Co-production between long-term care units and voluntary organisations in Norwegian municipalities: a theoretical discussion and empirical analysis. [PDF]
Prim Health Care Res Dev, 2020 Background: In Norway, due to demographic challenges with an ageing population and lower fertility rates, current government policies have encouraged municipalities and volunteers to collaborate.
Andfossen NB.
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Voluntary Organisations and Health Care
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003 abstract
Kenneth Srider
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The innovative capacity of voluntary organisations and the provision of public services: A longitudinal approach [PDF]
, 2008 The prior history of voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) as pioneers of public services during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century has lead to reification of the innovativeness of these organisations.
Chew, Celine +2 more
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Exploring contextual barriers and enablers for the potential involvement of voluntary sports clubs in social prescribing: a qualitative case study in Denmark [PDF]
BMC Primary CareBackground Social prescribing necessitates not only effective referral processes from general practices and a linking mechanism to community service options but also a vibrant community and voluntary sector.
Lene Gissel Rasmussen +5 more
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Is a voluntary healthy food policy effective? evaluating effects on foods and drinks for sale in hospitals and resulting policy changes [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground Healthy food and drink guidelines for public sector settings can improve the healthiness of food environments. This study aimed to assess the implementation and impact of the voluntary National Healthy Food and Drink Policy (the Policy ...
Cliona Ni Mhurchu +8 more
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Working in Law’s Borderlands: Translation and the Work of an Advice Office [PDF]
Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2017 Increasingly people in the UK are turning to voluntary sector advice organisations for help and support in dealing with everyday problems. Here we argue that advice organisations, who work in the borderlands of law, are nevertheless key players in legal ...
Morag McDermont, Eleanor Kirk
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The Distinctiveness of Smaller Voluntary Organisations Providing Welfare Services
Journal of Social Policy, 2022 This article presents empirical findings about the distinctiveness of smaller voluntary sector organisations (VSOs) involved in welfare service provision, based on in-depth, qualitative case study research. We identify a series of organisational features
C. Dayson +8 more
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Voluntary & Community Organisations: Not the Third but the First Sector of Integrated Care? [PDF]
International Journal of Integrated CareRobin Miller +5 more
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Samarbejdet mellem den danske kriminalforsorg og den frivillige sektor
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 2022 The Danish Prison and Probation Service (DPPS) is facing prison overcrowding, staff shortages and a political focus on order and control. This situation is challenging prisons in fulfilling their rehabilitative function.
Anette Olesen
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Heimen, 2023 Samandrag Formålet med denne artikkelen er å undersøkja kva som karakteriserte samvirke mellom frivillige og offentlege ressursar i norske lokalsamfunn ved byrjinga av den andre verdskrigen.
Tora Aasland +2 more
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