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D.Cur / One of the most important factors relating to antenatal care provisions as One of the most important componentscomponents of P rimary Health Carecomponents of Prima ry Health C are (PHC ) is that the provisio forfor all pregnant women for whom these provisions afor all pregnant women for whom these provisions related to the a vailability, afforda bility, accepta bility, effectiveness, efficiency , equityrelated to the availability, utilization of the antenatal care clinics by pregnant women. TheThe White Paper on the Trans foThe White Paper on the Trans formation of The White Paper on services be madeservices be ma de accessib le for all the po pulation grou ps in South A frica. Thisservices thethe health services should be equally accessible in thethe health services should be equally accessible in WhiteWhite Paper states tha t all citizens shou ld have equ al access toWhite Paper states that all citizens should entitled. The right of access to health care means that: " Health professionals are obliged to facilitate access. The following constitute access to health care: " Functional services, of sufficient quality; " Physical, economic and information access; " Respect for ethics and culture, including language; " Scientifically appropriated and high quality care; and " Recognition of the needs of vulnerable groups. IfIf the curriculum for the training ofIf the curriculum for the training of primary health careIf the curriculum itit should reflect community needs more accura tely and the teaching sho uldit should reflect community moremore emphasis on community and oumore emphasis on community and outcome-bmore emphasis undertundertaundertakenundertaken to explore and describe the factors that influence the accessibility of carecare services in the then Central Region of the then Northern Prcare services in the then Central strategies to address such factors. TheThe aim of this study was to expThe aim of this study was to explore and desThe aim of this accessibilityaccessibility of antenatalaccessibility of antenatal care clinics in the rural areas. The researcher descrip tivedescriptive and contextualdescriptive and contextual design to approachdescriptive and contextual obtained th rough interview s withobtained through interviews with postpartum women, clinic and hospitalobtained withwith nurses fromwith nurses from thewith nurses from the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Office in ofof Heaof Healof Health and Welfare. The second phase entailed the development of strategies addressingaddressing thoaddressing those factors addressing those factors that influence the accessibility data obtained in phase one of this study as well as from the literature. TheThe results of this research show that several personal anThe results of this research show that several byby both health care us ers and health care providersby both health c are users and h ealth care provid ers haveby thethe antenatal care clinics. The principal factors are: adolescent pregnancy,the antenatal care clinics. humanhuman and materialhuman and material resources, thehuman and material resources, the considerable thethe long waiting hours, paucity of community ithe long waiting hours, paucity of community involvemethe relatingrelating to the organization of health care activities at the clinic, andrelating to the organization of and safety at the clinics. RecommRecommendationsRecommendations evolving from this study are that the Health Department should moremore nurse s and mater ial resources, the clinicmore nurses and material resources, the clinic should be organised nnursesnurses shounurses should be given in-service education in primary health care (PHC), including antenatalantenatal care services, on a regular basis in order to equip themantenatal care services, on a clinics.clinics. Security of the clinic en vironment should be imp roved to ensu re the safety o f both personnel and patients on a twenty-four hourpersonnel and patients on a twenty-four hour basis. Antenatal more accessible to all the communities.

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Health service organizations are increasingly required to deliver quality healthcare services without increasing costs. The adoption of health information technologies can assist these organizations to deliver a quality service; however, this again exposes the health information to threats. The protection of personal health information is critical to ensure the privacy of patients in the care of health service organizations. Therefore both quality and information security are of importance in healthcare. Organisations commonly use management system standards to assist them to improve a particular function (e.g. quality or security) through structured organizational processes to establish, maintain and optimise a management system for the particular function. In the healthcare sector, the ISO 9001, ISO 9004 and IWA 1 standards may be used for the purpose of improving quality management through the establishment of a quality management system. Similarly, the ISO 27001 and ISO 27799 standards may be used to improve information security management through the establishment of an information security management system. However, the concurrent implementation of multiple standards brings confusion and complexity within organisations. A possible solution to the confusion is to introduce an integrated management system that addresses the requirements of multiple management systems. In this research, various standards relevant to the establishment of management systems for quality and security are studied. Additionally, literature on integrated management systems is reviewed to determine a possible approach to establishing an IMS for quality and information security in healthcare. It will be shown that the quality management and information security management standards contain commonalities that an integration approach can be based on. A detailed investigation of these commonalities is done in order to present the final proposal of the IMSQS, the Integrated Management System for Quality and Information Security in healthcare.

Health service organizations are increasingly required to deliver quality healthcare services without increasing costs. The adoption of health information technologies can assist these organizations to deliver a quality service; however, this again exposes the health information to threats. The protection of personal health information is critical to ensure the privacy of patients in the care of health service organizations. Therefore both quality and information security are of importance in healthcare. Organisations commonly use management system standards to assist them to improve a particular function (e.g. quality or security) through structured organizational processes to establish, maintain and optimise a management system for the particular function. In the healthcare sector, the ISO 9001, ISO 9004 and IWA 1 standards may be used for the purpose of improving quality management through the establishment of a quality management system. Similarly, the ISO 27001 and ISO 27799 standards may be used to improve information security management through the establishment of an information security management system. However, the concurrent implementation of multiple standards brings confusion and complexity within organisations. A possible solution to the confusion is to introduce an integrated management system that addresses the requirements of multiple management systems. In this research, various standards relevant to the establishment of management systems for quality and security are studied. Additionally, literature on integrated management systems is reviewed to determine a possible approach to establishing an IMS for quality and information security in healthcare. It will be shown that the quality management and information security management standards contain commonalities that an integration approach can be based on. A detailed investigation of these commonalities is done in order to present the final proposal of the IMSQS, the Integrated Management System for Quality and Information Security in healthcare.