Promoting patient safety and improving the quality of patient care
Tag: HealthcareQuality
By Selene Foster
For healthcare charities, every budget decision carries a practical consequence. A delayed investment in training, monitoring, or outreach can affect the quality and safety of patient care. Budget setting for charities is not just a financial exercise; it is a critical leadership function that shapes how effectively an organisation can deliver its core mission.
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By Alex Alonso (COO and Co-Founder, Bright Futures Treatment)
Research consistently shows that the period immediately following a change in treatment intensity is one of the most vulnerable moments in a patient’s recovery. A person who has just completed inpatient care and is moving into a partial hospitalization program, or stepping from PHP into an intensive outpatient program, faces a sudden reduction in structure — and, with it, a rise in risk. Supporting patients during transitions between levels of care is not a secondary concern; it is central to whether the gains made in treatment carry forward or erode. Understanding what makes these handoffs dangerous — and what makes them work — is essential for clinicians, families, and anyone involved in a patient’s recovery journey.
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