International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 24 Issue 3

Chasing the golden fleece: Increasing healthcare quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction while reducing costs

Fiona MacVane Phipps

The purpose of this paper is to develop a common theme between the six research articles submitted for IJHG 24.3.

Impact of consultant obstetric presence on serious incidents

Sherif Shawer, Shirley Rowbotham, Alexander Heazell, Teresa Kelly, Sarah Vause

Many organisations, including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, have recommended increasing the number of hours of consultant obstetric presence in UK…

Streamlining and modernising medical workforce governance: An examination of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Stephanie D. Short, Nikhil Hawal, Nasser Sai Albusaidi, Farah Purwaningrum

The purpose of this paper is to identify the elements of effective policies and processes to inform future health professional regulation reforms and practice in the Emirates.

Holding individuals accountable for engaging in harmful health behaviours when managing scarce resources: Yes or not really?

Micaela Pinho, Ana Pinto Borges

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of Bulgarian citizens about the relevance of lifestyles in the management of scarce resources through rationing and explore…

The influence of policy makers over Lean implementations in healthcare

Christian Gadolin

It is often argued that Lean enables the challenges of contemporary healthcare delivery to be tackled in relation to consistently high-quality care, while utilizing the full…

Clinical guidelines and patient related outcomes: summary of evidence and recommendations

Luciana Pereira de Vasconcelos, Luiza de Oliveira Rodrigues, Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre

Good medical practice, evidence-based medicine (EBM) and clinical practice guidelines (CPG) have been recurring subjects in the scientific literature. EBM advocates argue that…