...Moyosoluwa Dele-Dada; Goddy Osimen; Sulaimon Maito Ajibowu-Yekini; Temidayo David Oladipo Purpose This article interrogates the persistent contradictions in global health governance between neoliberal, market-oriented approaches and the universal right to health. It seeks to clarify how key global...

...Khan Ferdousour Rahman; Haya M. Al-Khatlan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review different perspectives of health and illness keeping the human being at the center. Design/methodology/approach – This paper has been written based on the review of secondary literature. Findings...

... management, in order to decrease the risk of adverse outcomes of the type experienced in the case of Victoria Climbié. There are numerous examples of the standards set for health professionals by colleagues, and failure to comply with such standards puts patients at risk, particularly vulnerable patients...

...Julia Wong; Shirley Wong There is a dearth of information on the cardiovascular health of immigrant women. The present study analyzed the dataset from the National Population Health Survey to describe the modifiable CVD risk factors of Canadian immigrant women. Results indicated a statistically...

... for the year immediately preceding the publication of the NSF and indicate that the average district general hospital may have a long way to go to meet the target set by the NSF. Coronary heart disease Hospitals Health Elevated serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol are major risk factors...

... guidance, but variations in authoritative guidance are a significant issue. Robust audit is required to ensure that the local programmes are achieving optimal health gain. We used the NSC definition to identify screening programmes. At the time the NSC was defining screening programmes...

.... (1992), “ Prevention of the first occurrence of neural tube defects by periconceptual vitamin supplementation ”, New England Journal of Medicine , Vol. 327 , pp. 32 ‐ 5 . Department of Health (1992), Folic Acid and the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects , report from an Expert Advisory Group...

... to the primary health care team at a practice meeting. In addition to personalised feedback data, practices were supplied with appropriate educational material, e.g. MeReC bulletins on HRT. At the meeting, practices were encouraged to audit their patients with the aim of improving their HRT prescribing...

...Wally R. Smith; J. James Cotter; Donna K. McClish; Viktor E. Bovbjerg; Louis F. Rossiter We determined access and satisfaction of 2,598 recipients of Virginia’s Medicaid program, comparing its health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to its primary care case management (PCCM) program. Positive...

...Jane Cowan Maintaining good standards of clinical documentation remains a problem in the health service despite continued and consistent advice from protection organisations and professional bodies over many years. This article discusses some of the issues that arise from poor quality note keeping...

... staff training programmes. Information leaflets have been provided to patients and additional services such as falls groups have been developed. Health Clinical governance Safety Accidents are a major health problem among older people. Older people have a higher risk of accidents resulting...

...Alison Cooke This article examines some of the problems associated with health and medical information available via the Internet. An overview is provided of gateway services that seek to provide access to high quality materials. Quality principles for health and medical Internet‐based materials...

... and commissioners of health. The results of audits can be used to set the standard from which clinical practice can be monitored and improved. An expectation of likely outcome also gives the patient the opportunity of being able to make a fully informed choice. This audit using prospective data examines...