Performance of service activities by personnel without medical training

Service activities (example given cleaning, laundry, handling of meals and stocks and patient transports) can be performed by specifically hired service personnel without medical training instead of nursing staff. The question that has been asked to the SBU Enquiry Service is what effect this has on patients and nurses.

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SBU Enquiry Service

Responds to queries received from Swedish healthcare and social service providers, or governmental organisations. Queries have a limited scope and the process is designed to enable a more rapid response, typically within two to three months. Reports are based on systematic reviews, that are identified through structured searches and critically appraised for risk of bias.

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Question

What effect does performance of service activities by personnel without medical training have on patients and nurses?

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Project group

Miriam Entesarian Matsson and Ann Kristine Jonsson at SBU.

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