Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 4 Issue 1
Table of contents
Life after the White Paper
Robert J. MaxwellThis paper reviews the contents of the White Paper — the NHS Review, ‘Working for Patients’ published in January 1989’ — and the initial reactions to it. It is easy to fault the…
Public Perceptions of Differences Between NHS and Private Health Care Facilities
Jennifer J. Lee, Brian MooresThe steady growth in the number of British people covered by private health insurance and the associated growth in hospital beds in private facilities, prompted a study of the…
Changing the Financial Incentives for Israel's Sick Funds: An Analysis of Policy Options
A.Y. EllencweigReimbursement of the Israeli sick funds, whose status as both insurers and providers of health care is unique, warrants much attention. The paper deals with the issue in detail…
The Ibbs Report: Redefining the Bottom Line of the NHS?
Greg ParstonThe national debate in the UK that followed publication of the Health Service Review in January 1989 overshadoived growing awareness among those concerned with National Health…
Beating the Offside Trap: Developing a Regional Approach to Clinical Audit
Nick BlackThe introduction of clinical audit systems is likely to provoke considerable debate in health services, located as they are at the crucial interface between clinicians and…
Community Organisation as an Approach to Community Health
C.A.K. YesudianThis paper deals with the effectiveness of using the community organisation approach in a community health programme. It describes a pilot project in one of the slum pockets in…
‘Accountability’, Hospital Doctors and Disciplinary Procedures
Angus McGregorIn the first part of this paper, the significance of the word ‘accountability’ is explored in relation to the employment of hospital doctors, as in‐practice doctors and management…
Income Generation in the NHS
Philip HuntThis paper explains the reasons why the generation of secondary income in the NHS has become a necessity, how general managers are tackling the challenges it presents, and what…
Will My Examiners Ask Me About Management?
Nick FoxThis paper argues, from the perspective of a medical student, for management training in medicine. The author suggests that medical students in the UK are ill‐prepared for working…
The Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education in Primary Health Care
John HorderThis paper explains why there is a need in the UK for a national centre and regional network to support and stimulate more joint education for those professionals required to…
Establishing and Managing Breast Screening Services
D. HineThe UK National Breast Screening Programme provides a challenge to management in terms of the substantial effort its establishment will require. There are problems of manpower…
The Analysis and Design of Management Information Systems for Clinicians
V.A. WoodClearly defined information is essential for rational decision‐making, planning and control, at all management levels. The current climate in the UK National Health Service…