Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine: the content of radical change by mapping differences between two templates for organizing delivery of healthcare; the enabling and constraining mechanisms underlying major change from one template to another; and the processes implicated in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is first, to identify the critical managerial competencies of primary care managers; and second, to determine the relationship between personality and motivation, and managerial competency. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted involving...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on social enterprise as an organisational form in health organisation and management. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a critique of the underlying assumptions associated with social enterprise in the context of English health...

Purpose – As healthcare has become more scientifically based and far more sophisticated in terms of technology, it has become more fragmented in terms of care‐giving, and less personal. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenging task of leading and managing in the gap between...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider some of the philosophical and bioethical issues raised by the creation of the draft social values framework developed to facilitate data collection and country‐specific presentations at the inaugural workshop on “Social values and health...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the roles of social values in the reform of coverage decisions for Thailand's Universal Health Coverage (UC) plan in 2009 and 2010. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative techniques, including document review and personal communication,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the role of social values in setting healthcare priorities in Korea. Design/methodology/approach – Using Clark and Weale's draft framework, Korean healthcare priority setting was analysed. The process values used were transparency,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the organisational and procedural arrangements for healthcare reform in China, and describe the role of social values in the relevant decision‐making process. Design/methodology/approach – An analysis of recent developments...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the organisational and procedural arrangements for priority setting in England and Wales. It describes the role of social values in the decision‐making process. Design/methodology/approach – The processes and content of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of health priority setting structures in Germany. It reflects on how and which social values may influence decision making, and in particular investigates the role of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)...