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Waiting lists management model based on timeliness and justice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Waiting lists for elective surgery are considered a major health policy concern in most countries of the world. The most common reason to explain this phenomenon is that demand exceeds supply.
Wolff Rojas, Patricio   +2 more
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Surgical Waiting Lists I: Definition, Desired Characteristics and Uses

open access: yes, 1992
In the first of this two-part series, the authors define waiting lists, review the waiting list situation in Canada, discuss factors affecting such lists, outline their desired characteristics and describe the analysis and use of waiting list data. The
Donald H.A. Amoko   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The doctoral journey as decolonial praxis: Self‐formation of Global South students in UK higher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SIMPLE MODELS OF WAITING LISTS

open access: yes
Motivated by recent empirical studies of the length distribution of hospital waiting lists, we introduce and solve a set of models that imitate the formation of waiting lists.
G. J. RODGERS, Y. J. YAP, T. P. YOUNG
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Lessons from local area special educational needs and disability inspections: A content analysis of Ofsted and Care Quality Commission outcome letters

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing concern about demand for, and provision of, support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has led the English government to announce a review of the system, which many describe as being in crisis.
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

More‐than‐gender? Moving beyond gendered expectations of divergent learners in early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

The effects on waiting times of expanding provider choice:evidence from a policy experiment [PDF]

open access: yes
Long waiting times for inpatient treatment in the UK National Health Service have long been a source of great popular and political concern, and therefore a target for policy initiatives.
Peter C Smith   +4 more
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Maximum Waiting-time Guarantee - an attempt to reduce waiting lists in Sweden

open access: yes, 1996
In Sweden, as in most countries with publicly financed health services, long waiting lists for some surgical procedures have been a serious quality problem on the health policy agenda. To reduce waiting lists, the Swedish Government and the Federation of
Hanning, Marianne,
core   +1 more source

‘More than information’: A social listening and platform architecture analysis of online special educational needs and disabilities discourse

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) increasingly seek information and support through online discussions, yet little is known about how architectural features of digital platforms shape the interactions and support that parents encounter. The paper makes two contributions: First, it develops and applies a
Alan Shaw, Patricia A. Shaw
wiley   +1 more source

Global aspirations and local limitations: Employment experience of Nigerian international students in the United Kingdom

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Nigeria is the UK's third largest market for higher education, but there is limited empirical research on Nigerian international students' employment experiences. Drawing on the concepts of neo‐racism and agency, this research explores how 25 Nigerian international students exercise their agency to pursue or refrain from seeking employment ...
Ming Cheng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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