Brown, Di; Rickard, Greg; Mustriwati, K A; Seiler, J

Author(s)

Brown, Di

Rickard, Greg

Mustriwati, K A

Seiler, J

Publication Date

2013-03-01

Abstract

Despite some progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, there are still major discrepancies in health service provision between developed and developing countries. Nurses are key players to improving the quality of health services. Increasingly, partnerships are being initiated between nurses of different countries to enable those working in developing countries to improve standards of clinical care. This paper describes a partnership between two major teaching hospitals: one in Indonesia and one in Australia, designed to assist in improving standards of clinical care within the Indonesian hospital. The nature of the partnership, conceptualized as a Sister Hospital Program, is described. The processes and outcomes of the pilot programme conducted in 2011 are outlined. A brief description of the methods used to gain financial support from the Northern Territory Government is provided. The programme offered a skills development programme for selected staff from Sanglah General Hospital in Bali at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The paper uses Green's PROCEED-PRECEDE framework both to describe and evaluate the pilot programme. The skills development programme was enthusiastically evaluated by staff from both hospitals and has led to major changes in the management of patients within the Emergency Department of Sanglah General Hospital. The success of the pilot has resulted in longer-term funding by the Australian government. WIDER POLICY OUTCOMES: The partnership model described in the paper is submitted as a possible framework for others wishing to build long-term and collaborative relationships between nurses of different nations.

Citation

Int Nurs Rev . 2013 Mar;60(1):45-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01032.x. Epub 2013 Jan 14.

Pubmed ID

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23406236/?otool=iaurydwlib

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/5659

MESH subject

Health Policy

Hospitals, Teaching

Humans

Indonesia

Motivation

Northern Territory

Nursing Care

Organizational Innovation

Organizational Objectives

Pilot Projects

Quality of Life

International Cooperation

Quality Improvement

Title

International partnerships and the development of a Sister Hospital Programme.

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Brown, Di Rickard, Greg Mustriwati, K A Seiler, J
Publication Date	2013-03-01
Abstract	Despite some progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, there are still major discrepancies in health service provision between developed and developing countries. Nurses are key players to improving the quality of health services. Increasingly, partnerships are being initiated between nurses of different countries to enable those working in developing countries to improve standards of clinical care. This paper describes a partnership between two major teaching hospitals: one in Indonesia and one in Australia, designed to assist in improving standards of clinical care within the Indonesian hospital. The nature of the partnership, conceptualized as a Sister Hospital Program, is described. The processes and outcomes of the pilot programme conducted in 2011 are outlined. A brief description of the methods used to gain financial support from the Northern Territory Government is provided. The programme offered a skills development programme for selected staff from Sanglah General Hospital in Bali at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The paper uses Green's PROCEED-PRECEDE framework both to describe and evaluate the pilot programme. The skills development programme was enthusiastically evaluated by staff from both hospitals and has led to major changes in the management of patients within the Emergency Department of Sanglah General Hospital. The success of the pilot has resulted in longer-term funding by the Australian government. WIDER POLICY OUTCOMES: The partnership model described in the paper is submitted as a possible framework for others wishing to build long-term and collaborative relationships between nurses of different nations.
Citation	Int Nurs Rev . 2013 Mar;60(1):45-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01032.x. Epub 2013 Jan 14.
Pubmed ID	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23406236/?otool=iaurydwlib
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/10137/5659
MESH subject	Health Policy Hospitals, Teaching Humans Indonesia Motivation Northern Territory Nursing Care Organizational Innovation Organizational Objectives Pilot Projects Quality of Life International Cooperation Quality Improvement
Title	International partnerships and the development of a Sister Hospital Programme.
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

International partnerships and the development of a Sister Hospital Programme.

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