Complementary therapies

2007 ◽  
pp. 153-158
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Complementary Therapies ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Training

Complementary therapies 154 Regulation and training 156 Complementary therapies are gaining popularity with both the public and health professionals and as a result are finding a more substantial place in a number of areas of mainstream health care provision. One of these areas is that of cancer care. Patients are accessing a wide range of therapies including acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, and massage. Complementary therapies are used in addition to, and complementing, conventional therapies for cancer or other illnesses. Increasingly, the term ...

Health Policy in Cambodia: To What Extent Is an Aid-Dependent Country Able to Determine Its Own Policy?

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIRGINIE DIAZ PEDREGAL ◽  
BLANDINE DESTREMAU ◽  
BART CRIEL
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Low Income Country ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractThis article analyses the design and implementation process of arrangements for health care provision and access to health care in Cambodia. It points to the complexity of shaping a coherent social policy in a low-income country heavily dependent on international aid.At a theoretical level, we confirm that ideas, interests and institutions are all important factors in the construction of Cambodian health care schemes. However, we demonstrate that trying to hierarchically organise these three elements to explain policy making is not fruitful.Regarding the methodology, interviews with forty-eight selected participants produced the qualitative material for this study. A documentary review was also an important source of data and information.The study produces two sets of results. First, Cambodian policy aimed at the development of health care arrangements results from a series of negotiations between a wide range of stakeholders with different objectives and interests. International stakeholders, such as donors and technical organisations, are major players in the policy arena where health policy is constructed. Cambodian civil society, however, is rarely involved in the negotiations.Second, the Cambodian government makes political decisions incrementally. The long-term vision of the Cambodian authorities for improving health care provision and access is quite clear, but, nevertheless, day-to-day decisions and actions are constantly negotiated between stakeholders. As a result, donors and non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the field find it difficult to anticipate policies.To conclude, despite real autonomy in the decision-making process, the Cambodian government still has to prove its capacity to master a number of risks, such as the (so far under-regulated) development of the private health care sector.

scholarly journals How Structural Compensation Facilitates Health Care for the Homeless. A Comparative View on Four European Union Member States

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9114
Author(s):  
Ursula Trummer ◽  
Sonja Novak-Zezula ◽  
Mariola Chrzanowska ◽  
Christos Michalakelis ◽  
Roido Mitoula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Public Health Systems ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
Desk Research

There is robust evidence that homelessness and the associated life conditions of a homeless person may cause and exacerbate a wide range of health problems, while healthcare for the homeless is simultaneously limited in accessibility, availability, and appropriateness. This article investigates legal frameworks of health care provision, existing knowledge on numbers of homeless to be considered, and current means of health care provision for four EU countries with different economic and public health background: Austria, Greece, Poland, and Romania. National experts investigated the respective regulations and practices in place with desk research. The results show differences in national frameworks of inclusion into health care provision and knowledge on the number of people experiencing homelessness, but high similarity when it comes to main actors of actual health care provision for homeless populations. In all included countries, despite their differences in economic investments and universality of access to public health systems, it is mainly NGOs providing health care to those experiencing homelessness. This phenomenon fits into conceptual frameworks developed around service provision for vulnerable population groups, wherein it has been described as “structural compensation,” meaning that NGOs compensate a structural inappropriateness that can be observed within public health systems.

scholarly journals Sâkipakâwin: Assessing Indigenous Cancer Supports in Saskatchewan Using a Strength-Based Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-143
Author(s):  
Stephanie Witham ◽  
Tracey Carr ◽  
Andreea Badea ◽  
Meaghan Ryan ◽  
Lorena Stringer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
System Level ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Indigenous Patient

Given that the health care system for Indigenous people tends to be complex, fragmented, and multi-jurisdictional, their cancer experiences may be especially difficult. This needs assessment study examined system-level barriers and community strengths regarding cancer care experiences of Indigenous people in Saskatchewan. Guided by an advisory committee including Indigenous patient and family partners, we conducted key informant interviews with senior Saskatchewan health care administrators and Indigenous leaders to identify supports and barriers. A sharing circle with patients, survivors, and family members was used to gather cancer journey experiences from Indigenous communities from northern Saskatchewan. Analyses were presented to the committee for recommendations. Key informants identified cancer support barriers including access to care, coordination of care, a lack of culturally relevant health care provision, and education. Sharing circle participants discussed strengths and protective factors such as kinship, connection to culture, and spirituality. Indigenous patient navigation, inter-organization collaboration, and community relationship building were recommended to ameliorate barriers and bolster strengths. Recognizing barriers to access, coordination, culturally relevant health care provision, and education can further champion community strengths and protective factors and frame effective cancer care strategies and equitable cancer care for Indigenous people in Saskatchewan.

Charities and the NHS: Health Care Provision and the Public/Private Divide

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-386
Author(s):  
Jonathan Garton ◽  
Charles Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
The Public
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