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The Gosport War Memorial Hospital Panel report and its implications for nursing [PDF]

, 2019
Where do we even begin? How do mere words encapsulate the full horror of the Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH) report (Gosport Independent Panel, 2018) and its profound implications for nursing?
Catchpole, Chan Kim, Darbyshire, Darbyshire, Darbyshire, Ehrich, Francis, Gardiner, Gosport Independent Panel, Hayter, Holyoake, Jones, Kirkup, Liping, Miles, Nolan, Wachter, Walton, Wilson, Wilson, Wilson   +20 more
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Public Health Services and Systems Research

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012
There is a growing recognition that the US public health system should strive for efficiency-that it should determine the optimal ways to utilize limited resources to improve and protect public health. The field of public health finance research is a critical part of efforts to understand the most efficient ways to use resources. This article discusses
Michelle A. Larkin, James S. Marks
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Do healthcare needs-based population segments predict outcomes among the elderly? Findings from a prospective cohort study in an urbanized low-income community

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background A rapidly ageing population with increasing prevalence of chronic disease presents policymakers the urgent task of tailoring healthcare services to optimally meet changing needs.
Jia Loon Chong, Lian Leng Low, David Bruce Matchar, Rahul Malhotra, Kheng Hock Lee, Julian Thumboo, Angelique Wei-Ming Chan   +6 more
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We are bitter, but we are better off: Case study of the implementation of an electronic health record system into a mental health hospital in England [PDF]

, 2012
In contrast to the acute hospital sector, there have been relatively few implementations of integrated electronic health record (EHR) systems into specialist mental health settings. The National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) in England was
Barber, N, Sheikh, A, Takian, A
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Addressing the challenges of regulatory systems strengthening in small states

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Countries should ensure equitable access to quality medicines. Regulatory systems for medicines and other health technologies are an essential part of well-functioning health systems and are a requisite for achieving Universal Health and the Sustainable ...
Charles Preston, Murilo Freitas Dias, José Peña, María Luz Pombo, Analía Porrás   +4 more
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An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health outcomes.ObjectiveWe describe the ...
Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Francis Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Francis Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, John Pastor Ansah, John Pastor Ansah, Jenny G. Low, Jenny G. Low, David Bruce Matchar, David Bruce Matchar, David Bruce Matchar, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong   +21 more
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Reducing avoidable inequalities in health: a new criterion for setting health care capitation payments [PDF]

, 2002
Traditionally, most health care systems which pretend to any sort of rationality and cost control have sought to allocate their limited funds in order to secure equal opportunity of access for equal need.
Acheson, Andersson, Carr-Hill, Croxson, Culyer, Culyer, Culyer, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Security, Department of Health and Social Services, Goddard, Gordon, Häkkinen, Lindholm, Mooney, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Pampalon, Pereira, Resource Allocation Working Party, Rice, Royston, Scottish Executive Health Department, Shmueli, Smith, Sutton, Wagstaff, Welsh Office, Whynes, Williams, Williams   +30 more
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Implementing a digital human resources management tool in the government health sector in Bangladesh: a policy content analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Introduction In Bangladesh, to address the challenges of ensuring adequate human resources for health (HRH), the government began implementing a digital tool for HRH management in 2017.
Dipika Shankar Bhattacharyya, Goutam Kumar Dutta, Iffat Nowrin, Sohana Shafique, Md. Zahidul Islam, B. M. Riazul Islam, Iqbal Anwar   +6 more
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Does Pneumatic Tube System Transport Contribute to Hemolysis in ED Blood Samples?

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Our goal was to determine if the hemolysis among blood samples obtained in an emergency department and then sent to the laboratory in a pneumatic tube system was different from those in samples that were hand-carried.
Fredric M. Hustey, Seth R. Podolsky, Stephen Meldon, Janelle Chamberlin, Edmunds Z. Reineks, Gary W. Procop, Jacob P. Berriochoa, Jesse D. Schold   +7 more
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A Peer and Volunteer Program for Patients and Their Families in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Program Evaluation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction: Patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are at risk of developing long-term morbidities following recovery from their critical illness. One such health outcome is called post-intensive care syndrome (PICS).
Nichole Pereira, Christine MacDonald, Ashley Drobot, Alexandra Bennett, Al-Bakir Ali, Daniel Garros, Daniel Garros   +6 more
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