Background: To be accountable to laws and regulations, healthcare professionals spend more than 40% of their time on administrative tasks. The Compulsory Mental Healthcare Act (CMHA) was introduced in Dutch mental healthcare in 2020. It was hypothesized that this legislative amendment would raise the administrative burden for some care professionals. Pilot studies in 2020 and 2021 visualized the exponentially rise of the administrative burden for care professionals, especially psychiatrists due to the transition. However the total response was too small and not generalizable. Aim: gain more nationwide insight in the hypothesized raise of administrative burden of psychiatrists due to the implementation of the CMHA. Method: Under the leadership of an advisory board of three medical director psychiatrists, a Likert scale questionnaire was further developed to investigate the administrative burden of psychiatrists in the Netherlands before and after transition. Open-ended questions provided the opportunity for feedback from the psychiatrists. The study was supported by the Department of Medical Directors (DMD) of The Netherlands Psychiatric Association (NPA). Results: all mental health institutions members of the DMD of the NPA received an invitation to participate. 14 institutions (total N=158) responded. The data show a significant change in the time spent on administrative tasks, the usefulness of the administrative actions, the fit for use and ease of use of supporting systems. The forementioned all decreased significantly after the implementation. Conclusion and discussion: Psychiatrists spend more time on administration than before the legislative amendment instead of helping vulnerable patients. None of the institutions has been able to use the transition to its advantage given the time spent on administrative tasks and the usefulness of these tasks. This is an unacceptable development in the field of mental health in the Netherlands and should be addressed to those who are responsible for the decision making, especially policy makers. These results show that the introduction of the CMHA have made the field of Dutch mental health an impossible area to work for. , Administrative burden, Legislative amendment, Public governance, Information Management
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Despite all improvement initiatives such as the national action plan [De-]Regulate Healthcare by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in 2018 to create more time for care within the Netherlands, the administrative burden for care workers is still increasing. Managers of healthcare institutes struggle with efficiently implementing government legislations in day-to-day operations. They indicate that the time spent on administrative tasks demanded by municipalities and national authorities is too much. In addition, they also indicate that there is a lack of consistency and uniformity when it comes to the way care workers handle administrative tasks. This way of working causes additional, and often ad hoc, work in the run-up to an audit. It seems that before laws and regulations are effectively implemented, new laws or regulations again demand attention. This looks like a vicious circle, but research to confirm this is not found yet. Therefore, the following research question is formulated: "What is the impact of laws and regulations on the administrative burden with regard to the primary and supportive processes of Dutch long-term care?" An explanatory multiple case study was conducted to answer the research question. Three case studies were carried out during September 2019 to January 2020. Based on these studies, we have concluded that between 29% and 62% of the total perceived administrative burden by long-term care professionals can be related to legislation.
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Abstract: The need for mental healthcare professionals in the Netherlands is increasing caused by the growth of patient complexity. The administration burden causes outflow of professionals and therefor they become increasingly scares. Improvement initiatives are aimed as the intended strategy and starts with (re)-structuring organizations through legislation and regulations. They entail both experienced and measured administration burden for healthcare professionals working in Long-Term Care (LTC). However, most studies only provide insight into the current administration burden or the impact of legislation and regulations on the administration burden from a broad perspective. These insights are useful to LTC managers, but more in-depth research is needed to implement laws and regulations to reduce the administration burden for LTC professionals in the future. The Compulsory Mental Healthcare Act (CMHA) was implemented in the Dutch mental healthcare and replaced the Special Admissions Act in Psychiatric Hospitals (SAAPH) on January 1, 2020. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the legislative transition and to determine the effect on the administration burden of Dutch mental healthcare professionals. A survey concerning the administration burden for especially psychiatrists before and after the transition was distributed to an addiction institute with a diversity of different mental healthcare professionals and a psychiatric institute that has been led by psychiatrists. Also some interviews with the lead professionals where held. The results show that the administration burden among psychiatrists has increased due to the contact with external healthcare providers and contact with the patient, family and their loved ones (a consequence of the amendment of the law). This effect was significant and in line with the results of the interviews. Therefor we conclude that the administration burden has increased as a result of the legislative amendment.
In dit project wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de 21st century skills van de verzorgende en begeleider in de zorgsector. Het zijn beroepen waarin de tekorten snel oplopen én waar tegelijkertijd een terugloop van het aantal studenten voor de opleidingen is. Op opleidingsniveau heeft o.a. Da Vinci college een brede opleiding gerealiseerd met drie uitstroomprofielen. Hierdoor worden studenten breder opgeleid en kunnen na de opleiding flexibeler ingezet worden. Bovendien hoeven ze pas later een keuze te maken, hetgeen o.a. de uitval vermindert. Maar ook het werk zelf verandert, mede als gevolg van een veranderende visie op gezondheid en nadruk op meer zelfregie. Dit betekent dat het beroepsbeeld (beroepshandelingen, beroepsproducten en gevraagde competenties), ook verandert. Er ligt meer nadruk op de 21st century skills. Hoe ziet het nieuwe beroepsbeeld er uit? Voor opleidingen en ook voor zorgorganisaties die hun verzorgenden en begeleiders willen bijscholen of nieuwe medewerkers willen aantrekken is het zaak om zicht te krijgen op wat er precies verandert in de beroepsprofielen en hoe de bijbehorende 21st century skills er uit zien. Dit onderzoek beoogt een realistisch, concreet én ook aantrekkelijk beroepsbeeld te genereren, door de 21st century skills te koppelen aan actuele (kritische) beroepshandelingen en -producten. Dit beeld wordt gerelateerd aan de (veranderende) context én -in een narratief- gekoppeld aan een persoon. Daarmee werken we voorbeelden uit van breed opgeleide zorgmedewerkers in de beroepspraktijk, inclusief les-/voorlichtingsmateriaal, om geïnteresseerde scholieren, studenten en professionals daar zo goed mogelijk op voor te bereiden en een gefundeerde keuze te bevorderen. Bovendien is dit project een voorbeeld hoe maatschappelijke organisaties en onderwijs samen kunnen werken aan vernieuwing van functieprofielen én aan toekomstbestendig opleiden tbv de veranderende arbeidsmarkt. Het is tevens voorbeeld voor andere beroepen, vandaar de parallelle aanvraag Crossovers in de techniek (ook Inholland en De Haagse Hogeschool).
A feeling of worry, anxiety, loneliness and anticipation are commonplace in both medical and non-medical arenas such as elderly care. An innovative solution such as the ‘simple and effective’ comfyhand would offer better patient care and improved care efficiency with a high chance of long-term, economic efficiency. ComfyHand is a start-up in the healthcare sector that aims to develop sustainable products to improve patient wellbeing in healthcare settings. It does this by emulating the experience of holding a hand which gives the person comfort and support in moments where real human contact is not possible. Right now the comfyhand is in the development phase, working on several prototypes for test trials in elderly care and hospitals. In this project we want to explore the use of 3D printing for producing a comfyhand. Desired properties for the prototype include optimal heat transfer, softness, regulation of sweat, durability and sustainability. The goal of this study is to develop a prototype to test in a trial with patients within Envida, a care centre. The trial itself is out of scope of this project. This proposal focuses on researching the material of choice and the processability. Building on knowledge gained in a previous Kiem GoChem project and a Use Case (Shape3Dup) of a currently running Raak MKB project (Enlighten) on 3D printing of breast prostheses, several materials, designs and printing parameters will be tested.
De kraamzorg speelt een cruciale rol in de Nederlandse gezondheidszorg, maar kampt steeds meer met personeelstekorten, wat de kwaliteit van zorg onder druk zet. Volgens een rapport van de Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd (GJZ) heeft dit tekort een significante impact op de kwaliteit van de kraamzorg. Kraamzorgorganisaties moeten vaak zorguren verminderen tijdens geboortepieken en in sommige gevallen hun werkgebied verkleinen. Verder is het plannen van kraamzorgmedewerkers uitdagend. Kraamzorgorganisaties plannen hun zorgverleners op basis van de verwachte bevallingsdatum, die vaak enkele dagen tot zelfs weken afwijkt van de werkelijke bevallingsdatum. Deze onzekerheid maakt het lastig om de zorgcapaciteit efficiënt te organiseren en zorgt voor planningsproblemen, omdat de daadwerkelijke bevallingsdatum moeilijk te voorspellen is. Dit onderzoek richt zich op het verbeteren van de planbaarheid van de kraamzorg op twee manieren. Enerzijds wordt in nauwe samenwerking met Atermes, marktleider in administratieve software voor de kraamzorg, onderzocht of de bevallingsdatum nauwkeuriger kan worden voorspeld. Hierbij wordt een afweging gemaakt tussen het gebruik van de grote hoeveelheid historische data over het kraamzorgproces, die Atermes beschikbaar kan stellen, en de ethische/juridische aspecten van het gebruik van deze data, evenals van voorspellende modellen zoals Machine Learning. Anderzijds zal, samen met de kraamzorgorganisaties, worden onderzocht of tijdens de zwangerschap, en met name in de periode rond de uitgerekende bevallingsdatum, de verschillende stakeholders in dit proces meer informatie kunnen delen die indicatief kan zijn voor het moment van bevalling.
