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Many studies show that incarcerated populations have higher rates of problem drug use than the general population. The purpose of this paper is to analyse trends in addiction treatment demand in prisons in Ireland from 2009 to 2014 using available national surveillance data in order to identify any implications for practice and policy.

National surveillance data on treatment episodes for problem drug and alcohol use from 2009 to 2014, collected annually by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), were analysed.

In total, 6 per cent of all treatment episodes recorded by the NDTRS between 2009 and 2014 were from prison services. The number of prison service treatment episodes increased from 964 in 2009 to 1,063 in 2014. Opiates were the main reason for treatment, followed by alcohol, cocaine and cannabis. The majority (94–98 per cent) of treatment episodes involved males (median age of 29 years) and low educational attainment, with 79.5–85.1 per cent leaving school before completion of second level. The percentage of treatment episodes with a history of ever injecting drugs increased from 20.9 per cent in 2009 to 31.0 per cent in 2014.

This study can help policy development and service planning in addiction treatment in prison as it provides an insight into the potential needs of incarcerated populations. It also provides a baseline from which to measure any changes in provision of treatment in prison over time.

This is the first study to analyse treatment episodes in prison using routine surveillance data in Ireland. Analysis of these data can provide useful information, not currently available elsewhere.

The purpose of this paper is to review existing research on burnout in the audit profession using the job demands-resources theory (JD-R) with attention to the post-COVID-19 era.

Consistent with prior studies, this paper adopts a systematic review methodology, incorporating a comprehensive synthesis of diverse archival materials. Using relevant keywords, the authors systematically retrieve papers on burnout from reputable databases, such as Google Scholar and Web of Science. Following rigorous selection criteria, the authors identified and analysed 43 academic and practitioner papers. Through this process, the authors contextualise the findings within the JD-R theory framework, which offers valuable insights into the interplay between job characteristics and burnout. Additionally, the authors explore the gender perspective, specifically examining the impact of work-home conflict on the burnout levels of female individuals. This dual focus enhances the understanding of burnout dynamics, considering both theoretical underpinnings and gender-specific experiences in the workplace.

The review reveals that lower-ranked accounting professionals face a greater risk of burnout compared to their higher-ranked counterparts. Additionally, female professionals tend to experience heightened levels of burnout, primarily attributed to work–home conflict, as they often shoulder more domestic and familial responsibilities than their male counterparts. Flexible working arrangements have been shown to mitigate burnout among auditors. However, the transition to remote work during the pandemic yielded mixed outcomes, with professionals exhibiting increased susceptibility to burnout symptoms in some cases.

The study provides new insights into the relevance of flexible work arrangements in the accounting profession in the post-COVID-19 era. The paper also makes suggestions for further research on burnout within the context of the accounting profession.

Knowledge integration is the process of building shared mental models. The integration of the diverse knowledge of the health professions in shared mental models is a precondition for effective teamwork and team performance. As it is known that different groups of health care professionals often tend to work in isolation, the authors compared the perceptions of knowledge integration. It can be expected that based on this isolation, knowledge integration is assessed differently. The purpose of this paper is to test these differences in the perception of knowledge integration between the professional groups and to identify to what extent knowledge integration predicts perceptions of teamwork and team performance and to determine if teamwork has a mediating effect.

The study is a multi-center cross-sectional study with a descriptive-explorative design. Data were collected by means of a staff questionnaire for all health care professionals working in the rehabilitation clinics.

The results showed that there are significant differences in knowledge integration within interprofessional health care teams. Furthermore, it could be shown that knowledge integration is significantly related to patient-centered teamwork as well as to team performance. Mediation analysis revealed partial mediation of the effect of knowledge integration on team performance through teamwork.

In practice, the results of the study provide a valuable starting point for team development interventions.

This is the first study that explored knowledge integration in medical rehabilitation teams and its relation to patient-centered teamwork and team performance.