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How can a country learn from the experience of another? Expanding nurses’ scope of practice in Portugal: Lessons from England

The composition of the Portuguese health workforce suggests an inefficient combination of nurses and physicians. Evidence indicates that, under specific circumstances, nurses can provide equivalent care to that delivered by physicians. England has a broader experience in developing policy-led initiatives in this field from which Portugal can learn. The study explores this issue, aiming to […]
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Social inequality, health policies and the training of physicians, nurses and dentists in Brazil and in Portugal

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. Documents published between January 2000 and December 2001, in Portuguese, French, English and Spanish, were identified by means of a combination of a manual and intentional electronic […]
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The missing link on the road to Universal Health Coverage: management

In December of 2012, the United Nations National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution committing the member states to the Universal Health Coverage (CUS). It also give to the population access to quality healthcare services, according to their needs and a lower prices. Some countries have already done it, but others have a long way to get this aim. […]
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Work environment issues and intention-to-leave in Portuguese nurses: A cross-sectional study

This study extends the Registered Nurses Forecasting (RN4CAST) study evidence base with newly collected data from Portuguese nurses working in acute care hospitals, in which the measurement of the quality of work environment, workload and its association with intention-to-leave emerge as of key importance. Data included surveys of 2235 nurses in 144 nursing units in […]
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About GHTM

GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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