Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS
Managing the various and interdependent
facets of healthcare waste at the facilities
involves both internal stakeholders such as all
levels of staff, as well as patients and care
takers and external stakeholders such as the
government, policymakers, law enforcement
authorities, waste management service
providers and academia. Figure below
provides an overview of the roles of
stakeholders. There should be clearly
identified responsibilities with the authority
and resources required to carry out steps
involved in proper healthcare waste
management. However, the level of
participation described below is achievable
only through the allocation of resources and
commitment at all levels. Besides, effective
relations between different government
sectors, and between the public sector, the
private sector and local communities, are
essential to carryout effective and efficient
healthcare waste management in healthcare
facilities.
Role of Stakeholders
Hospital Top Management
Provide budgetary support and motivation
Department Heads
Monitor and lead by example
Doctors, Nurses,
laborers, caretakers of patients
Ensure compliance with the system
Internal Stakeholders
The internal stakeholder group mainly
consists of hospital top management,
department heads and doctors, nurses,
laborers and care takers of patients. The roles
of these stakeholders are briefly described
below.
Hospital top management
Before the implementation of an action plan
for healthcare waste management,
commitment and responsibility must be
delegated to the staff in the healthcare facility.
This should be carried out by the hospital top
management through appropriate motivation.
Further, allocating sufficient financial and
human resources to ensure efficient operation
of the plan are roles of top management.
Governments &
Policymakers
Law Enforcement
Authorities
Waste Management
Service Providers
Academia
Formulate integrated, responsive,
realistic and sound healthcare waste
management policies and legislations
Ensure compliance with prevailing
regulations, monitor and initiate action
on violators
Insist on segregated waste adhering to
prevailing regulations
Build capacity for better healthcare
waste management
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