Healthcare sectors

In the early 1960s, when Enoch Powell was Minister of Health in Macmillan s Conservative government, the DoH bought large quantities of tetracycline from Poland for NHS hospital use. This was found to be clinically ineffective and of substandard quality a public outcry in the medical press followed. The cheap drugs exercise was not repeated, but bulk hospital purchase at competitive contract prices continues, and this leads to wide discrepancies between the hospital price and the price charged to prescriptions written in the primary healthcare sector. 

In the healthcare sector, innovation is closely related to research and scientific evidence. We should increase our research on quality and also make it better.Then, it has to be published and disseminated. This should be done with high scientific level works, producing scientific evidence of quality. The study question should be less how am I doing it (pharmacist oriented) and more how do I improve the care offered to the patient (patient oriented). 

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Thinking Big and Deal Making for Growth -Global Changes in the Healthcare Sector... 

Bond P, Weissman R (1997) The cost of mergers and acquisitions in the US healthcare sector. Int J Health Serv 27(1) 77-87. 

Lyons M. Towards a framework to select techniques for error prediction supporting novice users in the healthcare sector. Appl Ergon. 2009 40(3) 379-95. 

The healthcare sector is nowadays one of the most dynamic and where novelty is a strategic and operational imperative. The possibility of increasing the quantity and quality of clinical analyses, performed with instantaneous results and outside clinical laboratories, contributes to a better quality in healthcare services and also a better efficiency in clinical and administrative processes. The healthcare sector is under pressure to provide better service at a lower price. 

Chemical antibacterial coating of textiles first appeared in 1941 and the primary objective of the chemical antibacterial coating was to protect textiles from being affected by microorganisms. These coatings are generally applied to textiles used for outdoor wear, the healthcare sector and sports. The greater use of synthetic fibres and blends in such items as shirts, hosiery, blouses, and underwear has... 

The term medical device has been clearly defined by the regulatory agencies in the United States and other countries as an instrument that claims to deliver some improvement in the user s health and wellness or medical condition. It is therefore necessary to demonstrate that such products once sold and distributed to the public and the healthcare sector are safe to use, are not hazardous or toxic, and do not cause injury. 

The EU Directive to prevent needlestick and sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector (Sharps Directive) 2010/32/EU [86] implements the Framework Agreement on prevention fi om sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector signed by the European social partners HOSPEEM (the European hospital and healthcare employers association) and EPSU (the European Federation of Public Services Unions). 

Council of Europe. Directive 2010/32/EU - prevention fiom sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector. Accessible via osha. europa.eu... 

The large-scale use of web technology has had a significant impact on the global healthcare sector. In particular, the role of web technology in eHealth has been revealed in web-based platforms, patient web portals, and social media, which are fast becoming a valuable cost-effective and easily accessible solution for both healthcare providers and online patients. 

It is dear that an effective utilization of the existing ICT infrastructure has the potential to bring improvements in the healthcare sector. In this regard, our telehealthcare system, JTHS, is a contribution toward development of an epidemic-tracking and disease-surveillance system that can be used to improve the health of communities in urban areas as well as rural areas of the country. Available telehealthcare mostly uses Internet-based systems [5], but nowadays the trend has shifted toward the use of mobile telemedicine for surveillance and monitoring purposes [6]. 

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