International health links: an evaluation of partnerships between health-care organizations in the UK and developing countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Baguley ◽  
Tim Killeen ◽  
John Wright
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
International Health ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals REVIEW OF THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF CLINICAL PHARMACEUTICAL CARE IN PAKISTAN

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 168-173
Author(s):  
Taha Nazir ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
International Health ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
International Health Care

The current clinical and pharmaceutical systems in developing countries potentially need special attention of international health care organizations. The undermined health care facilities are hurting the overall quality of life and international health standards.

scholarly journals Enacting localist health policy in the English NHS: the ‘governing assemblage’ of Clinical Commissioning Groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hammond ◽  
Anna Coleman ◽  
Kath Checkland
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
International Health ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Organizational Governance ◽  
Governing Body ◽  
Statutory Duty ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Governance Processes

Objectives The Health and Social Care Act 2012 introduced Clinical Commissioning Groups to take responsibility for commissioning (i.e. planning and purchasing) the majority of services for local populations in the English NHS. Constituted as ‘membership organizations’, with membership compulsory for all GP practices, Clinical Commissioning Groups are overseen by, and are accountable to, a new arm’s-length body, NHS England. This paper critically engages with the content and policy narrative of the 2012 Act and explores this in relation to the reality of local policy enactment. Methods Set against a careful review of the 2012 Act, a case study of a nascent Clinical Commissioning Groups was conducted. The research included observations of Clinical Commissioning Group meetings and events (87 h), and in-depth interviews (16) with clinical commissioners, GPs, and managers. Results The 2012 Act was presented as part of a broader government agenda of decentralization and localism. Clinical Commissioning Group membership organizations were framed as a means of better meeting the needs and preferences of local patients and realizing a desirable increase in localism. The policy delineated the ‘governing body’ and ‘the membership’, with the former elected from/by the latter to oversee the organization. ‘The membership’ was duty bound to be ‘good’, engaged members and to represent their patients’ interests. Fieldwork with Notchcroft Clinical Commissioning Group revealed that Clinical Commissioning Groups’ statutory duty to NHS England to ‘ensure the continuous improvement’ of GP practice members involved performance scrutiny of GP practices. These governance processes were carried out by a varied cast of individuals, many of whom did not fit into the binary categorization of membership and governing body constructed in the policy. A concept, the governing assemblage, was developed to describe the dynamic cast of people involved in shaping the work and direction of the Clinical Commissioning Group, many of whom were unelected and of uncertain status. This was of particular significance in Notchcroft Clinical Commissioning Group because the organization explicitly pursued a governance system based on developing positions of consensus. The governing assemblage concept is valuable in articulating the actual practices of Clinical Commissioning Group governance, how these relate to the normative content of the 2012 Act, and the tensions that emerge. Conclusions The governing assemblage concept provided clarity in discussion of the dynamics of organizational governance in Notchcroft Clinical Commissioning Group, which did not follow the simple template articulated in the 2012 Act. The concept merits application in the study of other Clinical Commissioning Groups and may prove valuable in illuminating governance processes within a range of other health care organizations in different contexts. The governing assemblage holds promise for the analysis of ongoing changes to NHS organization, as well as international health care organizations such as accountable care organizations in the US.

scholarly journals International Radiographers in Danger: A Letter to the Editor

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aahmari A ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
International Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
International Health ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Reporting Programs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Radiography Education

I have published a case study about how British universities −who offer radiographic reporting programs for radiographers− put admission conditions and tuitions on radiographers in three categories which are; British citizens, European citizens, and internationals [1]. I compared the three categories by collecting the data from the universities’ websites directly. The case study has a simple methodology which is clearly explained in the paper [1]. The case study showed that there is no English language requirements for Europeans due to the Bologna Agreement in June 19, 1999 and the Copenhagen Declaration in November 2002. The English language is not the mother tongue of any European country besides the UK. The tuitions for international students are very high compared to the UK/European citizens where they (UK/European) have the same low tuition. In addition, the international students can’t join approved programs from the HCPC, while UK/European citizens can join HCPC approved programs. The interpretation modules are not allowed for international students and they are allowed for UK/ European students. Training, ability to have the HCPC registration, and the ability to work all are allowed for UK/European citizens, while international students are not allowed to do so. After I published this case study which shows the facts in solid data that there is segregation on all levels and discrimination against international Radiographers, the Society and College of Radiographers and the Head of Radiography Education sent two letters threatening the journals Editors and I [2,3]. They said they are so perfect and they do not have any discrimination whatsoever [2,3]. They demanded to remove the paper from the online source and publish an apology [2,3]. They threaten and bullied me and the journal editors that they will legally be suing us for defamation. Therefore, I publish this letter challenging them to sue me. What I have published is accurate 100% and I did not make the numbers from my head. I collected the data from the universities’ websites directly. All that they claimed in their letters are wrong and emotionally driven. They did not stop here, no they continued by sending their trolls to report my researchgate account to suspend my account for more than one month. Is well known that the HCPC and the British media when someone is not British get suspended or not allowed to do any medical practice in the UK for any issue, the British media and HCPC publish their names, age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and what mistake they did, but when the person is a white British citizen, the HCPC and the media tend to hide their identity and usually they get suspended for a short period of time. The HCPC, Society of Radiographers, and Heads of Radiography Education are discriminating on all levels against us as international radiographers and this is supported by numbers and solid data. They claim that they are so perfect and do not have any issue. This level of denial indicates that there is a massive issue and this is only the tip of the iceberg. The Society of Radiographers did not help the UK or international Radiographers in any way, shape, or form. Instead of denying their discriminatory behaviors against us, they should help the international Radiographers to rebuild their health care sector which collapsed after the pandemic (i.e. SARS II CoV a.k.a Covid-19). They have already a large shortage of Radiographers in the UK and with these behaviors, they will never solve the problems which the British citizens face every day in UK hospitals. No one should forget the number of international health care workers who sacrificed their lives during the pandemic to help the patients in the UK.

The Forced Marriage of Minors: A Neglected Form of Child Abuse

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loretta M. Kopelman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
The Us ◽  
Bar Association ◽  
The Uk

The forced marriage of minors is child abuse, consequently duties exist to stop them. Yet over 14 million forced marriages of minors occur annually in developing countries. The American Bar Association (ABA) concludes that the problem in the US is significant, widespread but largely ignored, and that few US laws protect minors from forced marriages. Although their best chance of rescue often involves visits to health care providers, US providers show little awareness of this growing problem. Strategies discussed to stop forced marriages include recommendations from the UN, the ABA, and the UK. The author anticipates and responds to criticisms that first, no duty to intervene exists without better laws and practice guidelines; and second, that such marriages are not child abuse in traditions where parental rights or familism allegedly justify them.

scholarly journals Whistleblowing in Health Care Organizations: A Comprehensive Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 4/2021 (94) ◽  
pp. 131-165
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Z. Wiśniewska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The Uk ◽  
To Receive

Purpose: To receive the answers to the following research problems: (1) How is the interest of researchers in whistleblowing in health care organizations developing? (2) How do researchers define whistleblowing in health care? (3) What are the main problems (limitations) of whistleblowing in health care organizations? (4) What factors affect whistleblowing in health care organizations? Design/methodology/approach: The method of systematic literature review based on the PRISMA model was used. To identify the factors affecting whistleblowing, McKinsey’s 7S framework was used. Findings: The researchers from the UK definitely dominate, and the papers from Central European countries seem to be invisible. The vast majority of works came from the 2010s. Whistleblowing serves the good and safety of the patient; however, there are staff concerns about the consequences they may face. ‘Style’, ‘staff’ and ‘shared values’ seem to be the most crucial for whistleblowing, and these are factors considered ‘soft’. Research limitations: The access to databases managed by the home University. In future studies, there is a need to take into account other databases, including additional sources of knowledge, like books and grey literature. Originality/implications: Identifying the state and place of research worldwide on whistleblowing in health care, and a proposal of the whistleblowing verification matrix. New definitions of whistleblowing and whistleblowers were proposed. The above may be considered theoretical contribution to science.

Faculty Reflections on International Travel to Reach the Medically Underserved

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-143
Author(s):  
Rosalinda R. Jimenez ◽  
Wendy R. Thal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
International Health ◽  
International Travel ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Medically Underserved ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Health Care

One approach to preparing students to engage in culturally diverse health-care settings around the world is to incorporate faculty-led short-term cultural immersion programs in medically underserved nations. This reflective summary analyzes the impact of a faculty-led international health-care trip on students' global health-care experience and needed health-care services in developing countries. A content analysis of the journals of two advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) faculty members was performed to gain perspectives on a trip with undergraduate and graduate nursing students and medical students to a small city in Nicaragua. This article examines the personal and professional growth achieved, and the challenges faced, when managing acute and chronic diseases with limited resources in an unfamiliar country. Themes identified included anxieties of planning, provider versus faculty role, students in action, networking, nurturing behaviors, advocating, and mentoring self-sustainability. Faculty-led international health-care trips both add a needed service to developing countries' health-care needs and offer students the experience of health care from a global perspective.

Rorschach-CS Scores of Six Groups of Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caspar C. Berghout ◽  
Jolien Zevalkink ◽  
Abraham N. J. Pieters ◽  
Gregory J. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Treatment Type ◽  
Psychotherapy Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

In this study we used a quasiexperimental, cross-sectional design with six cohorts differing in phase of treatment (pretreatment, posttreatment, 2-year posttreatment) and treatment type (psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy) and investigated scores on 39 Rorschach-CS variables. The total sample consisted of 176 participants from four mental health care organizations in The Netherlands. We first examined pretreatment differences between patients entering psychoanalysis and patients entering psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The two treatment groups did not seem to differ substantially before treatment, with the exception of the level of ideational problems. Next, we studied the outcome of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy by comparing the Rorschach-CS scores of the six groups of patients. In general, we found significant differences between pretreatment and posttreatment on a relatively small number of Rorschach-CS variables. More pre/post differences were found between the psychoanalytic psychotherapy groups than between the psychoanalysis groups. More research is needed to examine whether analyzing clusters of variables might reveal other results.

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