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Compare Your Establishment with the European Competition! Dear Hospital Managers, Would you like to compare your establishment with others, in your country or elsewhere in Europe? Would you like to know what decision- making structures are like in neighbouring hospitals, how the purchasing procedure is organised, what information systems are...
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Book Review
Book Review: “Trends in EU Healthcare Systems” Interview with the author Prof. Win De Gooijer (E-)Hospital interviewed Prof. De Gooijer on the main findings of his book: What are the implications of the changing social context for healthcare systems in the EU? The neo-liberal course that the international...
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Public Health Threats Today The first epidemiological report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) identifies antimicrobial resistance as the most serious public health threat facing Europe. The Stockholm-based agency warns that “if the present rapid negative development is not halted, mankind will soon...
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Germany Hospitals Compare Therapeutic Results The latest edition of the report on the quality of German hospitals reveals profound changes: the latest edition shows for the first time the data resulting from the guarantee of external quality for every hospital. In future, hospitals will present the quality of specific treatments in relation...
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Design Strategies to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
A visit to a hospital can be risky, even dangerous for your health. Hospital-acquired infections or nosocomial infections affect 1 in 10 patients admitted to UK hospitals. Every year this results in more than 5,000 deaths in the country and costs the National Health Services £1billion (Inweregbu, Dave, & Pittard, 2005). According to Inweregbu et al....
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Hospital Governance: Exploring the European Scene
This second part of the results of the study (see (E-)Hospital 2/2007) deals with Hospital Boards and general conclusions. Hospital Board The survey included a large set of questions on specific governing bodies. One of these bodies is the Hospital Board. The composition, role and functioning of this Board has been the focus within...
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The Importance of Social Climate for Hospital Nurses
The work carried out in hospitals is characterised by a considerable amount of social interaction. Contact with colleagues, supervisors, other staff and clients can be a positive resource that is perceived as enriching. Permanent contact can, however, cause considerable psychological stress. Nurses cannot cope with stress during working hours by choosing...
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Should Mental Health Services be Integrated into General Hospitals?
In its recent consultation the European Union stated in its Green Paper on Mental Health that a model of service which integrates mental health services into a general hospital is preferable. Issues There is very good evidence 1 that psychiatry services when provided within somatic care can make an impact on both survival and...
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A Hospital Promoting Mental Health
- ‘Are you feeling sad?’ – ‘Do you know anybody who has these symptoms: withdraws from friends and family, is turning careless about personal appearance, lies awake at night, or stays in bed all day.’ - ‘Are you worried about a friend?’ -‘Is anyone you know hearing voices?’ Stavanger University hospital runs ads like this in the regional...
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The Portuguese Hospital System
The 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 with...
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