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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"healthcare service"”.
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Local trade union responses in the context of public healthcare service privatisation
… decentralisation have been an integral part of healthcare reforms, aiming to improve efficiency and cut costs (Bach and Bordogna, 2011). In response, some trade unions have looked to influence the implementation of these reforms by politicising healthcare service delivery in an attempt to stop …
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How can healthcare service engagement be supported for service users with complex healthcare needs?
… illness and demand on the health and social care services are major causes of concern for healthcare practitioners and policy-makers alike. In response, calls for greater service user autonomy, involvement, and self-care all indicate a shift away from existing paternalistic models of care to a …
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A study into Healthcare Service Location Problems, Location and Allocation in the Inanda area
… Phoenix, Verulam and Tongaat. In the context of healthcare accessibility in the Inanda area, the research aimed at investigating the problem in service location planning. This was done by investigating level of accessibility to existing healthcare facilities available to the residents of Inanda. …
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes-Related Healthcare Service Use in the United States, 2016–2020
… develop diabetes and its complications. Proper healthcare service use is important for reducing the prevalence of diabetes and the risk of complications. However, minority populations receive a lower quality healthcare service and have greater barriers to diabetes self-management. To get a …
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Journeys to health : middle-class Mozambican women assess healthcare service delivery in Mozambique and South Africa
… middle-class women perceive official local healthcare services in both their public and private dimensions, within their country, and why they sometimes travel abroad to South Africa in search of healthcare across a range of gynaecological services, ranging from basic procedures to more …
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A holistic investigation into healthcare service quality using a multi-stakeholder approach: The case of Parirenyatwa Hospital
Service quality is a matter of concern for everyone. As such, understanding the differences in perceptions about service quality provision becomes pertinent, especially under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the questions at stake is whether patients' perceptions should be given …
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A qualitative study and thematic analysis concerning the applicability and efficacy of service design processes applied to healthcare service innovation
… practices in the delivery of care within public services. Development mechanisms deriving from design led thinking and their associated methodologies have evidently been adopted to construct services that fulfill the interest of public health outcomes. Moreover, the innovations are being …
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Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in the Auckland Region - Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Service Use in Comparison to Type 1 Diabetes
Objectives: Investigate clinical outcomes and healthcare service use in young-onset (15-30 years-of-age) type 2 diabetes (T2D) in comparison to type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods: Retrospective study including 731 people with T1D and 1350 with T2D, analysing complications, risk-factors, medication …
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Exploring the lived experience of control and well-being of older people living with frailty within the healthcare service provision in southern England
… this facilitates a more humanising approach to healthcare. Central to this exploration is the concept of a sense of control—a vital element for older people within health and social care systems. A sense of control is intrinsically linked to their ability to influence their environment and …
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Cognitive impairment and service use: The relationship between research and policy
This thesis examines the association between healthcare service use and cognitive functioning in individuals aged 60 years and over. It examines the association between use of primary and secondary health care services, specifically general practitioners and hospitals, and cognitive impairment. …
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Cognitive impairment and service use: The relationship between research and policy
This thesis examines the association between healthcare service use and cognitive functioning in individuals aged 60 years and over. It examines the association between use of primary and secondary health care services, specifically general practitioners and hospitals, and cognitive impairment. …
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Creating an integrated nursing team within primary healthcare: an action enquiry approach
… towards developing team working within a primary healthcare setting which enabled the NHS agenda for primary care service delivery to keep pace with the government modernisation agenda. (Department of Health, 1997). Initially the focus was on the development of an integrated nursing team which …
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Examining The Choice To Seek Non-Urgent Urinary Tract Infection Treatment At Emergency Departments
… on non-urgent care utilization across different healthcare service settings, 2) examine the impact of opening a same brand UCC on non-urgent ED utilization for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) among those who live closest to the recently opened UCC, and 3) assess …
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Performance and sustainability indicators for Clinical Engineering Services
… and sustainability of Clinical Engineering Services², as an integral part of cost-effective healthcare service delivery. The study itself develops a working framework for achieving the objectives ofthe project. The general function of a Clinical Engineering Service is to provide a supportive …
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‘We've come from the gutter, we're going back to the gutter': an exploratory study of healthcare conditions in Pollsmoor prison
… years, public discourse on South African prison healthcare has highlighted a significant gap in contemporary research. While existing literature have laid a foundational understanding, there remains a lack of empirical studies addressing the changing healthcare dynamics within these institutions. …
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An investigation of the use and sustainability of GRID3 infrastructure for social and sustainable development in Nigeria
… and it is prominently used by government for healthcare service delivery. As GRID3 accelerates the adoption of its expanding geospatial datasets, there is a need to assess the use and sustainability of its infrastructure within the geospatial ecosystem in delivering sectoral development …
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Identifying and Prioritizing Essential Healthcare Services for A Private Start-Up Healthcare Hub in Laxmipasha, Bangladesh
… study identifies and prioritizes essential healthcare services for developing a private start-up healthcare hub in Laxmipasha, Bangladesh, a rural community with significant gaps in healthcare access. Using secondary data from national and international sources, the research analyzed disease …
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Perceptions of Service Quality: Evidence for the Validity and Inseparability of Customer Reported Experiences and True Quality
… have long relied on customer perceptions of service encounters to represent the "true" underlying quality. Researchers and practitioners in healthcare, on the other hand, have long dismissed customer perceptions as a credible measure of service quality. We built a quality framework designed …
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Design, digitization and optimization of socially sustainable logistic systems
… most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, like healthcare and e-commerce. These two are also characterised by a significant social sustainability impact. In particular, the healthcare sector focuses on the improvement of its service quality to enhance the patients satisfaction while e-commerce …
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Prevalence of babies born with neural tube defects and geospatial mapping of therapeutic services: a systematic review
… morbidity and mortality. Enhancing access to healthcare for children born with NTDs is crucial for improving health systems and service delivery. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to assess the global prevalence of NTDs and the accessibility of healthcare services. Our search spanned …
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