are increasingly
recognized as providing valuable and essential information for achieving health system goals.Methods and Materials: The present study was undertaken to explore the 3 domains of health among LSCS patients by PROM method. The main objectives of the study were to explore lived experience of LSCS patients during the treatment and to analyze the patient outcome measure (PROM) among LSCS patients. Qualitative approach was adopted for this
study. The design used for the study was comparative design. The setting of the study was Sun Medical and Research Centre, Thrissur. Convenient sampling was utilized to collect data from 5 subjects, who meet the inclusion criteria. The tool used for the study was PROM toolkit. The study was conducted from 1/8/2021 to 31/9/2021. The collected data were analyzed on the thematic analysis.Results: The findings of the study revealed that the 80% of persons had physical problems, that was gradually decreased and 20% of persons problems increased at the time of discharge. After 1 month 80% people’s problems were completely solved and 1 out of 5 (20%) patient had sleeping problem because of feeding the baby. With the respect to the psychological problems all patients’ problems were gradually decreased before the discharge and shows 0% after 1 month. About the social dimensions, only one person (20%) social problems remaining same after admission and before discharge because of financial issues. A social isolation problem of
one patient (20%) was reduced at the time of discharge and 0% after 1 month. Conclusion: The study explored the lived experience and satisfaction of LSCS patients. Findings of the study are useful for the HCO to improve the quality of the institution.