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Stockholm 2003 abstracts: M. Johansson

Mauri Johansson, MD, MHH Public Health Partner Specialist in Community and Occupational Medicine Sportsvej 17 7441 Bording Denmark Do we need a new research concept for health policy problems? Analysing research in the field of public health and health policy from a philosophical point of view we meet an overwhelming amount of articles based onContinue reading “Stockholm 2003 abstracts: M. Johansson”

Stockholm 2003 abstracts: Hasselhorn HM et al.

Hasselhorn HM(1), Josephson M(2), Lindberg P(2), Tackenberg P(3), Mueller BH(3) and the NEXT-Study Group (1) Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Wuppertal, Germany (2) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden (3) Department of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, University of Wuppertal, Germany Intent to leave nursing among nurses in Europe – First results from the European NEXT-STUDY Introduction:Continue reading “Stockholm 2003 abstracts: Hasselhorn HM et al.”

Stockholm 2003 abstracts: J. Lethbridge

Jane Lethbridge Senior Research Fellow Public Service International Research Unit PSIRU- CMS, University of Greenwich Park Row London SE10 9LS +44 8331 7781 Social and economic destabilisation in Europe: implications for health Abstract This paper will examine how public (health) sector unions are responding to changes caused by deregulation. Some of these changes – theContinue reading “Stockholm 2003 abstracts: J. Lethbridge”

Stockholm 2003 abstracts: Ida Hellander (USA)

da Hellander, MD PNHP Executive Director Corporate Health Care Begets Fraud: Recent US Experience ABSTRACT: Many countries are currently engaged in debates over the privatization of their health systems. Privatization is advocated by the IMF and World Bank way of decreasing government expenditures on health and improving efficiency, despite much evidence to the contrary. PreviousContinue reading “Stockholm 2003 abstracts: Ida Hellander (USA)”

13th IAHPEurope Conference – Stockholm 2003

13th IAHPEurope Conference Social and economic destabilisation in Europe: implications for health Wednesday 21st May to Saturday 24th May 2003 Stockholm Sweden The National Institute of Public Health The conference will debate questions like What are the likely impacts of flexibility, deregulation and fragmentation in working conditions and relationships on health? Including: the impact ofContinue reading “13th IAHPEurope Conference – Stockholm 2003”

UPMRC update about the detention of health workers

UPMRC Update: Monday 19th May 2003 Further to our recent appeal, we are pleased to announce the release of Mr Nasaif Al Dik (Coordinator of Community Health Projects), Shadi Abu Bakr and Ahmed Badwan (Medical Relief Volunteers). All were arrested whilst in their homes along with Dr Mohammed Skafi (Head of Emergency Services and FirstContinue reading “UPMRC update about the detention of health workers”

Stockholm 2003: Health sector reform in Palestine

Motasem HAMDAN 1) Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 2) School of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. 13th IAHPEurope Conference “Social and economic destabilisation in Europe: implications for health” May 21st to24th 2003, Stockholm, Sweden Health workforce in political and economic destabilisation: the interaction between health sector reform and humanContinue reading “Stockholm 2003: Health sector reform in Palestine”

UPMRC: Appeal for release medical personel

Palestinian Medical Relief UPMRC Sender: upmrc URGENT APPEAL UPDATE Release Medical Personel Wednesday 7th May 2003 Following on from our recent appeal regarding Israeli occupying army attacks on two medical relief clinics and training centers in Nablus and Ramallah, and the arrest of Dr Mohammed Skafi (Head of Emergency Services and First Aid), Mr NasaifContinue reading “UPMRC: Appeal for release medical personel”

Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS, by A. Pollock

Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric: this is about privatisation Allyson Pollock Wednesday May 7, 2003 The Guardian At its launch, Alan Milburn described the foundation hospitals bill as “true to our traditions of solidarity, community and fairness”. The Labour party chairman, Ian McCartney, even called it leftwing. ButContinue reading “Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS, by A. Pollock”

Downsizing of acute beds & privatisation

Downsizing of acute inpatient beds associated with private finance initiative: Scotland’s case study Matthew G Dunnigan, senior research fellow, Allyson M Pollock, professor a University Department of Human Nutrition, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, b Public Health Policy Unit, School of Public Policy, University College London, London WC1H 9QU Correspondence to: A M PollockContinue reading “Downsizing of acute beds & privatisation”