An integrated response to trauma in three post office businesses

Abstract

This paper looks at the way the UK Post Office has developed a core trauma care programme that is capable of being adapted to meet the needs of three of its businesses. The core programme includes an introductory stage that is involved in the selection and education of the workforce and the promotion of the programme; crisis management; manager debriefing; psychological debriefing; trauma counselling; and a final stage involving the evaluation of the programme and following up traumatized employees. The core programme was tailored to the needs of each of the three Post Office businesses, using information on the business operation, culture and policies of the businesses in the light of the nature and range of the traumatic incidents that affect their workforce.     

论嵇康及其养生观

晋代嵇康提出养生必须“导养得理” ,强调形神兼养与防微杜渐 ,并要持之以恒 ,方可延年益寿。其论确有参考价值     

Marketisation policies in different contexts: Consequences for home‐care workers in Germany,Japan and Sweden

Market‐oriented restructurings of long‐term care policies contribute significantly to the aggravation of care workers’ situations. This article focuses on the effects of broader long‐term care policy developments on market‐oriented reforms. Germany, Japan and Sweden are three countries that have introduced market‐oriented reforms into home‐based care provision embedded in distinct long‐term care policy developments. Conceptually, this article draws on comparative research on care to define the institutional dimensions of long‐term care policies. Empirically, the research is based on policy analyses, as well as on national statistics and a comparative research project on home‐care workers in the aforementioned countries. The findings reveal the mediating impact of the extension and decline of long‐term public care support and the corresponding development of the care infrastructure on both the restructuring of care work and the assessments of the care workers themselves.     

The Hospital Foundation Strategy and Performance Relationship

Attracting philanthropic donations is a strategic imperative for many hospitals. A hospital can manage the giving process most effectively by developing a well‐managed hospital foundation. This study examines the hospital foundation strategy and performance relationship. Using a sample of 258 hospital foundations we identified different strategies and significant performance differences among them.     

Letters to the Editors

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“You Never Get Used to Loneliness” – Older Adults’ Experiences of Loneliness When Applying for Going on a Senior Summer Camp

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study was explore why the informants were feeling lonely and considered themselves to be in need of attending a senior summer camp, and how the informants were experiencing loneliness before they went to the senior summer camp. Interviews was made with nineteen older adult people (15 women and 4 men). A phenomenological inspired approach was used for the analysis of the interviews. Eight themes resulted: Hard to make new friends, Other circumstances making it hard to be social, Feel very lonely even if they lead rich social lives, Loss of loved ones, Do not want to do things alone, Friends make a difference, Do not feel lonely but need a change and Loneliness occurs at certain times. Through this analysis, we have gain insights to better understand loneliness as a multifaceted phenomenon that is associated with both personal circumstances and social situations. Many of the informants experienced being very lonely, even if they lead rich social lives. The experience of loneliness was connected to not having anyone they can turn to in confidence or to share experiences with and the need to belong to something or the need of a change in everyday life.     

山西省新型农村合作医疗制度探析

医疗保险制度作为社会保障体系的重要组成部分,肩负着保障群众健康,稳定社会和国民收入再分配的作用,历来受到世界各国政府的重视。结合山西的实际,分析山西农村医疗保险制度的概况、目前存在的问题并基于SPSS的数据探析相应的解决办法,对实现山西跨越式发展有着深远的意义。     

我国农村医疗保健体制改革的障碍因素和政策建议

以我国医疗保健体制改革为背景；从我国农村经济的特征出发，通过对我国医疗卫生费用支出和城乡居民医疗保健费用支出构成及其变化趋势的分析，探讨了影响我国农村医疗保健体制改革的障碍因素，进而提出应从完善政府对农村公共卫生的管理体制和投入机制，深化农村合作医疗保险制度和配套体制的改革，挖掘农村医疗卫生人力资源的潜力，建立农村居民增收的长效机制等方面入手深化我国农村医疗保健体制改革的政策建议。