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Hogan Henthorne, Beth; Henthorne, Tony L. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 11 (1994) 3, pp. 44-54

The impact of negative publicity on health services organizations can be severe and wide ranging. Being able to cope effectively with, and minimize, the impact of negative publicity should be an important consideration for all care providers. Reviews the typical causes of egative publicity and...

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Understanding the power of hope and empathy in healthcare marketing

Kemp, Elyria; Bui, My; Krishen, Anjala; Homer, Pamela Miles - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 34 (2017) 2, pp. 85-95

testimonials from unknown patients were not effective. Originality/value Understanding the role of emotions in healthcare …

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AIDS communication campaigns in Uganda

Kiwanuka‐Tondo, James; Fudge Albada, Kelly; Waters, … - In: Journal of Communication Management 17 (2013) 1, pp. 5-23

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a predictive model for organizational factors on the extent to which organizations involved in non‐governmental organizations (NGO) or bilateral partnerships conduct campaign planning research. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth...

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Change within institutional theory: towards a framework of coping with change

Börner, Tjandra; Verstegen, Bernard - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 9 (2013) 3, pp. 304-321

understanding change, by showing how medical specialists in hospitals, in particular urologists, shape change processes in … framework. Design/methodology/approach – In Dutch hospitals a new management control tool is implemented, which is the diagnose … hospital. Here, an investigation is carried out on how and if the behavior of medical specialists changes because of this …

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Involvement of service users in adult safeguarding

Wallcraft, Janet - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2012) 3, pp. 142-150

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise findings of a review of service user and carer involvement in safeguarding and recommendations for good practice. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a review of selected literature and a consultation exercise with experts in...

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Wilful neglect and health care

Mandelstam, Michael - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 16 (2014) 6, pp. 342-354

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the criminal offence of wilful neglect in the context of hospital … health care in England. Design/methodology/approach – Summarise the evidence of neglectful care in hospitals and analyse the … ingredients and application of the offence of wilful neglect. Findings – Neglect is ongoing and systemic in the hospitals and the …

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A day in the life of Isaac

Engelberger, Joe - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 27 (2000) 3, pp. 176-180

Demonstrates that present technologies are sufficient to produce a household robot for the elderly or disabled, that is able to undertake a wide range of domestic chores and supply 24 hour care and companionship.

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The Shadow robot mimics human actions

Tuffield, Paul; Elias, Hugo - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 1, pp. 56-60

The development and current specification for the Shadow Hand and Arm project are described. The Shadow robot has human like movements and uses air muscles to replicate the action of human muscles. This produces a robot mechanism that is compliant, intrinsically safe and suitable for use in...

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The TERESA project : from space research to ground tele‐echography

Vieyres, Pierre; Poisson, Gérard; Courrèges, Fabien; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 1, pp. 77-82

located patients on ground quality ultrasound examinations despite the lack of a specialist at the location of the wanted …

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Robots in healthcare

Bogue, Robert - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 38 (2011) 3, pp. 218-223

Purpose – This paper aims to review of the use of robots in two healthcare applications: surgery and prosthetics. Design/methodology/approach – Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers robotic surgery and discusses a selection of commercial products, applications and recent...

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