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Home care outsourcing strategy
Paul R. Drake, Bethan M. DaviesThis paper aims to help public sector managers that are formulating strategies for outsourcing home care from the independent sector.
Hospital organization culture, capacity to innovate and success in technology adoption
Maria do Carmo Caccia‐Bava, Tor Guimaraes, Susan J. HarringtonAbsorptive capacity has been defined as an organization's ability to recognize the value of new information, assimilate it, and apply it to productive ends. This study aims to…
Managing hospital supplies: process reengineering at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, India
K.V. RamaniAims to give an overview of the re‐engineering of processes and structures at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad.
Safety and complexity: Inter‐departmental relationships as a threat to patient safety in the operating department
J. Waring, R. McDonald, S. HarrisonCurrent thinking about “patient safety” emphasises the causal relationship between the work environment and the delivery of clinical care. This research draws on the theory of…
A consensus process on management of major burns accidents: Lessons learned from the café fire in Volendam, The Netherlands
L. Welling, M. Boers, D.P. Mackie, P. Patka, J.J.L.M. Bierens, J.S.K. Luitse, R.W. KreisThe optimum response to the different stages of a major burns incident is still not established. The fire in a café in Volendam on New Year's Eve 2000 was the worst incident in…
Target delivery, service modernisation and system reform: Reinventing planning in the English National Health Service
Mike CoupeAims to focus on the imperative to achieve national activity and performance targets in secondary care as set out in the NHS Plan.
