Biomedical subjects

J Ovretveit

Publications and source records attributed to J Ovretveit.

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PubMed1988

Client participation in mental handicap services.

This article reports the results emerging from our work into improving clients participation in the planning and management of mental handicap services in the Rhondda District of Mid-Glamorgan, Wales. The Rhondda is one of the two "Vanguard Districts" in Wales which were selected for more rapid service developments in order that other districts could learn from some of their successes and mistakes. Many of the Griffiths proposals for community care are already in operation in this service. This article describes and analyses some of the problems which have arisen, and outlines the structures for participation which are being developed.

Community Participation↗

PubMed1985

Medical dominance and the development of professional autonomy in physiotherapy.

Has medical dominance declined as a result of the increasing autonomy of developing health professions? The paper argues that to answer this question it is first necessary to define medical dominance and professional autonomy. The paper outlines a categorisation of different types of professional autonomy, which correspond to different types of medical dominance. This categorisation is used to identify the particular aspects of professional autonomy in physiotherapy which have developed over recent years. It is concluded that whilst these changes correspond to a decline in aspects of medical dominance, there is no evidence of a significant decline in medical dominance in health services or that the changes which have taken place are solely a result of developing health professions' struggle for autonomy.

Humans↗

PubMed1982