Healthy lives and have access to quality healthcare services

 Author Detail: Maria Salman Ali, a student of MScN at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Karachi. With 2 years of experience in the nursing field.

Healthy lives cover the several characteristics of physical, mental and emotional well-being. It requires appropriate manners and patterns that enhance overall health and vitality. Access to quality healthcare services means that people of the country can get medical care whenever they need it without encountering difficulty such as cost, distance or cast discrimination. Quality healthcare refers to a person who can get appropriate healthcare services in a timely manner which includes presence or absence of financial and non-financial barriers.(Escarce & Kapur, 2006).

In patients’ life, quality healthcare services play a vital role for the betterment of patients and healthcare professionals. Quality healthcare services comprises to the facility of medical care that is safe, patient centered, effective and timely managed. quality healthcare services created rules in medical care, standardization care for patients, promotes patient safety and management.(Varkey et al., 2007). 

Healthy lives and quality healthcare services cover several key principles.

·       Safety: Patients receive care that has no risk of harm that is infection control and many more.

·       Patient-centered care: Healthcare professionals should respect patients’ needs and cultural beliefs and values.

·       Effectiveness: Actions should be evidence-based and fulfill desired outcomes.

·       Timely managed: Patient receives care speedily, without delay and unnecessary wait.

Healthy lives and access to quality health services are important for enhancing the health and wellbeing of patients and their families. By prioritizing access to quality health services, health professionals can enhance healthy outcomes.

References:

Escarce, J. J., & Kapur, K. (2006). Access to and quality of health care (Vol. 2006). National Academies Press Washington, DC.

Varkey, P., Reller, M. K., & Resar, R. K. (2007). Basics of quality improvement in health care. Mayo clinic proceedings,