This report explores patients’ experiences of care in hospital from the perspective of a human-rights based approach. A human-rights based approach to the provision of acute hospital care involves respecting every individual’s human rights through promoting the core principles of person-centred care.
Human Rights Based Care - Published May 2022
Most people had positive experiences, with high ratings for questions on:
There was some room for improvement, with many people saying that they were not told about medication side effects and were not given any written or printed information about what they should or should not do after leaving hospital.
The FREDA principles are an internationally recognised framework through which human rights can be considered. The FREDA principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are the basics of good care.
70% of people (6,671) said that they always got an opportunity to talk to a nurse if they needed to.
62% of people (6,287) said that they had no worries or fears about COVID-19. However, 12% of people (1,174) said that they could not find a member of staff to talk to if they had worries or fears about COVID-19.
86% of people (8,718) said that they were always given enough privacy when being examined or treated.
36% of people (2,644) said that a member of staff did not tell them about medication side effects to watch for at home.
78% of people (4,444) said that a member of staff always answered their questions about an operation or procedure in a way they could understand.
37% (3,062) said that before they left hospital, they were not given any written or printed information about what they should or should not do after leaving hospital
76% (7,849) said that the room or ward they were in was very clean.
29% of people (2,104) said that they were admitted to a ward within the HSE’s target waiting time of six hours.
77% of people (7,083) said that a member of staff always explained what would happen before any treatments.
32% of people (2,553) said that a member of staff did not tell them about danger signals to watch for when they went home.
70% of people (6,671) said that they always got an opportunity to talk to a nurse if they needed to.
62% of people (6,287) said that they had no worries or fears about COVID-19. However, 12% of people (1,174) said that they could not find a member of staff to talk to if they had worries or fears about COVID-19.
86% of people (8,718) said that they were always given enough privacy when being examined or treated.
36% of people (2,644) said that a member of staff did not tell them about medication side effects to watch for at home.
78% of people (4,444) said that a member of staff always answered their questions about an operation or procedure in a way they could understand.
37% (3,062) said that before they left hospital, they were not given any written or printed information about what they should or should not do after leaving hospital
76% (7,849) said that the room or ward they were in was very clean.
29% of people (2,104) said that they were admitted to a ward within the HSE’s target waiting time of six hours.
77% of people (7,083) said that a member of staff always explained what would happen before any treatments.
32% of people (2,553) said that a member of staff did not tell them about danger signals to watch for when they went home.
Explore the results in greater detail in the interactive results section.
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