The patients' rights status is one of the essential elements in defining norms related to the concept of clinical governance system. In addition, the patients' rights status is an important index for quality of care offered in the health care system. However, the lack of a coherent instrument makes it difficult to evaluate patients' rights status in hospitals and clinics. The aim of this study ...

What steps involved in degarelix (Firmagon®, Ferring Pharmaceuticals) administration and patient care do specialist nurses consider most important to reduce the risk of associated injection site reactions, are there any variations materials used support optimal technique? Degarelix is a GnRH antagonist indicated for first-line treatment advanced prostate cancer that effectively suppresses testo...

BACKGROUND South Africa is currently undergoing major health system restructuring in an attempt to improve health outcomes and reduce inequities in access. Such inequities exist between private and public health care and within the public health system itself. Experience shows that rural health care can be disadvantaged in policy formulation despite good intentions. The objective of this study ...