Developing Objective Metrics for Unit Staffing (DOMUS) study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Safe midwifery staffing levels on delivery suites is a priority area for any maternity service. Escalation policies are tools that provide an operational response to emergency pressures. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a scoring system to contemporaneously assess the required staffing level based on demand and use this to determine delivery suite escalation level and utilise the information generated regarding clinical activity (Demand) and staffing levels (Capacity) to generate unit-specific calculation for the actual number of midwifery staff required.

Setting

A maternity unit of a university-affiliated tertiary referral hospital.

Design

Over a 12-month period, specifically designed scoring sheets were completed by delivery sui

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4163650 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature