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Waiting Time Prioritisation for Public and Private Providers: Evidence From Hip Replacement Surgery

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Waiting times for planned health care treatments have been increasing in England and other OECD countries. One policy to reduce the impact of waiting times on patients' health is for doctors to prioritise patients according to their health status. This study tests the extent to which publicly‐funded patients in poorer health are prioritised on
Panos Kasteridis, Luigi Siciliani, Peter Sivey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of cultural opportunities and cultural perception on spatial equity of pocket parks in Guangzhou Liwan old town. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xu C, Zhu S, Sun Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

“It's the Exact Same Treatment … Except Only 5 Min Away”: A RE‐AIM Evaluation of a Speech‐Language Pathology Shared‐Care Model for Rural Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Challenges accessing post‐treatment speech‐language pathology (SLP) services can add to treatment burden for rural patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate a shared‐care SLP service designed to support local SLP access for patients with HNC, using the RE‐AIM framework.
Corey Patterson, Elizabeth C. Ward, Rebecca L. Packer, Jasmine Foley, Laurelie R. Wishart, Clare L. Burns, Sally Pether, Wendy Comben   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The profile of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury and the associated factors of length of stay in a rehabilitation centre, in South Africa. [PDF]

Spinal Cord
Williams TL, Wikmar LN, Joseph C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter, Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu, Zahid Ali Memon, Ben Ngoye, Natasha Palmer, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Amina Olabi, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Maria Paola Bertone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching the ICF or using the ICF to teach? Lessons from first-time clinical practice. [PDF]

S Afr J Physiother
du Plessis I, Pienaar L, Talberg H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efforts to Prevent the Neglect of Traditional Indigenous Medicine: Policy Insights From Bolivia

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional Indigenous medicine has existed for centuries, but only recently has it obtained international recognition. Some countries have been working on the integration of traditional Indigenous healing practices in their national health systems.
Carlos Rosas‐Jiménez, Roberto Tola, Melina Flores, Sonia Cruz, Gonzalo Huanca, Cynthia Lokker, Bonny Ibhawoh, Lisa Schwartz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical questions (and some answers) in debates on shale gas

South African Journal of Science, 2017
Paul Hardcastle, Gerhard Gerber, Henri Fortuin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contraceptive uptake and characteristics in the immediate postpartum period among women attending Tygerberg Academic Hospital. [PDF]

PLoS One
Sproul D, McCaul M, Hanekom G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Maternal Thyroid Diseases, Medication Use and Childhood Cancer Risks in Offspring: A Population‐Based Cohort Study in Denmark

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Thyroid diseases are common among women of reproductive age and may be related to childhood cancer, but the evidence is inconsistent. This study of childhood cancer with maternal thyroid diseases and medication use in a population‐based case‐control study using Danish registries found positive associations between maternal goiter and overall cancer ...
Chuanjie Deng, Kosuke Inoue, Chai Saechao, Johnni Hansen, Beate Ritz, Julia E. Heck   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source