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Much care work in hospitals is done by people who are not qualified or registered. Why does this happen and what are the consequences
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Much care work in hospitals is done by people who are not qualified or registered. Why does this happen and what are the consequences The kind of activities carried out by unqualified staff (UQS) can be very broad. UQS include care assistants, domestic staff, porters, voluntary workers. The tasks they undertake may differ depending on what ward or at what time of day they are working. Lizz Hart, an anthropologist, spent time working in a hospital as one of the domestic members of staff (1991, p16). She highlights the many areas in which the domestic staff are giving care, i.e. fetching things, tidying around, helping patients to drink and sometimes lifting. Lifting is very much a nurse's duty. If a nurse is unavailable, a UQS can offer support. This is an example of how UQS can help the running of a ward. Domestic staff recognise that they do more than is required by...
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