1.2.10 Cooperation with self-help groups (patient organisations) Estimated reading: 2 minutes 884 views Authors Purpose and goal Self-help groups play a major role in coping with an illness - especially a chronic condition. The hospital should maintain suitable contacts and be able to give patients recommendations. Input from patient organisations is received and taken into account in further development. Area of application Organising self-help groups for interested patients Description of the Each specialist department compiles a list of self-help groups whose addresses are passed on to patients. As the hospital acts as an intermediary and adviser, only contacts that have been checked by the treating physicians are recommended. If this verification is not possible through personal contact, reports and references should be collected. In the case of close cooperation with legally organised self-help groups, the recommending doctors should insist that the representatives of the self-help group formally recognise the BAG's guiding principles. Documentation List of self-help groups to be recommended, brief description of aims and activities, names of contact persons, address, telephone numbers. Declaration on the guiding principles of the BAG self-help groups. Resources Notes and comments Self-help groups are subsidised by the health insurance funds. However, it should not be overlooked that some interested parties influence self-help groups to market their products. This is not reprehensible in principle, but should be recognised. The recommending doctor should be alert to one-sided influence. Responsibilities Person authorised by the head physician Applicable documents Literature Terms Attachments Self-help groups in Hamburg BAG independence of self-helpsee also links to the FSA - Code of Conduct AKG - Codex 1.2 Patient orientation - Previous 1.2.09 Duty of confidentiality and protection of privacy Next - 1.2 Patient orientation 1.2.11 Involvement of relatives
