Increasing access to health workers in underserved areas: a conceptual framework for measuring results

Many countries have developed strategies to attract and retain qualified health workers in underserved areas, but there is only scarce and weak evidence on their successes or failures. It is difficult to compare lessons and measure results from the few evaluations that are available. Evaluation faces several challenges, including the heterogeneity of the terminology, the […]
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The SIGLIC System for Improving the Access to Surgery in Portugal

Authors: Ainsa J, Barbara McPake
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+SIGLIC+System+for+Improving+the+Access+to+Surgery+in+Portugal

This paper describes the design and definitions of an information system (SIGLIC) to support a new integrated management program (SIGA) to improve the access to surgery in Portugal. SIGIC, the Ministry of Health’s agency responsible for access to surgery management, started re-thinking the system in 2005 by re-defining key processes and workflows. The designed information […]
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Social inequality, health policies and the training of physicians, nurses and dentists in Brazil and in Portugal

Authors: Mathole T, Alho AM, Alves-Pires C
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26465842

This study analyzes the production of scientific knowledge on Health Inequalities (HI) and its use in policies of education of dentists, nurses and physicians in Brazil and Portugal.
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Lean na Gestão da Saúde: Uma Oportunidade para Fomentar a Centralidade do Doente, o Respeito pelos Profissionais e a Qualidade nos Serviços de Saúde

Authors: Martins TM
Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6615/4650

Os casos de Flinders Medical Center (Austrália), Royal Bolton (UK), ThedaCare e Virginia Mason (USA) são exemplos de hospitais que conseguiram melhorar o seu desempenho através da utilização de metodologias Lean. Todavia, nem sempre o processo é tão fácil como aparenta. Não é que a aplicação do Lean seja difícil mas exige condições especiais.
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Competitive funding and structures for public health research in European countries

Authors: Craveiro I
Link: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/suppl_2/39

The European Union is giving increasing emphasis to research as a driver for innovation and economic development. The European collaborative study PHIRE (Public Health Innovation and Research in Europe) investigated the funding and structures of public health research at national level in European countries.
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Increasing access to health workers in underserved areas: a conceptual framework for measuring results

The SIGLIC System for Improving the Access to Surgery in Portugal

Social inequality, health policies and the training of physicians, nurses and dentists in Brazil and in Portugal

Lean na Gestão da Saúde: Uma Oportunidade para Fomentar a Centralidade do Doente, o Respeito pelos Profissionais e a Qualidade nos Serviços de Saúde

Competitive funding and structures for public health research in European countries

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