Medication waste, both packaging and actual drug waste, has been having a tremendous impact on the environment and healthcare budget. However, this is even more concerning after Covid-19 affects the drug purchasing behaviours and causes potentially more unused medications while many people are not able to access healthcare. Some of the main challenges of lack of contribution to the life after the purchase of unused medicine are the patient’s lack of knowledge of how to dispose of them, the medication distribution, the legislation and not having an encouraging sustainable system to reduce medication waste on a bigger scale. This project focused on understanding medicine usage behaviours in Turkish society and developing a circular model called U-Med (Unused Medications). The model has a mobile application and reverse vending machines which are linked with e-Nabız (e-Heartbeat, an application that Turkish citizens and health professionals access to health data collected from health institutions) to reduce medication waste by providing individuals to dispose of or share their unused medicines with the healthcare system or the other industries that can reuse. The concept also aims to show a sustainable approach which can influence decision-making in legislation on medication distribution. This project includes face-to-face, semi-structured interviews in a neighbourhood in Sarıyer, Istanbul Turkey with 5 patients, 3 doctors, 3 nurses and 5 pharmacists along with the health director in the municipality of Sarıyer. Additionally, remote interviews were organised with a non-profit organisation in Greece called GIVMED which has similar concerns. Apart from these, a Turkish survey among 88 Turkish citizens about medication usage behaviour was conducted.

WHO tog 2009 fram en checklista för att öka patientsäkerheten i samband med operationer, SafeSurgery Checklist [SSC] eller på svenska: Checklista för säker kirurgi. Syftet med checklistan är attförebygga de risker som kan leda till vårdskador vid operationer och att förbättra operationsteametskommunikation. Detta via ett antal säkerhetsfrågor samt att alla på operationssalen presenterar sig mednamn och profession.En rad studier visar på att checklistan om den är rätt använd reducerar operationskomplikationerna.Dessvärre finns det också studier som menar att följsamheten till checklista för säker kirurgi brister.I en kartläggning på författarens arbetsplats så identifierades flera förbättringsgap. Det framkom blandannat att det i operationsteamen brister i följsamhet på flera punkter i checklistan och att det var storaskillnader i hur den genomfördes. Det visade sig också att flera professioner i mikrosystemet inte kändesig delaktiga och inkluderade när checklistan genomfördes.Författaren valde därför att genomföra ett förbättringsarbete för att få bättre följsamhet till checklistaför säker kirurgi. Förbättringsarbetet genomfördes i samband med att den ursprungliga checklistanskulle ersättas med en uppdaterad version, Checklista 2.0 framtagen av Landstingens ömsesidigaförsäkringsbolag.Med Nolans förbättringsmodell som stöd så genomfördes utbildningsdagar, workshops och dialogerunder 2020–2021. Därefter infördes Checklista 2.0 på en operationssal som ett pilottest.En majoritet av medarbetarna upplevde att de nya rutinerna förbättrat delaktigheten. Sedan november2021 så är de nya rutinerna implementerade på hela avdelningen.Under 2022 genomfördes en kvalitativ intervjustudie som undersökte operationsteamets uppfattningav vilka faktorer som påverkat följsamheten under tiden förbättringsarbetet pågick. Resultatet mynnadeut i tre teman; motivation, ledarskapets betydelse och känsla av tillhörighet.Resultatet kan användas som vägledning för framtida förbättringsarbeten och förändringar i rutiner.Det kan ge en ökad förståelse för att operationsteamets professioner har olika utgångslägen. Därförbehöver förändringar som berör flera professioner ta hänsyn till dessa utgångslägen för att bliframgångsrika.Mer forskning kring vad som påverkar patientsäkerhetskulturen inom hälso- och sjukvården behövs ochden behöver ta hänsyn till samtliga professioner som verkar inom kontexten. / In 2009, WHO introduced a checklist to increase patient safety during surgery, Safe Surgery Checklist[SSC]. The purpose of the checklist is to prevent risks that can lead to medical injuries during surgeryand to improve team communication.A number of studies show that the checklist, if used correctly, reduces surgical complications.Unfortunately, there are also studies that suggest that compliance with the checklist for safe surgery isinaccurate.In a survey at the author's workplace, several improvement gaps were identified. It emerged, amongother things, that there was a lack of compliance in surgery teams and there were major differences inhow the checklist was carried out. It also turned out that several professionals in the microsystem didnot feel involved and included when the checklists were conducted.The author therefore chose to carry out an improvement work to get better compliance to the SSC. Theimprovement work was carried out in connection with the original checklist being replaced with anupdated version, Checklist 2.0, developed by the County Council's mutual insurance company.With Nolan's improvement model as support, training days, workshops and dialogues were heldbetween 2020–2021. Then Checklist 2.0 was introduced in one theatre as a pilot test.A majority of the employees felt that the new routines improved participation. Since November 2021,the new routine have been implemented throughout the department.In 2022, a qualitative interview study was conducted that examined the surgical team's perception ofthe factors that affected compliance during the improvement work. The result resulted in three themes.Motivation, the importance of leadership and sense of belonging. The perception differed somewhatdepending on one's professional affiliation.The results can be used as a guide for future implementations and changes in routines. It can provide anincreased understanding that the surgical team's professions have different starting points and thereforechanges that affect several professions need to take these starting points into account in order to besuccessful.More research on what affects the patient safety culture in health care is needed and it needs to take intoaccount all professions that operate in the context.

Bakgrund: Nationellt eftersträvas en digital omställning där digital och fysisk vård integreras inom hälso- och sjukvården. Incitament för denna omställning är att ge invånare ökad tillgänglighet till vård men också att nå en ökad delaktighet för invånare. Den digitala omställningen av vården och därmed integrering av digitala vårdkontakter är inom regionalt driven psykiatri ännu i sin linda. Detta trots växande evidens, framsteg i utveckling och tillgång till digitala verktyg, en pandemi som forcerat barriärer och ökad samhällelig acceptans för vård på distans. En förutsättning för att digitala vårdtjänster integreras som en legitim del av vård och behandling vid psykisk ohälsa är att vårdpersonal integrerar digitala arbetssätt och vårdkontakter i yrkesvardagen.  Idag är lite känt om hur vårdpersonal inom specialiserad öppenvårdspsykiatri i Sverige uppfattar en sådan omställning.   Syfte: Studiens huvudsyfte är att undersöka möjligheter och hinder som vårdpersonal inom regionalt driven öppenvårdspsykiatri upplever vid omställning där patienter erbjuds kombination av fysisk och digital vård.  Metod: Ett webbaserat frågeformulär med öppna och slutna frågor utformades. Insamlade data analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys utifrån en deduktiv ansats utifrån Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Deltagare i studien var vårdpersonal verksamma i regionalt driven psykiatrisk öppenvård för vuxna i en region i Södra Sverige. Resultat: Baserat på TDF ramverket identifierades områden som påverkar vårdpersonalen genom att utgöra möjligheter eller hinder för att använda digitala vårdformer som arbetssätt.  Resultatets höga överensstämmelse med tidigare forskning antyder att identifierade TDF- domäner kan användas för att stärka acceptansen och implementeringen av digitala vårdformer inom ramen för psykiatrisk öppenvård. / Background:  In Sweden, a digital transition is sought where digital and physical care, Digi-physical healthcare, are integrated into public health care. A digital transition is one approach to meet the increasing need for health services that significantly challenges the health system but also aims to achieve increased patient participation. The digital transformation of care and the integration of e-mental health is still in its infancy in public psychiatry. This is despite growing evidence, progress in development, and access to digital tools, a pandemic that has pushed through barriers and increased acceptance of Digi-physical healthcare. A prerequisite for the integration of Digi-physical healthcare as a routine in public psychiatry depends on the acceptance of health care professionals. Aim: This study aims to investigate barriers and facilitators, as perceived by health care professionals, for implementing a combination of physical and digital care in Swedish public psychiatry.   Methods: Participants were health care professionals active in public outpatient psychiatry in a region in Southern Sweden. A web-based questionnaire with open and closed questions was designed. Collected data was analyzed with qualitative content analysis based on a deductive approach using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Results: Based on the TDF framework, barriers and enablers that influence mental health care professionals to apply the distance format as a way of working were identified. The result`s high agreement with previous research, suggests that identified TDF domains can be used to strengthen the acceptance and implementation of Digi-physical healthcare within psychiatric outpatient care.

Syftet med denna kandidatuppsats är att synliggöra vilka attribut som är betydande i Region Dalarnas arbete med att attrahera och behålla specialistsjuksköterskor inom verksamheterna. Den teoretiska referensramen utgör grundläggande för tidigare forskning inom områdena Employer Brand och Employer Value Proposition (EVP). Vidare har den teoretiska referensramen analyserat tidigare forskning kring studiens identifierade teman: ledarskap, lönepolitik och kompetensförsörjning/ kompetensutveckling. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats där åtta semistruktrerade intervjuer utförts med tidigare eller nuvarande anställda specialistsjuksköterskor inom Region Dalarna. Resultatet påvisar att Region Dalarnas främsta betydande attribut för att attrahera och behålla specialistsjuksköterskor är de tre teman ovan nämnda vilka identifierats av föreliggande studie. Som ett bidrag till praktikersamhället kan Region Dalarna förslagsvis uppmärksamma studiens resultat för att utveckla arbetet kring att attrahera och behålla specialistsjuksköterskor i sina verksamheter. Föreliggande studie kan även ses som ett bidrag och komplement till tidigare forskning. / The purpose of this Bachelor ́s thesis is to highlight which attributes who are significant in Region Dalarnas work to attract and retain specialist nurses within the operations. The theoretical frame of reference form the basic for previous research in the areas of Employer Brand and Employer Value Proposition (EVP). Furthermore, the theoretical frame has analyzed previous research for the study's identified themes: Leadership, Wage Policy and Skills supply/Skills development. The study has a qualitative approach where eight semistructured interviews were conducted with previously or currented employed specialist nurces within Region Dalarna. The results shows that Region Dalarna ́s main significant attributes for attracting and retaining specialist nurses are the three themes mentioned above which has been idenified by the present study. As a contribution to the practitioner community, Region Dalarna can suggest paying attention to the results of the study to delvelope the work for attracting and retaining specialist nurses in the operations. The present study can also be seen as a contribution to previous research.

With the current challenges for the healthcare such as increased demand for care, financial and resource constraints along with rapid changes and complexity there is high believe in digital innovation and digitalisation to efficacy resources and aid in delivering a safer, more accessible and patient centred valuable care. There is a digitalisation that is ongoing, being used and implemented over several different areas of healthcare. Since healthcare can be seen as a complex adaptive system, there is a need to understand several agents. The aim is to gather more knowledge about perceptions within the physiotherapy staff and give recommendations and directions for improvements regarding digital innovation. Opinions about digital innovation have been gathered with open interviews and a semisystematic literature review with focus on physiotherapy. Too find subjective data the mixed method Q methodology was applied. The open interviews resulted in eight categories: digital innovation, digital innovation being used, digital innovation not used, management, obstacles, education, wishful thinking, applications and systems and associated opinions. The semi-systematic literature review showed on a rapid scientifically development, 25 articles was found and thematically analysed. 140 cited viewpoints and facts was merged with the results from the open interviews. Ten physiotherapists performed the q-sort consisting of 25 statements. Three factors were found. Interpreted as digital innovation optimism & patient oriented, digital innovation scepticism & management oriented and digital innovation sceptical optimism. Video-call technique is strongly encouraged by factor one contrary to factor two. Integrity is the major conflicting viewpoint between the factors. The result shows that gender can affect if a physiotherapist is either optimistic or sceptical to digital innovation. Using existing models such as UTAUT could improve acceptance about digital innovation. Education is perceived as important among all factors. Nine participants responded on baseline questions showing low knowledge of the term mHealth and little communication with IT departments.

On the 26th of May 2021 the new regulation for medical devices, MDR 2017/745, will come into force. The underlying incentives to go from the medical device directive (MDD 93/42/EEC) to MDR are a series of adverse events involving medical devices. The main goal of MDR is to strengthen and improve the already existing legislation and thus will entail large changes for manufactures, one of them being manufacturers of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. For medical software, such as EHR systems, the new regulation will imply an upgrade in risk classification. This upgrade will bring additional requirements for EHR manufacturers. Furthermore, the released guidelines have been insufficient regarding the specific requirements for medical device software and thus EHR manufacturers are in need of tools and guidance to fulfill MDR. This thesis examines the new regulation for medical devices and thus identifies main requirements for EHR manufacturers. A qualitative approach was conducted comprising a literature study as well as a document study of the medical device regulation along with interviews with experts within the field of medtech regulatory affairs and quality assurance. The information gathered was analyzed to create a process description on how EHR manufacturers are to fulfill MDR. The process description is a general outline and presents the main steps on the route to be compliant with MDR in a recommended order of execution. The main steps are: divide the system into modules, qualify the modules, classify the modules, implement a quality management system, compile a technical documentation, compile the declaration of conformity, undergo a conformity assessment and finally, obtain the CE-mark. To each of the main steps additional documentation provides further information and clarification. The process description functions as a useful tool for EHR manufacturers towards regulatory fulfillment. Even though the process description is created for EHR manufacturers, it can be useful for other medical device software manufacturers. The process description provides an overview of the path to a CE mark and functions as a guidance. It can be used in educational purposes as well as to serve as a checklist for the experienced manufacturer to make sure everything is covered. However, it is not sufficient to rely solely on the process description in order to be in full compliance with MDR. Moreover, there is still a need for further clarifications from the European Commission regarding specific requirements on medical device software.

There is an increased need for complete medical device traceability in the healthcare industry. The two main reasons are the healthcare industry's global supply chain and decentralised adverse events reporting, where different laws apply for each country and where each country has their own database for incidents without international governance. The idea of improving traceability procedures in the surgical department at Karolinska University Hospital was formed in the light of a near miss event where guidelines regarding incident management of a Single-Use Medical Device (SUMD) were not followed properly. Hence, this thesis project will investigate the issue of finding an effective way to trace SUMDs at Karolinska University Hospital, in order to improve the incident management process and suggest improvements of patient safety at other Swedish hospitals as well. The collection of data consisted of different data sources; observations at the research site and interviews with relevant participants. By employing multiple sources to this study, a more holistic approach could be achieved. In addition to observing the current situation of device registration, it was of importance to ask individuals with competence and different perspectives on the issue of traceability of SUMDs. To answer the research questions, the acquired data was categorized into the different identified cornerstones of traceability of SUMDs. These were registration process, perioperative supply chain and incidents management. Each section was divided into an investigation of the current process, issues and suggested improvements, in order to clearly answer to the research questions. Furthermore, these acquired answers and insights, from observations and interviews, were translated and summarized to form a basis for the results. Based on the data acquisition and compilation from the different perspectives, key findings and themes are presented in the results. The thesis proposal include a visual representation that show the physical flow of a SUMD from the point of being delivered to the hospital by the distributor, through different entities where registration occur, until it is either discarded or saved for incidents reporting. In order to avoid many of the current issues and to realize the acquired suggestions from this thesis, interoperability between the systems within the healthcare organization as well as between the different entities throughout the entire supply chain is an essential part of the solution, which should be further studied.

Healthcare is a complex system under great pressure for meeting the patients’ needs. Implementing technology at inpatient wards might possibly support healthcare professionals and improve quality of care. However, these technologies might come with issues and the system might not be used as intended. This master thesis project investigates how healthcare professionals communicate at an inpatient ward and how this might be affected by implementing a Mobile Healthcare Solution (MHS). Further, it sought to question why healthcare professions might, or might not, use the MHS as a support of their daily work and what some reasons for this might be. Research methods were of qualitative approach. Field studies were performed at an inpatient ward and further, two healthcare professionals were interviewed. Grounded Theory (GT) was chosen as a method to process the data and obtain understanding for communication at the inpatient ward. The results showed that healthcare professionals communicate verbally, written and by reading, using different tools. The most prominent ways of communication were verbally, where it was common to report or discuss about a patient. The means for communication did not get drastically affected by implementing the MHS and reasons for this were of social, technical and organizational types. Some reasons for not using the MHS were habits and due to healthcare professionals perceiving the MHS as more time consuming than manual handling. However, a specific investigation of whether this might affect the usage of the MHS is yet needed

Major demographical changes, such as aging population, constantly increases the demand for healthand social care services and technologies. The concept of welfare technologies is a response to meet this demand, since it increases independency, activity, participation and safety for people that has or is at risk of developing a disability. The procurement process of welfare technology is described as ineffective and problematic and is one of the major bottlenecks in implementing this type of technology. The aim of this study was to explore how the practical procurement process of welfare technology is performed in Swedish municipalities, an area which is currently under-researched. Moreover, the main problematic areas in the procurement, and their causes were investigated, which was carried out through qualitative semi-structured interviews with municipal actors. Data was collected from 3 municipalities, with 8 interview participants in total. The collected data from these interviews was transcribed, using intelligent verbatim, and analyzed inductively in the framework of qualitative content analysis. The data analysis yielded 7 main categories of problematic areas in the procurement process, along with 47 sub-categories. The main issues discussed were related to insufficient resources, such as competence, time and money, too little focus on the userneed, and difficulties with integrating welfare technology with other technical systems. A set of concrete advices for how to target some of the identified problems was generated, along with a couple guidelines for how to streamline the procurement process of welfare technology. It is argued in this report that the municipal organization of this process needs to be looked over, which cannot solely occur within municipalities, but must also be decided from a higher political level.

Till följd av NPM (New public management) och de ökade kraven på produktivitet och effektivitet har sjuksköterskors arbetssituation försämrats alltmer under de senaste decennierna. Det har resulterat i en försämrad hälsa hos sjuksköterskorna och många sjuksköterskor har valt att lämna yrket. Det har bland annat genererat brist på erfarna sjuksköterskor på akutvårdsavdelningarna som bedrivs dygnet runt i regionerna och detta anser Socialstyrelsen utgöra ett hot mot patientsäkerheten. Ett bra verksamhetsnära ledarskap, i regionerna benämns dessa som första linjens chefer, är en betydande faktor för sjuksköterskors hälsa och vilja att stanna kvar på sin arbetsplats. Det är därför av intresse att undersöka vilka ledaregenskaper som krävs för att erfarna sjuksköterskor skall arbeta kvar på vårdavdelningar som är öppna dygnet runt. Syftet med studien är att utröna vad som är viktiga hörnstenar i det hälsofrämjande ledarskapet för att bibehålla erfarna sjuksköterskor i dygnet runt verksamhet. Som metod användes semistrukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer med en induktiv ansats, åtta intervjuer utfördes totalt. Råmaterialet analyserades med hjälp av innehållsanalys och meningsbärande enheter, koder, kategorier och teman identifierades. Resultatet utmynnade i tre teman: individuellt stöd, teamarbete och kommunikation. Informanterna lyfte bland annat individanpassade scheman, kompetensutveckling och temaarbete som viktiga aspekter för att kvarstanna på arbetsplatsen. Ett salutogent förhållningssätt och specifika hälsofrämjande ledarskapsegenskaper är grunderna för att bibehålla erfarna sjuksköterskor i verksamheter som bedrivs dygnet runt. Cheferna i en dygnet runt-verksamhet bör besitta följande förmågor: rak och tydlig kommunikation, förmåga att skapa tillit, vara lyhörda, kunna entusiasmera, prestigelöshet, vara drivna och målfokuserade samt inneha ett coachande förhållningssätt. Definition av erfarna sjuksköterskor, se sida 7 under Metod. / As a result of NPM (New public management) and the increased demands on productivity and efficiency, the work situation of nurses has deteriorated more and more in recent decades. This has resulted in a deterioration in the health of the nurses and a number of staff have chosen to leave the profession. Among other things, it has generated a shortage of experienced nurses in the Swedish emergency departments with twenty-four seven operations in the regions, and the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare considers this to be a threat to patient safety. A leadership with the adjacent connection to the ward and the staff, are referred to as first-line managers in the Swedish regions. These mangers are significant factors for nurses' health and willingness to stay in their workplace. It is therefore of interest to investigate what leadership qualities are required for experienced1 nurses to continue working in wards that are open twenty-four seven. The purpose of the study is to find out what are important cornerstones in the health promoting leadership in order to retain experienced nurses in twenty-four seven operations. As a method, semi-structured qualitative interviews with an inductive approach were used, eight interviews were performed. The raw material was analyzed using content analysis and meaningful units, codes, categories and themes were identified. The result resulted in three themes: individual support, teamwork and communication. The informants highlighted, among other things, individualized schedules, skills development and team work as important aspects for staying in the workplace. The result was that specific health promoting leadership qualities and a salutogenic approach are the foundations for retaining experienced nurses in twenty-four seven operations. The managers in a twenty-four seven operations should possess the following abilities: straight forward and clear communication, the ability to create trust, be responsive, be able to enthuse, lack prestige, be driven and goal focused and have a coaching attitude. For a definition of experienced nurses, see page 7 under Method.