The Balance between Oral Health Needs and Supply Induced Demand in Welsh Dental Services [PDF]
Introduction: Reducing social inequality along with oral health inequality in Wales is a policy objective. In this ecological study the relationships between deprivation, dental workforce and oral health are explored. Method: Twenty two Unitary Authorities (UAs) serving the population of Wales were studied. The number of dentists were obtained from NHS
Jamal Ameen+3 more
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Application of discrete-event simulation to health services research: analysis of needs and demand for elective [PDF]
Les tècniques computacionals de simulació han permès la introducció de metodologies de modelització per analitzar sistemes complexes a través d'experimentació virtual, i així avaluar l'impacte d'intervencions sobre els serveis sanitaris. La simulació d'esdeveniments discrets és una tècnica ben coneguda en la investigació operativa que s'ha desenvolupat
Comas Serrano, Mercè
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Limits to demand for health care [PDF]
EDITOR—At the inception of the NHS its proponents asserted that, after the backlog of unmet need was met by the new service, demand would plateau in the 1950s. Instead demand grew rapidly and the cost containment crisis led to a royal commission and the financial stringency with which we are familiar.
Trevor A Sheldon, Alan Maynard
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Facilitating Well-Rounded Clinical Experience for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Students [PDF]
There is a steady increase in demand for mental health services and a lack of providers. Recent societal changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have increased these needs.
Fraino, Joan Alviar, Selix, Nancy
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Long Term Care in Romania [PDF]
The increasing life expectancy and the alarming growth in the incidence of chronic illness make long term care services in high demand and in dire need of change and innovation.
Popa, Daniela
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"Estimating Need, Demand and Supply in Primary Health Care Services: A Local Application in Argentina" [PDF]
INTRODUCTION To provide equal access, health care provision should be distributed across geodemographic space based on need. In Argentina, the social security, publicly funded health care and private health care subsectors are responsible for delivering health services.
Elorza, Maria Eugenia+3 more
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Unmet Needs of Unaccompanied Minors from Central America: Perceptions of Professionals from Multiple Sectors [PDF]
Background: In recent years, there has been a significant influx of Central American youth who cross the U.S.-Mexico border without a parent or legal guardian.
Goldman, Roberta+2 more
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Designing a reproductive health services package in the universal health insurance scheme in Thailand: match and mismatch of need, demand and supply [PDF]
In October 2001 Thailand introduced universal healthcare coverage (UC) financed by general tax revenue. This paper aims to assess the design and content of the UC benefit package, focusing on the part of the package concerned with sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
Yot Teerawattananon+1 more
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Understanding service demand for mental health among Australians aged 16 to 64 years according to their possible need for treatment [PDF]
Background: To inform decisions about mental health resource allocation, planners require reliable estimates of people who report service demand (i.e. people who use or want mental health services) according to their level of possible need. Methods: Using data on 6915 adults aged 16–64 years in Australia’s 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and ...
Sandra Diminic+9 more
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Health service resource needs for pandemic influenza in developing countries: a linked transmission dynamics, interventions and resource demand model [PDF]
SUMMARYWe used a mathematical model to describe a regional outbreak and extrapolate the underlying health-service resource needs. This model was designed to (i) estimate resource gaps and quantities of resources needed, (ii) show the effect of resource gaps, and (iii) highlight which particular resources should be improved.
J. Westenhoefer+8 more
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