Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 3 Issue 1
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Clinical training for general managers?
R.G. RoyceThe author's contention is that the future demands of managing the Health Service in Britain are not being met by current training programmes. In particular, lay‐managers normally…
The provision of nursing services in the NHS: Problem or challenge
Tom KeighleyThis paper addresses the issues arising from the current demographic trends. There is an attempt to highlight the problems arising from a shortage of nurses, how that will affect…
Secondary income generation
Brian MooresThe secondary income phenomenon Reflect for a moment on the following situations with which most readers will be familiar:
A‐c‐h‐e‐s‐o‐n spells management!
Michael O'BrienThis paper briefly describes the background to the establishment of the Committee of Inquiry into the future development of the Public Health Function. It summarises some of the…
An agenda for laboratory managers
Diane SmithPathology within the British National Health Service (NHS) is currently undergoing major changes which are causing considerable problems for the laboratory manager. In order to…
Growth of bureaucracy in the British National Health Service
Max Gammon‘Bureaucracy does not only hide its true nature from non‐bureaucrats, it hides it from itself.’ Nicos Mouzelis, ‘Organization and Bureaucracy’
Illegible prescriptions — The liabilities of doctors and pharmacists: An analysis of the case of Prendergast v Sam & Dee Ltd
Paul MagrathPrendergast v Sam & Dee Ltd was apparently the first case in which a patient, who had suffered injury after being given the wrong medication, successfully sued not only the…