OBJECTIVE Allied health assistants (AHAs) are an emerging group in allied health practice with the potential to improve quality of care and safety of patients. This systematic review summarizes the evidence regarding the roles and responsibilities of AHAs and describes the benefits and barriers to utilizing AHAs in current health care settings. METHODS A systematic process of literature searc...

PURPOSE A sound, scientific base of high quality research is needed to inform service planning and decision making and enable improved policy and practice. However, some areas of health practice, particularly many of the allied health areas, are generally considered to have a low evidence base. In order to successfully build research capacity in allied health, a clearer understanding is require...

BACKGROUND Health services that operate 7 days per week are under pressure to show the increased cost of providing weekend services can be measured in improved patient outcomes. The evidence for weekend allied health services in acute medical and surgical wards is weak and there is wide variation between the services offered at different hospitals. METHODS This qualitative study was undertake...

Neuropsychologists are frequently presented with requests from parents, attorneys, nurse case managers, insurance representatives, school personnel, allied health professionals, family members or other interested parties who have some type of relationship with a patient or client examinee to directly observe or record the administration of psychological tests. Consequently, a number of practice...

In 1940 hejoined the Royal Army Medical Corps, served with the 8th Army in the desert and was taken prisoner on the fall of Tobruk; after two years' captivity he was repatriated in 1943 under the Geneva Convention regarding medical personnel. He returned to military service as LieutenantColonel in charge of the medical division of a General Hospital, landed in France in 1944 and took part in th...

objective: in the last 30 years, ever since the phc network in iran has been established, the job duties of behvarzes (mental health workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. the aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupational stress among behvarzes. methods: all behvarzes (227) working in areas covered by iran universit...

As advances in medical care and technology extend our lifespan beyond that of any prior civilization, dramatic changes are occurring in the pattern of health care delivery. Included in these changes is a rapid acceleration in the utilization of biomedical knowledge and technology, which has spawned an increasingly larger number of allied health professions and personnel. The recent growth of In...

Occupational violence is a worldwide, multifaceted problem affecting all industries, including healthcare. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of the experiences of 158 allied health professionals, 135 doctors, and 1229 nurses working in a rural area in eastern Australia. Response rates were 72 percent for allied health professionals and 62 percent for general practitioners (GPs) and nurses. ...