1.2.08 Instruction, training, counselling

Goal and purpose

The hospital offers patients and their relatives counselling on health and social issues. The hospital social service advises on social law issues and offers help with organisation at home or with family conflicts. The medical and nursing services offer counselling and further training on healthy living and prevention.

Area of application

Description of the

Resources

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Documentation

Responsibility and qualification

Notes and comments

Applicable documents

Literature

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APS Safe in hospital

Web links with generally understandable health information:

- www.versorgungsleitlinien.de/patienten
Detailed patient information prepared from the contents of the National Care Guidelines with regard to the experiences and wishes of patients and healthy people.
- www.uni-duesseldorf.de/A WMF/ll/ll_pati.htm
The Association of Scientific Medical Societies offers patient information on many health problems, which has been compiled on the basis of evidence-based guidelines.
- www.patienten-information.de
Joint patient portal of the German Medical Association and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians. People seeking advice can find important information from the medical profession and other providers on health issues here. Around 2,000 links on topics such as health, illness, doctor and clinic searches, quality in medicine as well as patient counselling and self-help have been compiled here and certified according to DISCERN criteria for good patient information (ÄZQ).
- www.gesundheitsinformation.de
Patient information portal of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWIG). With this service, IQWIG fulfils its legal mandate to inform the public about health issues. The information is based on IQWIG publications commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee and the Federal Ministry of the Interior.