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30 July 2021
You are a Magnet® hospital, it is not just a label: Three themes that are important in Magnet® recognition or Magnet® redesignation Antwerp University Hospital is about to receive the Magnet® redesignation this year. Danny Van Heusden, Kaat Siebens and Paul Van Aken from Antwerp University Hospital share three themes that promoted a successful Magnet® recognition.
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27 July 2021
Cork University Hospital introduces the benefits of using Social Media within the Magnet® Process It is becoming increasingly common for hospitals to use the advantages of Social Media in order to share their Magnet® journey to a wider audience. Read more about Cork University Hospital's experience of using Twitter.
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04 June 2021
Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Policy Saves Lives and Lowers Costs A new study published in The Lancet today showed that a policy establishing minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals in Queensland, Australia saved lives, prevented readmissions, shortened hospital stays, and reduced costs. |
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17 March 2021
Defying the pandemic and keeping the Magnet® journey Magnet® hospitals are located around the world. In 2020 until February 2021 for some hospitals Magnet® redesignation was pending or initial accreditation was planned during the same period. Overall, 121 showed that designation or redesignation is possible, even under difficult conditions.
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14 March 2021
US Clinician Wellbeing Study US Magnet® twinning hospitals in Magnet4Europe are conducting their own study of clinician wellbeing and patient outcomes led by the University of Pennsylvania (Upenn). The US Clinician Wellbeing Study (CWS) includes 60 US Magnet® twinning hospitals and a comparison group of all hospitals in the two large states of New York and Illinois.
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05 March 2021
Our Twinning Journey Since 2018 the German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB), a 194 bed cardiovascular specialty hospital, had the goal to become Magnet® designated. They were excited to be in Group 1 for the M4E project. The first contact with their twin, Northwestern Medicine Delnor, a 159 bed acute care hospital in Geneva, Illinois, was a bit awkward. It felt like a blind date!
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05 March 2021
Nottingham University Hospital: City Hospital first Magnet® in England We are pleased to share with you our delight in achieving ANCC Magnet Recognition® for our Nottingham City Hospital. Our Magnet journey, funded by the Nottingham Hospital’s Charity, has taken the best part of a decade. Being the first hospital in the UK to demonstrate care excellence by writing to these Magnet standards, and only the 2nd in Europe, has meant we have learnt many lessons.
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10 February 2021
Hooray for 84 percent response rate! The Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital in Oslo, Norway, has completed the first Magnet4Europe survey for its employees. They received an overall response rate of 84% (300 employees), and thus they believe their communication strategy was a success. Since a high response rate is one of the success criteria for the project, the hospital will share its motivation strategy with you.
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10 December 2020
Nottingham University Hospital: City Hospital first Magnet® in England Nottingham City Hospital gained global recognition in October 2020 and became the first hospital in the UK - and only the second in Europe - to be 'Magnet®' recognised. Read more about the hospital's felicitous Magnet® journey, which was successful despite the difficult conditions caused by the corona pandemic, thanks to creative solutions.
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