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Development of a surgical site infection surveillance programme in a Scottish neurosurgical unit
Michael Canty, Edward Jerome St GeorgeSurgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication in surgical practice. SSIs represent almost a fifth of healthcare-associated infections in Scotland, and have deleterious…
The need for informed climate-health governance
Brittany Shea, Kim Knowlton, Jeffrey ShamanThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the existing opportunity to educate future health professionals on the health impacts of climate change in order to facilitate more…
Informal payments for health care in Iran
Mohammad Meskarpour Amiri, Abbas Assari, Mohammadkarim Bahadori, Ramin Ravangard, Sayyed Morteza Hosseini-ShokouhReducing informal payments (IPs) for health services has always been a top priority for health policymakers all over the world. As the newest attempts to reduce IPs, Iran’s…
Medical education governance based on strategic planning: An example of Kazakhstan medical universities
Sabina NurakynovaThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the medical education strategic planning to align with international best practices in university governance.
From policy to practice: the challenges facing Uganda in reducing maternal mortality
Grace EdwardsThe purpose of this paper is to describe the challenges faced by health professionals in meeting Millennium Goal 5 and reducing maternal mortality in Uganda.
Self-regulation and medical direction: Conflicted approaches to monitoring and improving the quality of clinical care in paramedic services
Peter O’Meara, Gary Wingrove, Michael McKeageThe purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse two approaches to paramedic service clinical governance and quality management from the perspective of two groups of…
Patient satisfaction and an international dental graduate workforce programme
Tony Skapetis, Shilpi Ajwani, Sameer BholeThe New South Wales International Dental Graduate (N-IDG) programme was an Australian state government workforce initiative to support rural public dental services. The purpose of…
ISSN:
2059-4631Renamed from:
Clinical Governance: An International JournalOnline date, start – end:
2016Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Irina Ibragimova
- Dr Helen Phagava