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Mostly empty words – what the discourse of “choice” in health care does
Lars NordgrenThis paper has two purposes: one is to analyse how the policy of freedom of choice emerged and was formed in the Swedish health care discourse; the second is related to how free…
The practice of complexity: Review, change and service improvement in an NHS department
Chris Mowles, Anna van der Gaag, Jane FoxIn the last five years more and more scholars have drawn on insights from the complexity sciences as a way of understanding the process of managing and organising in the NHS…
Critical perspectives in the study of nursing work
Sarah WallThe purpose of this article is to critique extant nursing research on nursing practice environments by juxtaposing it with critical sociological perspectives on nurses' work and…
What can be expected of information and communication technologies in terms of patient empowerment in health?
Marc LemireImplementing information and communication technologies (ICT) is often mentioned as a strategy that can foster public involvement and responsibility in health. The purpose of this…
High performance work systems and employee well‐being: A two stage study of a rural Australian hospital
Suzanne Young, Timothy Bartram, Pauline Stanton, Sandra G. LeggatThis paper aims to explore the attitudes of managers and employees to high performance work practices (HPWS) in a medium sized rural Australian hospital.
Health improvement: countervailing pillars of partnership and profession
Judy Pate, Moira Fischbacher, Jane MackinnonThe Scottish Parliament has recently formed Community Health Partnerships (CHPs), in which health and social care providers come together within a unified organisational…
