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New roles and challenges within the healthcare workforce: a Heideggerian perspective
Anthea Wilson– The purpose of this paper is to explore insights based on the phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, on the dynamic relationships between human experience and work roles.
Doing transformational change in the English NHS in the context of “big bang” redisorganisation: Findings from the North East transformation system
David J. Hunter, Jonathan Erskine, Adrian Small, Tom McGovern, Chris Hicks, Paula Whitty, Edward LugsdenThe purpose of this paper is to examine a bold and ambitious scheme known as the North East transformation system (NETS). The principal aim of the NETS is the achievement of a…
Promoting competition in Swedish primary care
Lars Norén, Agneta Ranerup– The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of accreditation documents (ADs) in the competition based on provider quality in a quasi-market for primary healthcare.
The impact of an integrated medical leadership programme
Steven J. Agius, Amy Brockbank, Rebecca Baron, Saleem Farook, Jacky HaydenThe purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of an integrated Medical Leadership Programme (MLP) on a cohort of participating specialty doctors and the NHS services with…
Nurse managers’ role in older nurses’ intention to stay
Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen, Michelle Freeman, Sheila Cameron, Dale RajacicThe purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model of the underlying mechanisms linking perceived availability of human resource (HR) practices relevant to older nurses and…
Leadership for health commissioning in the new NHS : Exploring the early development of clinical commissioning groups in England
Anna Coleman, Julia Segar, Kath Checkland, Imelda McDermott, Stephen Harrison, Stephen PeckhamThe purpose of this paper is to explore the early experiences of those involved with the development of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), examining how the aspiration towards…
Reforming primary healthcare: from public policy to organizational change
Frédéric Gilbert, Jean-Louis Denis, Lise Lamothe, Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, Danielle D'amour, Johanne GoudreauGovernments everywhere are implementing reform to improve primary care. However, the existence of a high degree of professional autonomy makes large-scale change difficult to…
Does CEO compensation impact patient satisfaction?
Kunle Akingbola, Herman A. van den BergThis study examines the relationship between CEO compensation and patient satisfaction in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this paper is to determine what impact hospital CEO…
Organizing integrated care for older persons: strategies in Sweden during the past decade
Helene Berglund, Staffan Blomberg, Anna Dunér, Karin Kjellgren– The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse ways of organizing integrated care for older persons in Sweden during the past decade.
