Drug policy goals in a changing landscape: Perspectives of practitioners in Japan.

Background: In Japan, responses to people with drug dependency problems and who frequently re-enter the criminal justice system have undergone significant change in recent years, resulting in a heavier emphasis placed on non-criminal justice interventions and greater diversification of practitioners. To better understand how different practitioners are negotiating and adapting to their changing environments, this paper examines the goals of practitioners who work with individuals who are on probation, parole or have received a suspended sentence for an illegal drug offence.

Method: Q methodology was utilised, with participation of 89 practitioners from across the fields of criminal justice, health, social welfare, and local government.

Medical student and trainee doctor views on the 'good' doctor: Deriving implications for training from a Q-methods study.

Purpose: In context of changing patient demographics, this study explores what doctors and medical students believe being a 'good' doctor means and identifies implications for training.

Method: Using Q-methodology, a purposive sample of 58 UK medical students and trainees sorted 40 responses to the prompt 'Being a "good" doctor means….' Participants explained their array choices in a post-sort questionnaire.