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Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England

This article engages with debates about the conceptualisation and practical challenges of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care services. Policy in this area in England has shifted numerous times but increasingly a consumerist discourse seems to override more democratic ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and public services. Recent policy change in Engla...

challenges facing healthwatch, a new consumer champion in england

this article engages with debates about the conceptualisation and practical challenges of patient and public involvement (ppi) in health and social care services. policy in this area in england has shifted numerous times but increasingly a consumerist discourse seems to override more democratic ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and public services. recent policy change in engla...

Shared care arrangements for specialist drugs in the UK: the challenges facing GP adherence.

OBJECTIVE To explore the challenges facing GPs' adherence to shared care arrangements for specialist drugs. DESIGN A qualitative study using semistructured interviews; data analysed using the 'framework' approach aided by QSR N-Vivo 2.0. SETTING Three Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) within one Strategic Health Authority (SHA) in the North West of England. PARTICIPANTS 47 semistructured intervi...

Challenges Facing Educational Research

Challenges facing radiology educators.

This article summarizes the current challenges faced by radiology educators. These are discussed under the headings of time available for education, financing education, what and how to teach, student evaluation, support infrastructure, and challenges to leadership.