| Title | The employees’ opinion on the existence of potential of restrain on the consumption of materials in Greek public hospitals | |
| Authors | Niki Katostara¹, Grigoris Hondrokoukis², Kyriakos Kioulafas³ and Ioannis Mantas⁴
1. Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services Management & Administration, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, 27 Chalkokondilis street, 10432 Athens, Greece, Tel.: (++30)2294094004, 6944327448, E-mail address: nkatostara@yahoo.gr 2. Department of Industrial Management, University of Piraeus, 80 Dimitriou str, 18534 Pireus, Greece, Tel.: (++30)2104142149, E-mail gregory@unipi.gr 3. Department of Economic Sciences, University of Athens, 8 Pesmazoglou str., 10559 Athens, Greece, Tel.: (++30)2103223758 4. Department of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamantopoulou str, 11527 tel.: (++30)2107461460, Email: jmantas@cc.uoa.gr |
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| Citation | Katostara, N., Hondrokoukis, G., Kioulafas, K., Mantas, I.: The employees’ opinion on the existence of potential of restrain on the consumption of materials in Greek public hospitals, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 21(2.1): 157-164 (2007) | |
| Publication Date | Accepted for publication (Final version): June 1, 2007 | |
| Full Text Language | English | |
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| Keywords | Hospital, stewardship, procurement, materials. | |
| Other Terms | review article | |
| Summary | Fundamental aim of the current study is to research the opinion of the employees on the existence of potential of restraint on the consumption of different categories of materials in Greek Public Hospitals. The authors focus on the employees’ opinion in hospitals with the use of a questionnaire that was filled in by 727 employees in 3 Hospitals of the Greek National Health System. The findings of the study indicate that the employees believe that there are extensive potential of restraint on the consumption of grocery, fuels and clothing. On the other hand, the employees believe that there is little or no potential of restraint on the consumption of medicine (common and expensive) and nursing (expendable, fixed and sanitary) materials. Another important finding is that the employees’ opinion and knowledge varies between different professional groups. While administrative employees answered that there is extensive potential for restraint on almost all materials, doctors and nurses were hesitant to answer that such a potential exists. | |
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