Background: Because of the economic crisis and nursing shortage, the situation for hospitals will be demanding throughout the decade in the 2010s. This poses challenges for nursing management. This article focuses on Finnish health care, particularly on nurse managers. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe and analyse future challenges in hospitals in one hospital district in Finland from t...

OBJECTIVES This article focuses on the results of evaluations of two business plans developed in response to a policy initiative which aimed to achieve greater integration between primary and secondary health providers in New Zealand. We employ the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to inform our analysis. The Better, Sooner, More Convenient policy programme involved the develop...

BACKGROUND Historically, alkylator-based therapy has been used to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). More effective therapies, such as the use of monoclonal antibodies in combination with chemotherapy, have been shown to prolong both progression-free survival and overall survival. Improvements in the identification of prognostic markers for CLL, as well as novel combination...