Abstract
The Scottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS) was established in 1970 to provide information to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Health Board on the management and running of hospitals for the elderly and for patients with mental illness and learning disability. The Health Advisory Service serves a similar purpose in England and Wales. The purpose of SHAS is to promote high standards of health care for these patients. The SHAS achieves this in different ways, but one of their main functions is to visit the hospitals regularly to assess the quality and effectiveness of the service.
Highlights
During a Scottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS) visit, four members of SHAS will visit wards, departments and community facilities and interview management and staff to obtain a comprehensive view of the service
It was decided to use this model of a SHAS visit as a training experience for junior staff, including medical staff, to look at care provided within Argyll and Bute Hospital, Lochgilphead
In the model of the SHAS visit, the above areas were visited over a two-day period by a team of six junior staff to examine many different aspects of patient care, for example, ward fabric, record-keeping, staff morale, quality of food, consultant availability, etc
Summary
During a SHAS visit, four members of SHAS will visit wards, departments and community facilities and interview management and staff to obtain a comprehensive view of the service. The Scottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS) was established in 1970 to provide information to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Health Board on the management and running of hospitals for the elderly and for patients with mental illness and learning disability. The SHAS achieves this in different ways, but one of their main functions is to visit the hospitals regularly to assess the quality and effectiveness of the service.
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