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Modernising medical regulation: where are we now?

Waring, Justin; Dixon‐Woods, Mary; Yeung, Karen - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 24 (2010) 6, pp. 540-555

Purpose – This paper aims to outline and comment on the changes to medical regulation in the UK that provide the … regulatory form has mutated from one of state‐sanctioned collegial self‐regulation to one of state‐directed bureaucratic … regulation. The erosion of medical self‐regulation can be attributed to: the pressures of market liberalisation and new public …

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Medical regulation, spectacular transparency and the blame business

McGivern, Gerry; Fischer, Michael - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 24 (2010) 6, pp. 597-610

experiences of transparent forms of medical regulation in practice, as well as those of medical regulators and those representing … involved in medical regulation, representing patients and professionals. A qualitative narrative analysis of the interviews was … legalised regulatory systems and are consequently practising more defensively. Second, regulation is described as providing …

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Quality standards in drug and medical information departments

Khan, Sadia; Bawden, David - In: Aslib Proceedings 52 (2000) 4, pp. 134-142

Quality standards in the enquiry answering function of health service drug information units and of pharmaceutical industry medical information departments are studied by an interview/questionnaire survey. Factors examined include the use of standardised and documented procedures, adherence to...

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Improving pharmacy store performance: the merits of over-the-counter drugs

Wieringa, Jaap Edo; Reber, Katrin Christiane; Leeflang, … - In: European Journal of Marketing 49 (2015) 7/8, pp. 1276-1299

Purpose – This study aims to increase understanding of the factors that affect retail pharmacy performance. This paper investigates how various product-, store-, customer- and competitor characteristics affect over-the-counter (OTC) drug sales and thus store performance....

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Human scale robots have a role to play in British hospitals

Wilson, Graham - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 25 (1998) 1, pp. 30-34

Discusses the use of robots in pharmaceutical laboratories for repetitive tasks and dealing with dangerous substances such as radioisotopes. Presents a project undertaken by BNFL, Amercare Ltd and Middlesex University to develop a fully automated radiopharmaceutical dispensing system. Discusses...

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How health managers see prescribing

Stern, Philip - In: Marketing Intelligence & Planning 20 (2002) 2, pp. 104-112

An understanding of the patterns of GP prescribing is important to those who play a role in the management of healthcare budgets. This paper analyses the contrasts and overlaps between the perceptions of healthcare managers and actual prescribing behaviour. While there are aspects of prescribing...

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Social value judgments in healthcare: a philosophical critique

Biron, Laura; Rumbold, Benedict; Faden, Ruth - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 26 (2012) 3, pp. 317-330

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider some of the philosophical and bioethical issues raised by the creation of the draft social values framework developed to facilitate data collection and country‐specific presentations at the inaugural workshop on “Social values and health...

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Why do costs act as a barrier in maternity care for some, but not all women? A qualitative study in rural Nepal

Simkhada, Bibha; R. van Teijlingen, Edwin; Porter, Maureen - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 8, pp. 705-713

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse cost as a barrier to the uptake of antenatal care (ANC) in rural Nepal amidst a variety of barriers and facilitators. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study with face-to-face interviews were conducted with 50 ANC users and...

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Did the Health Card Program Ensure Access to Medical Care for the Poor during Indonesia’s Economic Crisis?

Pradhan, Menno; Saadah, Fadia; Sparrow, Robert - In: The World Bank Economic Review 21 (2007) 1, pp. 125-149

The Indonesian Social Safety Net health card program was implemented in response to the economic crisis that hit Indonesia in 1997, to preserve access to health care services for the poor. Health cards were allocated to poor households, entitling them to subsidized care from public health care...

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Aktuelle Entwicklungen der europäischen TK-Regulierung

Westermeier, Andreas - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 63 (2014) 1, pp. 15-39

Abstract This article deals with current developments concerning the regulation of telecommunication in Europe (e. g …. Mobile Termination Rates, Roaming). It argues that current regulation is led by political aims and less by economic theory …

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