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Facts, myths and monsters: understanding the principles of good governance

Wayne Taylor, D. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 2, pp. 108-124

As in many countries today, health services across Canada are being restructured. Most jurisdictions within Canada are also restructuring and experimenting with the governance function of health‐delivery organizations. However, much of this governance reorganization is being done in a vacuum....

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The information management and technology strategy of the UK National Health Service – Determining progress in the NHS acute hospital sector

Wainwright, David; Waring, Teresa - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 3, pp. 241-259

hospitals are fairly immature in terms of the adoption and usage of information systems and technology; struggling to provide …

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Born with quality: TQM in a maternity clinic

Lagrosen, Stefan - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 5, pp. 467-475

This study was carried out in a hospital trying to implement TQM. The purpose was to assess the effects of using TQM and thereby judging whether this use could be valid and to find some success factors for implementing TQM in this kind of organisation. Specific quality dimensions have been...

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Managing professional integration in an acute hospital – a socio‐political analysis

Crump, Norman - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 15 (2002) 2, pp. 107-117

This paper considers the form that the challenge of the introduction of new ways of working takes for those charged with the management of new partnerships by drawing on some of the research and other literature currently available. The paper introduces a case study from a large NHS hospital...

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Challenges in costing health care services

Northcott, Deryl; Llewellyn, Sue - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 15 (2002) 3, pp. 188-203

of NRCE data depends on the comparability of cost information across hospitals. This paper draws on questionnaire results … reported by hospitals. Until these problems are recognised and addressed, they present a barrier to the effective use of … comparative cost data for the management of English hospitals. …

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Multiple roles? Nurses as managers in the NHS

Bolton, Sharon C. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 16 (2003) 2, pp. 122-130

Recent government proposals seek to extend the role of nurses into management at a time of (yet another) cultural transformation for the British National Health Service (NHS). This is especially the case for line managers involved in service‐delivery, ward managers and clinical nurse managers...

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Strategic responses to a high‐turbulent environment

Cueille, Sandrine - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 19 (2006) 4, pp. 359-383

Purpose – This paper aims to characterize the French public hospitals (FPHs) according to their strategic behaviour … hospitals' managers are drawn from the study. Originality/value – What mostly differentiates the paper' results from the …

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TQM emphasizing 5‐S principles

Withanachchi, Nimnath; Handa, Y.; Karandagoda, K.K.W.; … - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 20 (2007) 3, pp. 168-177

appears to be a feasible and promising system to initiate management improvement of public hospitals in developing countries …

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A case study into the management of racial diversity within an NHS teaching hospital

Gay, Wendy; Bamford, David - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 20 (2007) 4, pp. 257-271

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the apparent ambivalence towards the management of racial diversity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a case study undertaken in a large London NHS teaching hospital. Having reviewed the dichotomy in the available...

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IT, culture, context

Harrop, Nick; Gillies, Alan - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 20 (2007) 4, pp. 272-284

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the implementation of a service improvement in the UK National Health Service, relevant to the National Programme for IT in the NHS. Design/methodology/approach – Case study and semi‐structured interviews, relating users' interaction with...

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