Ruth Young
University of Manchester
21 Papers
290 Citations
Ruth Young is an academic researcher from University of Manchester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Workforce & Health care. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 20 publications. Previous affiliations of Ruth Young include University of Cambridge & Blackburn College.
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Papers
Dimensions of choice in the assessment and care management process: the views of older people, carers and care managers
TL;DR: A typology of those key choices which users and carers are expected to be able to make within each stage of the assessment and care management process is set out and the extent to which such choices have increased or decreased in practice is described.
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Recruitment and retention of general practitioners in the UK: what are the problems and solutions?
Ruth Young,Brenda Leese +1 more
TL;DR: Although the evidence suggests that the predicted 'crisis' has not yet occurred in the GP labour market as a whole, there is no room for lack of imagination in planning terms.
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Imbalances in the GP Labour Market in the UK: Evidence from a Postal Survey and Interviews with GP Leavers
TL;DR: A simple re-conceptualisation is suggested, which will help to frame a more sophisticated analysis than so far used for workforce planning of the nature of GP demand and supply, and the potential implications of changing social trends for the structure of the GP profession are explored.
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Evaluation of international recruitment of health professionals in England
TL;DR: The main achievement of the intensive international recruitment period from a UK viewpoint was that such a major undertaking was seen through without major disruption to NHS services, however, the wider costs and challenges meant that large-scale international recruitment was not sustainable as a solution to workforce shortages.
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Prioritising family health needs: a time--space analysis of women's health-related behaviours.
TL;DR: In-depth interview evidence from Liverpool shows that, looking at the problem from the perspective of the opportunity-costs of time-space constraints, is a useful means to understand the distinct ways in which health services are used, when and why, across different social groups and geographical areas.
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