According to auditor reports in 2021, local government councils are failing their communities and voters. Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) Reports 2021 suggest that the Councils of governments rife with conflicts interest, manipulation land deals, lacking independence captured by CEOs. The Government has recently introduced a new Local Act 2020 (VIC) address corruption, poor profession...

BACKGROUND Using a data set of works councils of trade union IG Metal, this paper investigates psychosocial stress and strain on this specific group in comparison to employees working in administration in general (leadership and non-leadership-role) and a national reference value. METHODS For assessing psychosocial work factors on works councils within the sector represented by the trade unio...

BACKGROUND Patient advisory councils are a way for healthcare organizations to promote patient engagement. Despite mandates to implement patient advisory councils through programs like the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), there is a paucity of data measuring the impact of patients functioning in advisory roles. Our objective is to investigate whether patient engagement in patient advisory ...

BACKGROUND Demand-side financing projects are now being implemented in many developing countries, yet evidence showing that they reach the poor is scanty. METHODS A maternal health voucher scheme provided voucher-paid services in Jhang, a predominantly rural district of Pakistan, during 2010. A pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design was used to assess the changes in the proportion of fa...

The Counseling System is the one of the basis on which all social and political affairs are presented and investigated through public and political consultation in the form of discussions and free conversations. In the Counseling system, it is the public wisdom and agreement that leads to the selection and determination of rulers, social and political constructs and institutions, codifying and ...