BACKGROUND Health workers are the key to realising the potential of improved quality of care for mothers and newborns in the weak health systems of Sub Saharan Africa. Their perspectives are fundamental to understand the effectiveness of existing improvement programs and to identify ways to strengthen future initiatives. The objective of this study was therefore to examine health worker perspec...

This paper alerts practitioners and administrators in correctional healthcare settings to a variety of issues of concern when advising or negotiating with state or county governments on the provision of managed behavioral healthcare. The participation of the mental health practitioner or administrator involved in determining the quality and appropriateness of behavioral managed care contractual...

The demand for efficient and effective health care prompted this study comparing the treatment outcomes and personnel costs of two types of occupational therapy service provision for the patient with a total hip replacement. System 1 used traditional individual treatment as the primary service provision method, with group treatment used as an adjunct. System 2 used group treatment as the primar...

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BACKGROUND While the role of community mobilization in improving maternal health outcomes of HIV positive women in sub-Saharan Africa is continuously emphasized, little is known about how legitimate these claims are. The aim of this study is to systematically review the empirical evidence on this issue. METHODS A systematic search was conducted in PuBMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, COCH...

In Australia, work health and safety legislation applies to all workplaces, including those where disability-related supports services are provided. It is thus relevant people with disabilities (including intellectual disabilities) the workers supporting them. The allows regulators take enforcement action against organisations that breach their legal duties, through prosecution agreeing enforce...

BACKGROUND Provision of HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health services in Zambia is largely characterized by discrete service provision with weak client referral and linkage. The literature reveals gaps in the continuity of care for HIV and sexual and reproductive health. This study assessed whether improved service delivery models increased the uptake and cost-effectiveness of HIV ...

BACKGROUND 'NHSPlus' was conceived as a national agency that would provide occupational health services to organizations, for a fee, without imposing any financial burden on the taxpayer. This self-funding requirement brings into focus the resource implications for such a service and the determination of the charges to be made to external clients. AIM The existing provision of occupational he...