Speaking Up for Fundamental Care: the ILC Aalborg Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The International Learning Collaborative (ILC) is an organisation dedicated to understanding why fundamental care, the care required by all patients regardless of clinical condition, fails to be provided in healthcare systems globally. At its 11th annual meeting in 2019, nursing leaders from 11 countries, together with patient representatives, confirmed that patients' fundamental care needs are still being ignored and nurses are still afraid to 'speak up' when these care failures occur. While the ILC's efforts over the past decade have led to increased recognition of the importance of fundamental care, it is not enough. To generate practical, sustainable solutions, we need to substantially rethink fundamental care and its contribution to patient outcomes and experiences,

SUBMITTER: Kitson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature