Multi-patient rooms are the status quo for hospitals in New Zealand. But this breaches best practice for healthcare and infection control protocols, as well as the rights of vulnerable patients.
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Implementing health reforms is complex – unpredictable forces make the outcomes difficult to control or foresee.
The term ‘obstetric violence’ is already widely used by the EU, the UN and countless health professionals, but some health professionals continue to push back against it.
Research shows that health care plus opportunities create the best environment for refugee success in Canada. Not only does that benefit refugees, but society as a whole.
Patients with lower socioeconomic status often have more negative healthcare experiences.
In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?
While telehealth doctor appointments can increase the accessibility of health care, online medicine misses a key element to improve health outcomes in rural communities: continuity of care.
Staff shortages, under-funding and burnout are among the reasons GPs are turning away new clients. The primary healthcare sector needs more money – and maybe a new model for treating patients.
Migrant mothers face multiple barriers to accessing healthcare in New Zealand. New research highlights the difficulties they face, in their own words.
While some nurses have protested the use of robotics and AI in healthcare, new technologies could help care for aging populations offering efficiency alongside the compassion of human nurses
AI-driven hyper-personalised health nudges could be the next big thing – but they ignore the real factors behind chronic health problems
Much needs to be done to improve governance of South Africa’s health system. Eight recommendations provide a guide to what needs to be prioritised.
New research finds a link between childhood trauma and a reduced engagement with healthcare services later in life.
Feelings of embarrassment or shame can deter some people from seeking necessary healthcare, and their experiences are absent from conventional health surveys.
Many of the party’s more ambitious proposals – like free cancer treatment and dental care for pensioners – were abandoned after the 2019 election, and have not resurfaced.
Australians are more likely to receive treatment against their will if they are born overseas, speak a language other than English or are unemployed.
Healthcare productivity appears to be growing three times faster than economy-wide productivity.
Doctors are demanding the implementation of a 2017 agreement to improve working conditions.
Our research reveals why discrimination in the NHS should be seen as a public health issue
Our review shows that evidence to support further privatisation of healthcare services is weak.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer: Interprofessional Education Unit, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer in Health Care Law and Ethics, Barrister, Solicitor, Swansea University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Leadership and Management, Edge Hill University
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Director, PUSKAPA
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Health Policy, University of York
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Research scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
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Head of Research, PUSKAPA
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Research Fellow in Ageing, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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Professor of Healthcare Law & Feminist Ethics, University of Sussex
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
