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"As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals – where they are, how they should
be staffed and how they should be funded – a key element in the debate is being
missed: the need for single rooms in all public hospitals.
It’s currently normal for patients to stay in shared rooms with up to five
other people. In some hospitals this includes accommodating men and women in
the same room, despite serious safety and ethical concerns.
But it shouldn’t be this way. For a number of reasons, including infection
control, privacy and cost, new hospitals and renovations need to be based on
single occupancy rooms.
Our new research brings together both the clinical and ethical arguments for
single rooms for all patients as the most basic standard of care."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
