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Doctors As Patients: A Systematic Review Of Doctors' Health Access And The Barriers They Experience, Margaret Kay, Geoffrey Mitchell, Alexandra Clavarino, Jenny Doust
Doctors As Patients: A Systematic Review Of Doctors' Health Access And The Barriers They Experience, Margaret Kay, Geoffrey Mitchell, Alexandra Clavarino, Jenny Doust
Jenny Doust
Background The need to improve doctors' access to health care by reducing the barriers they experience has been regularly described in the literature, yet the barriers experienced are not well defined, despite the volume of expert opinion in this area. Aim To define what is known about doctors' access to health care from the data within the current literature.Design of study A systematic review of studies of doctors' health access.Method A systematic search of MEDLINE® and CINAHL, supplemented by citation searches and searches of the grey literature, identified both quantitative and qualitative studies. Two reviewers used specific criteria for inclusion …
Seriously Working Together: Integrated Governance Models To Achieve Sustainable Partnerships Between Health Care Organisations, Claire Jackson, Caroline Nicholson, Jenny Doust, Lily Cheung, John O'Donnell
Seriously Working Together: Integrated Governance Models To Achieve Sustainable Partnerships Between Health Care Organisations, Claire Jackson, Caroline Nicholson, Jenny Doust, Lily Cheung, John O'Donnell
Jenny Doust
Objective: To identify sustainable governance arrangements for health care organisations undertaking integrated health service delivery based on best available evidence. Method: Systematic review of the literature (1990–2006), supported by key informant interviews as an integrative process. Results: 16 studies met our selection criteria. All described enablers of and barriers to delivering integrated health services. We identified three models for integrated health care governance with a demonstrated ability to be sustained in the medium term. Common themes that emerged as the logical starting point for more ambitious integrated governance arrangements regionally were: the need for a clear separation between governance and …