non staff expenditure

Expenditure of Non-staff is divided into direct and indirect expenses. Direct expenses are linked with the patients, such as medical and surgical supplies and drugs. Whereas, indirect expenses are expenses for items such as utilities, comprising of gas, electricity, maintenance and support functions. As a ward manager, it is very important to be knowledgeable about cost effectiveness. It’s a strategy that helps to maintain the equilibrium between cost and quality. QALY (Quality Adjusted Life Year) assesses the value of money spent on medical intervention. The QALY is based on the number of years of life that would be added by the intervention (Pilskin et al, 1980).
Effective costing is an approach to maintain balance between cost and quality which is fit for the society. It is a form of economic analysis. Considering this, the manager should assign the staffs to make record of each item and report on weekly basis how much expenditure was done. This to guarantee cost efficiency on non-staff expenses in ward. In addition, item need to be analysed for its re-usability, cost and efficiency to avoid wrong savings and will generate knowledge on its method, cost (Tomey, 2009).
In order to avoid unnecessary stock inventory, it is vital to check whether the item can be used, its price and effectiveness. As being manager, future planning should be done about total estimate of the daily used item. They should also be dynamic about an ever changing need in wards such as when and how much is required. This promotes the proper management of non-staff expenditure, as a result, directly affects the delivering of high quality care and ensure patient safety.
To prevent overstocking and expire date of items, it is better to order small amount rather than huge amount at a time. Although it is also vital to provide satisfactory care to the patients, so the manager should categorize where the demand is more and where less and should provide accordingly. Always make order of every