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More than intention: Towards better collaboration within mental healthcare

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The research team analysed the level of vertical collaboration between different sustainable partnerships between stakeholders in the mental healthcare system to optimise care for people with (mental) health issues.

The Netherlands prides itself on its commitment to caring for citizens with mental health issues, as well as having a first-rate healthcare system. However, that system has come under considerable strain lately. Anneloes van den Broek PhD, MHA, and Margot Metz PhD, both senior mental healthcare practitioners and researchers at GGz Breburg and Tilburg University, together with full professor Inge […]

The PROgress Study: An electronic solution for improving patient consultation visits in routine HIV care

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Dr Duncan Short and his team study the impact of using an electronic pre-consultation questionnaire called the PROgress Implementation Toolkit as a resource for healthcare practitioners treating people living with HIV.

HIV therapy has been a spectacular success over the past 30 years, transforming a disease that was once considered a life sentence into a manageable, chronic condition. With treatments so effective, clinical focus has now changed to looking at ways of improving patients’ quality of life. Understanding each individual’s unique situation is key yet this presents a challenge for care […]

Communication technologies for supporting better healthcare

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Clear and effective communication is of paramount importance in healthcare, both for patients and healthcare staff. Dr Anne Moorhead, senior lecturer in health communication at Ulster University, investigates how technologies, including social media, health apps, and telehealth services, play a role in enhancing communication within healthcare. With the recent accelerated shift to remote consulting and use of telehealth following the […]