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    Awareness and practice of patient's rights law in Lithuania.
    Ducinskiene, D ; Vladickiene, J ; Kalediene, R ; Haapala, I (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2006-09-02)
    BACKGROUND: Patient's rights law is intended to secure good medical practice, but it can also serve to improve understanding between patients and medical staff if both were aware of their rights. METHODS: Awareness and practice of the new patient's rights law in Lithuanian health care institutions was explored through a survey of 255 medical staff and 451 patients in the four Kaunas city medical units in 2002. Participation rates were 74% and 66%, respectively. RESULTS: Majority of the medical staff (85%) and little over one half of the patients (56%) had heard or read about the Law on Patient's Rights (p < 0.001). Only 50% of professionals compared to 69% of patients thought information for patients about diagnosis, treatment results and alternative treatments is necessary (p < 0.001). A clear discrepancy was indicated between physicians informing the patients (80%-98% of physicians) and patients actually knowing (37%-54%) their treatment prognosis, disease complications or possible alternative treatment methods. CONCLUSION: These results suggest a need for awareness-raising among patients to improve the practical implementation of the Patient's Rights Law in Lithuania.
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    Developments in European public and workplace policy for an ageing workforce
    TAYLOR, P (Peking University Medical Press, 2006)
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    Training and learning in the workplace: Can we legislate against age discriminatory practices?
    TAYLOR, P ; Platman, K ; Bauld, L ; Clarke, K ; Maltby, T (The Policy Press, 2006)
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    Employment Initiatives for an Ageing Workforce in the EU-15
    TAYLOR, P (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006)
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    Practical Justice in Doe v. Lumintang: The Successful Use of Civil Remedies Against ‘an Enemy of All Mankind’
    TANTER, R ; Tanter, R ; Ball, D ; Van Klinken, G (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)
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    Introduction to Masters of Terror: Indonesia’s Military and Violence in East Timor in 1999
    TANTER, R ; McDonald, H ; Tanter, R ; Ball, D ; Van Klinken, G (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)
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    About face: Japan’s remilitarisation
    TANTER, R (CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, 2006)
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    Regulatory failures and regulatory solutions: a characteristic analysis of meta-regulation
    Haines, Fiona ( 2006)
    Meta-regulation has developed as a method of harnessing the self-regulatory capacity within regulated sites whilst retaining governmental authority in determining the goals and levels of risk reduction that regulation should achieved. This paper critically analyses the capacity of meta-regulation to resolve chronic regulatory challenges through subjecting the approach to a ‘characteristic’ analysis where the challenges of securing compliance are discussed in light of an appreciation of both the nature of regulatory policymaking as well as economic and social pressures that shape the normative orientation of a regulated site. Meta-regulation shows considerable potential, yet remains vulnerable because of its disassociation of compliance from context. The paper explores how under adverse conditions, the “regulation practice gap” widens and the rigour of a meta-regulatory approach may see it used as a political solution to a legitimacy problem rather than as a carefully thought through approach to an agreed upon critical risk
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    Improving Local Transport Outcomes Through Partnerships and Joined Up Government
    Wear, Andrew ( 2006)
    Local transport services in Victoria are funded, planned and delivered by multiple agencies representing the transport, education, health and community services portfolios. This fragmentation in service delivery has led to sub-optimal asset utilisation, under-utilisation of existing capacity and services that are not necessarily aligned with community need.The Victorian Government has funded a number of small-scale partnership-based projects that are designed to facilitate cooperation and collaboration amongst community organisations, transport providers and local government. These projects are starting to achieve some impressive results though better utilisation of existing transport resources and the development of innovative new approaches and transport services.However, the potential of the projects has been constrained by the rigidities in existing government policy frameworks, as well as governance structures which restrict joined-up action across government departments.In light of this experience with local transport, this paper will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with local partnerships and joined-up government.
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    Community Sector Sustainability:Research Evidence and Public Policy Implications
    Barraket, Dr Jo ( 2006-08)
    This paper reviews the available research evidence to identify factors impacting on the sustainability of the Victorian community sector, with a specific focus on public policy implications. The review finds that major areas affecting sustainability include: the changing nature of government funding regimes; the regulatory environment; relationships with government; capacity within the sector; and opportunities for resource mobilisation.