PURPOSE Patient satisfaction with the provision of hospital oncology services can have a significant impact on their overall treatment experience. AIMS To assess patient satisfaction with the inpatient hospital services in the gynecological oncology setting using the IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). METHODS A modi...

The following minimum standard guidelines are intended to serve as a basic guide for the provision of pharmacy services in hospitals. These guidelines outline a minimum level of services that most hospital pharmacy departments should consistently provide. The reader is strongly encouraged to review the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP) guidance documents referenced throughout th...

The forthcoming implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) poses a number of challenges in the areas of patient care, training, service provision and quality of life for workers. Surgery, as a craft-based speciality, will face a greater impact on training of future surgeons as operating time could be lost to service provision. The EW...

in western asia, afghan refugees constitute one of the main vulnerable populations with drug and hiv treatment needs. however, there is not considerable provision of drug and hiv services for this group. the study aimed to describe the provision of drug treatment and harm reduction services for afghan refugees in iran, the most populous persian gulf country. with the collaboration of the united...

the purpose of the managerialism is economy, efficiency, effectiveness in provision public services. also it emphasizes to follow the market strategies instead of bureaucracy. due to increasing productivity of public services management by using flexible styles and public opinion, this approach has provided to response the problems of traditional theory of administration. negative aspects of ma...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the educational practices of staff working in acute stroke wards in Australian hospitals, including the coordination and methods of patient education provision, post-discharge education and support services available, and the education and support services that health professionals would like to provide. METHODS Health professionals who worked in acute stroke wa...

The objectives of this study were to provide a comprehensive survey of satisfaction with care, care preferences and information provision for patients with epilepsy, and to formulate recommendations for the development of epilepsy services based on the findings. A questionnaire was distributed to 4620 patients who were currently receiving antiepileptic drugs for epilepsy, regardless of aetiolog...