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The entrepreneur: a new breed of health service leader?
Rosemary ExtonThis paper aims to critically examine the notion of entrepreneurship in the UK National Health Service (NHS), promoted by government ministers and senior civil servants as part of…
The effect of a full shift system on doctors
Nicola Bamford, David BamfordThis paper aims to investigate the implications and impact from the implementation of European Working Time Directive (EWTD) compliant working patterns (the introduction of…
“Knife before wife”: an exploratory study of gender and the UK medical profession
Karen Miller, Donna ClarkThe paper aims to explore the increasing feminisation of the medical profession and career progression of women in the medical profession. Furthermore, the paper explores the…
Work satisfaction of medical doctors in the South African private health sector
Rubin PillayThis paper aims to determine the extent of work satisfaction among general practitioners and to examine the variables influencing the different aspects of their work satisfaction.
Creating a learning health care organization for participatory management: a case analysis
Randal Ford, Ingo AngermeierThis paper aims to define a theory of practice in successfully implementing management‐communication practices in the service of organizational learning.
Dependence and identity: nurses and chronic conditions in a primary care setting
Ruth McDonald, Anne Rogers, Wendy MacdonaldPurpose – This paper aims to explore the ways in which practice nurses engage in identity work in the context of chronic disease management in primary care and assess the extent…
Organisational silos: affecting the discharge of elderly patients
Janet M. Scott, Peri HawkinsThis paper aims to explore the unintentional formation of internal functional barriers, (organisational silos) during moves towards departmental efficiency, within an acute trust…