Cultura

Transformation Of Primary Healthcare Services Under Saudi Vision 2030: Administrative Roles Of Nurses In The New Model Of Care

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Hind Nafa Awad Alrashidi
Muneefa Nafa Awad Alrashidi
Amina Shehan Najam Aldafera
Fozah Muzal Fadel Alanazi
Nouf Zwayed Okashan ALrowaili
Abeer Saad Thaer Alrashidi

Abstract

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 has initiated comprehensive healthcare transformation emphasizing primary healthcare restructuring and expanded professional roles for nurses. This study examines the evolution of nursing administrative functions within the newly implemented Model of Care framework across Saudi health clusters. Through systematic review methodology, this research explores how cluster-based integrated care delivery models have redefined nursing administrative competencies, leadership responsibilities, and operational management functions. The cluster-based system organizes healthcare providers under unified administrative structures serving approximately one million people each, fundamentally shifting nursing roles from traditional clinical supervision to encompass strategic planning, resource management, quality oversight, and health system governance. Findings reveal significant role expansion in workforce management, quality assurance, resource allocation, policy implementation, and interdisciplinary coordination. However, challenges persist including low nursing school capacity, high expatriate employment, labor market fragmentation, rural workforce shortages, and gender-related barriers. The transformation requires enhanced educational frameworks, professional development pathways, and organizational support systems. This study contributes to understanding nursing workforce adaptation within healthcare system reforms and offers evidence-based recommendations for sustainable nursing leadership development aligned with national transformation objectives. Results indicate that successful implementation depends on strengthening regulatory frameworks, developing competency-based training programs, and fostering supportive organizational cultures that value nursing leadership contributions.

Keywords : Saudi Vision 2030, primary healthcare transformation, nursing administration, Model of Care, health clusters, workforce development.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty