Author: Dr. -Ing. Andreas Wittmann University of Wuppertal Fachbereich D – Sicherheitstechnik Occupational Safety and Health (Head of Department: Director: Prof. F. Hofmann) Wuppertal, Germany E-mail: [email protected] For references, please contact: [email protected] Uniform European rules are in place...
READ MOREAuthor: Dr. Thomas Ulmer, Member of the European Parliament Email: [email protected] URL: www.thomasulmer.eu In 2005 the European Commission introduced a proposal to amend the medical devices directive and thereby signalled its intention to boost competitiveness in the European...
READ MOREAuthor: Anjali Joseph , Ph.D . Director of Research, The Center for Health Design Email: [email protected] For references, please contact: [email protected] A visit to a hospital can be risky, even dangerous for your health. Hospital-acquired infections...
READ MOREAuthors: Kristof Eeckloo, LLM, (corresponding author) Doctoral researcher Luc Delesie , CE, MS, PhD, Professor Arthur Vleugels, MD, PhD, Director Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research Faculty...
READ MOREAuthors: H. M. Hasselhorn , MD University of Wuppertal, FB D – Department of Safety Technology Wuppertal, Germany Email: [email protected] URL: www.next-study.net Peter Tackenberg , MSc N DBfK-Bundesverband...
READ MOREAuthors: George Witte CEO/Medical Director, Rivierduinen The Netherlands, and Alan Yates Chief Executive Mersey Care. England For references, please contact: [email protected] In its recent consultation the European Union stated in its Green Paper on Mental...
READ MOREAuthor: Karl Dalton Environmental Manager Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown,Dublin,Ireland Email: [email protected] For references, please contact: [email protected] Waste management is one of the biggest challenges for our society now and in the future....
READ MOREThe Structure of Public Hospitals After significant reform carried out in 2002, public hospitals are divided into three categories: • Hospitals S.A.: public corporations with the state as the exclusive shareholder (under corporate law). They were created through the transformation of 34 public hospitals, chosen as mediumsized ones...
READ MOREThe state of Portuguese hospitals at the beginning of the decade made significant gaps apparent: quality control was absent, and there was no standardised information system to facilitate the control of the performance of managers and healthcare establishments. These managers did not have any effective incentives, or the autonomy necessary, especially...
READ MOREAuthor: Inger Kari Nerheim Managing Director,Division of Psychiatry Stavanger University Hospital,Norway Email: [email protected] - ‘Are you feeling sad?’ – ‘Do you know anybody who has these symptoms: withdraws from friends and family, is turning careless about personal appearance,...
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