Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 10 Issue 4

Purchaser and provider relations in the UK: a perspective from the private sector

Adrian Bull

Gives an overview of the major features of the general changes in the UK health care system, and describes how PPP healthcare is taking advantage of those changes in developing…

Quality matters: junior doctors’ perceptions

Karin Newman, Tanya Pyne

Presents the results of an empirical study of junior doctors’ views on quality and clinical audit in health care. Claims that the requirement for annual efficiency gains and…

Developing a market orientation in the Health Service: a survey of acute NHS Trusts in Scotland

Angus W. Laing, Archie Galbraith

Argues that the introduction of the quasi market mechanism into the Health Service has required that managers within NHS trusts acquire new managerial skills relating to market…

Practical public health in a primary care setting: Discrete projects confer discrete benefits but a long‐term relationship is needed

Philip J. Ayres, Colin T. Pollock, Alison Wilson, Paul Fox, Tony Tabner, Ivan Hanney

Investigates a mechanism for delivering public health advice in a primary care setting ‐ three West Yorkshire general practices ‐ by seconding a public health physician (PHP) to…

Accreditation at what cost?

Marilyn James, Kevin Hunt

Analyses the implications of the management of labour for an organization undertaking an accreditation exercise. Considers the King’s Fund Organizational Audit (KFOA…

Re‐engineering operating theatres: the perspective assessed

Dave Buchanan, Bob Wilson

Refers to the widely experienced and appreciated difficulties in scheduling hospital operating theatres to make effective use of resources, and to avoid delays and overruns that…