Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 17 Issue 3

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Linking team competences to organisational capacities in health care

Paul Hyland, Graydon Davison, Terry Sloan

Palliative care is a complex environment in which teams of healthcare professionals are constantly challenged to match the configuration of care delivery to suit the dynamics of…

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Care pathways: the road to better health services?

Laura Bragato, Kerry Jacobs

This paper describes the development and implementation of care pathways in two orthopaedic units in Scotland. Although originally developed as a tool of project management, care…

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Achievements of the first wave personal medical services (PMS) pilots in England: A health authority perspective

Brenda Leese, Roland Petchey

Personal medical services pilots were introduced in England in 1998 to provide increased flexibility to general practitioners practising in deprived areas, to improve service…

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Developing the effectiveness of primary care organisations in the UK National Health Service: A case study

Steve Willcocks

This paper aims to explore the early experiences of a new primary care organisation in the NHS. It reports the findings of a longitudinal qualitative case study of one primary…

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Do star ratings really reflect hospital performance?

Iain Snelling

The publication of performance ratings for NHS Trusts (star ratings) is an important part of NHS policy. There are significant benefits to a Trust in being awarded the top rating…

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ISSN:

1477-7266

Online date, start – end:

2003

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid