Objectives Three hundred million people living with rare diseases worldwide are
disproportionately deprived of in-time diagnosis and treatment compared with other patients …

The outbreak of COVID‐19 has brought the world to a standstill, with severe consequences
on economic and health systems, requiring the identification and implementation of …

Background Hospital surveys indicate that overall patients are satisfied with hospital food.
However undernutrition is common and associated with a number of negative clinical …

Abstract Background In the United Kingdom, clinical guidelines recommend that services for
depression and anxiety should be structured around a stepped care model, where patients …

Background Adults living with overweight/obesity are eligible for publicly funded weight
management (WM) programmes according to national guidance. People with the most …

Background Migraine is a highly prevalent primary headache disorder and a leading cause
of disability. Difficulties in access to care during diagnostic and therapeutic journey …

Background Patient satisfaction is a multi-dimensional concept that provides insights into
various quality aspects in healthcare. Although earlier studies identified a range of patient …

Equity in health care is often defined in terms of access to health services. Yet, in the
literature and in policy, the extent to which the concept of access has been taken beyond the …

Background HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is an essential component for HIV prevention
and a critical entry point into the HIV continuum of care and treatment. Despite the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of lean management (LM) on
operational performance (OP) in the context of health care in Jordanian private hospitals. LM …