Humanización de la Sanidad y Salud Laboral: Implicaciones, estado de la cuestión y propuesta del Proyecto HU-CI

Abstract

The scientific and technical evolution of health care keeps growing exponentially, thus allowing a better patient care, new treatment forms and increasing survival rates. However, these important advances that improve health care have in many cases invaded the space that once belonged to the human act of caring. Promoting more humanized organizations will imply to establish actions directed to the environment and the workplace, as well as to all involved agents (patients, relatives and professionals). To that end, the humanization policies and their application to the health context are a reality in our days. These policies are being materialized in some specific proposals of certain organizations with the support of some official agencies. In this present work, we point out the interaction between the objectives of these humanization policies and the goals of occupational health in health care contexts. Common areas of work promoting the wellbeing for health professionals and the possibilities of integral management of both concepts are explored. Lastly, we provide a concrete example, like the Humanization Project of Intensive Care Units (HU-CI).