The purpose of the thesis The Place of Private Clinics in the Czech System of Health Service with an Accent on Marketing Strategy is to describe current situation of Czech Health Service and find out if there is a actual posibility of prosperous emplacement of private clinics. Due to intention of suggestion for the future of Health Service it is important to consider existing image of the Czech System.

The graduation thesis is focused on the health of the economy . The aim of this work is to identify and evaluate regional differences in the availability of health care in the regions of the Czech Republic , which was achieved by using the data obtained from ÚZIS institute. Attention was focused on the availability of outpatient doctors, hospital doctors and hospital beds . This availability was evaluate on the basis of the density of the phenomenon in the every region. The thesis used the methods of statistical data analysis , comparison , synthesis of acquired knowledge and literature search and resources. In the area of outpatient care, there was found that the Czech Republic is from the 90s to increase of specialists at the expense of primary care. There were no significant regional differences in access to outpatient care. However, we find large disparities in hospital care. For districts with disturbing the availability of hospital care can mark the border counties Tachov and Jeseník.

Many individuals, especially those in rural areas, experience barriers to accessing medical care. Some barriers are attitudinal and represent perceived quality of care, such as patient satisfaction; however, some rural residents report elevated patient satisfaction scores, regardless of limited access to these services. Identifying how perceived need for medical care is related to patient satisfaction has not been previously explored. Using an online survey to collect data from a national sample (n=535), the current study used the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (PSQ-18) and a single-item measure of perceived need to examine the association between these two variables, and further, whether rural status, measured by a single-item measure, moderated this association. Results indicated a significant negative correlation between patient satisfaction and perceived need, r(423)=-.12, p=.012. Although the overall moderation model was significant, F(5, 388)=7.10, p<.001, perceived need was not significantly associated with patient satisfaction, b=-.14, p=.20, and rurality status did not significantly moderate the relationship, F(1, 388)=.44, p=.51, ��R2=0.01. However, the covariates of income, b=.11, p<.001, and sexual orientation, b=.23, p=.01, significantly predicted patient satisfaction. This study identified an association between patient satisfaction with perceived need for medical care that has not been previously explored, although this relationship was no longer significant in a larger model, indicating other important factors likely influence this relationship and contribute to the elevated satisfaction scores identified in some rural areas. The lack of moderation by rurality may be due to consistently high barriers to accessing care across all regions of the United States; while rural areas certainly experience unique barriers to care, the barriers present in urban environments may be significant enough that level of rurality in itself does not significantly affect the relationship between perceived need and patient satisfaction. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of social determinants of health in patients’ perceptions of quality of care. Sexual orientation and income emerged as significant predictors of patient satisfaction, in that higher satisfaction was associated with those who identified as heterosexual and had higher income, consistent with previous literature. Further investigation is necessary to determine the reasons why these relationships exist; however, it is important to acknowledge that individuals with low-income and who identify as sexual minorities experience stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings. These negative experiences with healthcare likely influence perceptions and health disparities that exist within these individuals and may directly impact patient satisfaction levels, which may be influential to these findings.

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Immigrant women are at greater risk for postpartum depression (PPD) compared to non-immigrant women and experience multiple barriers to accessing health services to address their needs. This mixed method study explored the multi-level factors that contribute to the postpartum mental health of immigrant women in Canada and their ability to access requisite health services. In the quantitative phase, data from a longitudinal prospective cohort survey of women were used to examine predictors of PPD over the first postpartum year for a sample of women who delivered at two hospitals in Toronto, Ontario. In the qualitative phase, an interpretive descriptive design shaped by an integrated knowledge translation approach was used to understand the factors immigrant women living in Scarborough, Ontario (a region of Toronto) perceive as contributing to their postpartum emotional health and the factors immigrant women and care providers perceive as influencing access to health services. Across quantitative and qualitative findings, factors contributing to PPD among immigrant women included a lack of social support, individual and community-level challenges faced in terms of the social health determinants, physical health status, and client-provider relationships. Factors contributing to reduced access to health services included: lack of system knowledge, social health determinants, organizational and system barriers, limited access to treatment, and a need for service integration and system navigation support. Immigrant women in Canada experience numerous health inequities that increase their risk for PPD and v prevent them from accessing service supports to address PPD concerns. The Canadian health care system needs to be responsive to individual needs in order to facilitate equitable access and address the health needs of Canadian immigrant women and their families. The diversity and proportion of immigrants in Canada calls for a linguistically and culturally supportive health care system with a strategic approach to enhancing accessibility to address health inequities. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Immigrant women have a 2-3 times higher risk for postpartum depression (PPD) than native-born women. This study explored the factors that contribute to PPD among immigrant women in Canada and how health services can help them get the care they need, from the perspective of immigrant women and care providers. This study found increased PPD risk when women lacked social support, had physical health issues, and faced challenges such as low income and lack of English language skills. Working with care providers could help address these challenges or make it more difficult to get care. Immigrant women had more difficulty getting services when they lacked knowledge about the health care system, faced social, financial, and language-based barriers to care, and experienced barriers when using available services. The findings from this research can inform the design and delivery of health care to best meet the needs of immigrant women with PPD.

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Yes / Personalised nutrition (PN) has the potential to reduce disease risk and optimise health and performance. Although previous research has shown good acceptance of the concept of PN in the UK, preferences regarding the delivery of a PN service (e.g. online v. face-to-face) are not fully understood. It is anticipated that the presence of a free at point of delivery healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS), in the UK may have an impact on end-user preferences for deliverances. To determine this, supplementary analysis of qualitative data obtained from focus group discussions on PN service delivery, collected as part of the Food4Me project in the UK and Ireland, was undertaken. Irish data provided comparative analysis of a healthcare system that is not provided free of charge at the point of delivery to the entire population. Analyses were conducted using the ‘framework approach’ described by Rabiee (Focus-group interview and data analysis. Proc Nutr Soc 63, 655-660). There was a preference for services to be led by the government and delivered face-to-face, which was perceived to increase trust and transparency, and add value. Both countries associated paying for nutritional advice with increased commitment and motivation to follow guidelines. Contrary to Ireland, however, and despite the perceived benefit of paying, UK discussants still expected PN services to be delivered free of charge by the NHS. Consideration of this unique challenge of free healthcare that is embedded in the NHS culture will be crucial when introducing PN to the UK.

Yes / The International Centre for Participation Studies and Sharing Voices Bradford (for information on these organisations, see Appendices 3 and 4) maintain that participation is an important part of a healthy democracy, with benefits for all. However, participation can be anything from empowering to tokenistic, and must be critically examined if we are to understand how to use it effectively. This paper considers the contribution of participation to improved service delivery in the health service. For beneficiaries, participation can be about ownership and responsibility for the services we use, as well as rights and the chance to express what we want from them. For service providers, participation is widely recognised as an effective way of tailoring services to the needs of the different communities they serve. The NHS and other service providers have made great strides in developing mechanisms for participation by service users. However, these do not always reach all sections of the community. Many individuals feel sceptical about getting involved, unconvinced that their contribution could make a real difference. Through the Participation ¿ Why Bother? workshops, we set out to explore these feelings, to reflect on perceived barriers and identify changes that might help overcome them. The aim was not to look at the substance of service delivery issues, but to try and work out how the process of involving people in decision-making in the NHS could be improved, to make it easier for voices from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities to be heard. / Bradford District Care Trust; South and West PCT; City tPCT

The perceived decline in care and benchmark standards is arguably a product of competing benchmarks and the decline of traditional mentoring approaches positioned with the patient experience at its core.