Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 13 Issue 2

A model for calculating costs of hospital wards: an Italian experience

Livio Garattini, Giovanni Giuliani, Eva Pagano

Until recently Italian hospitals had no cost accounting or activity data collection systems, being formally required only to do financial book‐keeping. The cost analysis method…

Empowerment and the performance of health services

Peter Lloyd, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Gray Southon

Addresses the issue of empowerment and its possible role in promoting the effectiveness of health services. Empowerment represents the ability of people within organisations to…

Workplace health concerns: a focus group study

Annette M. Jinks, Ruth Daniels

Addresses the workplace health concerns of employees at an Acute Hospital Trust. The research conducted utilised a focus group methodology to investigate the health concerns of…

Changing domains in the management process: Radiographers as managers in the NHS

Tom Forbes, Neil Prime

Examines a group of radiographers developing management roles within the backdrop of a changing NHS. A comparative study of 25 Scottish and English radiographer managers were…

Participatory system development: A case study from Urban Health Lahore component DFID second family health project

Simon Azariah

To improve effectiveness and efficiency of urban health services there is a need clearly to identify policies and the functions of various stakeholders and individuals in the…

Opinion:Management of demand in the NHS, including the effects of queues and pensioners

John Groocock

Discusses the methods used in the NHS to bring demand into balance with supply. People with minor illnesses try self‐treatments and alternative medicine. Systematic programs to…

Who Cares? The Great British Health Debate

Neil Goodwin