Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 10 Issue 2
Table of contents
Doctors and management ‐ the development dilemma
John Gatrell, Tony WhiteIdentifies managerial knowledge and skills from undergraduate to medical director level and considers the development of a core management training strategy and development…
Health‐care reforms in the Czech Republic
Alan Earl‐SlaterHealth‐care reform is everywhere. Although different countries are moving at different speeds, using somewhat different means and different routes, they are all trying to arrive…
Aspects of the management of change
John CornellDiscusses the origins of change in our lives and proposes a pyramidal model to understand these interrelationships. Discusses responses to these changes with particular reference…
Communications between professional groups in an NHS trust hospital
A.J. Smith, D. PrestonDiscusses an audit of communications between doctors and other professional groups in a National Health Services trust hospital. The project was undertaken as a result of senior…
Strategic alliances and hospitals: a US perspective
Russell Cardwell, Douglas BolonThe number of hospital providers in the USA is shrinking and the market is becoming increasingly competitive. Many financially challenged hospital institutions are searching for a…
Recent trends, future needs: management training for consultants
Stephen Horsley, Emilie Roberts, Diane Barwick, Steve Barrow, David AllenDescribes the results of a postal questionnaire survey of all 1,383 hospital consultants in the North Western Region of the UK in 1994; updating a similar survey conducted in…
Understanding the roles of NHS trust board members
John DeffenbaughThe establishment of NHS trust boards on a business format was a recent innovation resulting from the NHS reforms. In order to realize benefits for patients, it is essential that…
General practice partnerships: an exploratory review
John Newton, Martin Eccles, Jennifer SoutterPresents the results of a literature review on general practice partnerships. The objective was to find out what has been written and by whom. The results of the review indicate…