scholarly journals Universal Health Care and political economy, neoliberalism and effects of COVID-19 -- a view of systems and complexity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Peterson ◽  
Christine Walker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Universal Health Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Universal Health

Sturmberg and Martin’s application of systems and complexity theory to understanding Universal Health Care (UHC) and Primary Health Care (PHC) is evaluated in the light of the influence of political economy on health systems. Further the role that neoliberal approaches to governance have had in creating increased inequities is seen as a key challenge for UHC. COVID-19 has emphasized long standing discrepancies in health and these disadvantages require government will and cooperation together with adequate social services to redress these discrepancies in UHC.

scholarly journals The situation of nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean towards universal health

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani ◽  
Lynda Law Wilson ◽  
Sabrina de Souza Elias Mikael ◽  
Laura Morán Peña ◽  
Rosa Amarilis Zarate Grajales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Universal Health

Objective: to assess the situation of nursing education and to analyze the extent to which baccalaureate level nursing education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean are preparing graduates to contribute to the achievement of Universal Health. Method: quantitative, descriptive/exploratory, cross-sectional study carried out in 25 countries. Results: a total of 246 nursing schools participated in the study. Faculty with doctoral level degrees totaled 31.3%, without Brazil this is reduced to 8.3%. The ratio of clinical experiences in primary health care services to hospital-based services was 0.63, indicating that students receive more clinical experiences in hospital settings. The results suggested a need for improvement in internet access; information technology; accessibility for the disabled; program, faculty and student evaluation; and teaching/learning methods. Conclusion: there is heterogeneity in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The nursing curricula generally includes the principles and values of Universal Health and primary health care, as well as those principles underpinning transformative education modalities such as critical and complex thinking development, problem-solving, evidence-based clinical decision-making, and lifelong learning. However, there is a need to promote a paradigm shift in nursing education to include more training in primary health care.

scholarly journals A psychiatric liaison service for a social services office

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 481-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Grant ◽  
Anne Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Primary Health Care Team ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Settings

Although there has been considerable interest into the amount of liaison work that general psychiatrists do with general practitioners in primary health care settings, and into the role that social workers can play in liaising with the primary health care team, less is known about the extent to which general psychiatrists have established liaison links with particular social services offices, what form the liaison takes and whether the liaison has worked satisfactorily.

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