The availability of public reporting initiatives on the quality of health and longterm care providers has increased since the 1990s when many countries began
introducing choice of care provider policies.
One of the primary reasons for public reporting of quality information is to
assist patients and user...
The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It
summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of policies for
improving skilled birth attendance. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings att...
This report is intended to inform the deliberations of those engaged in developing policies
on sustainability of health knowledge translation initiatives policies as well as other
stakeholders with an interest in such policy decisions. It summarizes the best available
evidence regarding the design and im...
The health of the aging population has been identified
as a high priority for the province of Ontario and has
become one of the province’s most pressing health and
social policy issues.(4) Within this priority area, there is
significant focus on the delivery of high-value services to
seniors to maximiz...
Multimorbidity is part of the daily life of a growing
number of Ontarians who must manage multiple
chronic conditions. As Fortin et al. observed, “patients
with multiple conditions are the rule rather than the
exception in primary care.”
Multimorbidity not only has a significant impact on
healthcare ...
Las enfermedades en salud mental derivadas de un
entorno de extrema violencia e inseguridad como el
que afectó a Ciudad Juárez en los últimos años, toman
especial relevancia y acentúan de sobremanera las
necesidades ya existentes de un sistema de salud
mental integral. En los últimos años se han r...
There is a general lack of attention given to ‘what to do next’ to advance
knowledge brokering in many European countries’ health systems. Four sets
of interrelated issues can contribute to this problem within any given country’s
health system....
Le problème: Au Cameroun, les usagers des services d?accueil des urgences (SAU) notamment dans les hôpitaux régionaux et nationaux (1°, 2° et 3° catégories) autant que les soignants se plaignent de la faible accessibilité et de la mauvaise qualité des soins qui y sont délivrés ; ces plaintes s...
This policy brief contributes to the evidence base of policy development for scaling up
palliative care services across Uganda, particularly among population groups with ‘special
needs’, such as the poor, those living in rural areas, children or parents with life-limiting
diseases, the elderly, and t...
Policy-makers, stakeholders and knowledge brokers (including researchers) all
have a great deal they can learn from one another. Policy-makers need access
to good-quality health systems information that they can apply to a local issue.
Stakeholders may seek to influence health policy as well as make deci...
