Meeting the needs of the child in rehabilitation requires an interdisciplinary approach, whereby a variety of health care professionals are called upon to work together in planning and coordinating each patient's programme. The Registered music therapist is one of the allied health professionals who plays an integral role in this team approach. Music therapy is a recognized allied health profes...

Nursing and nurse education is rapidly changing internationally. The profession and the different branches of practice have moved in a relatively short period of time from a 'handmaiden' status to have an evolving professional standing as equal members of interdisciplinary teams. This has coincided with the evolving trend to locate nurse training programmes within the higher education sector. D...

The increased complexity of today’s environment poses several challenges to hospital management during the next decade. Trends such as changing organizational structures, increased knowledge and specialisation, interdisciplinary collaboration, advancement of technology, new health problems and health care policy, and sophistication in medical education have a part to play. All these affect the ...