Lewin's Model Analysis

Studies have highlighted that poor state of oral health in hospitalised patients is due to low priority given to oral care provision, poor knowledge of oral procedures by healthcare professional, lack of protocols assessment tool, lack of implementation of oral care regimes and lack of staff training. There are guidelines for the provision of high quality care for oral hygiene in hospital settings, but as the research points out, there is inadequate details for family carers. The help of carer’s and family during patient hospitalisation can make a great difference to this aspect of their care and well-being and more should be done to encourage their involvement (British Dental Foundation, 2014). The aim of this innovation is to; raise awareness for the need for effective oral health promotion, plan for change to make sure oral health promotion is provided, education and training is provided and assessment tools are provided; implement/execute the plan then evaluate the plan and ensure that the change becomes permanent.
Innovation Objectives
• Provide education and training to improve healthcare professional’s knowledge and skills.
• Oral health promotion for hospitalised elderly patients, and …show more content…
Lewin’s model has three different stages of change: Unfreeze – Change – Refreeze. The process of this change is started by unfreezing whereby motivation for change is created as it is necessary to change existing attitudes towards working practices and preparing the ground. The next stage of the process is change which is done by promoting effective communication and empowering people to embrace new ways of working and learn new standards, attitudes and behaviours. This process then ends when the organisation returns to a sense of stability refreeze and the benefits of the change are understood, which is necessary for creating the confidence from which to go on board with the expected