General Managers (GMs) represent a relatively new cadre in the British National Health
Service (NHS) who have become closely aligned with central government policy in recent …

The optimal balance between central governmental authority and the degree of autonomy of
local public bodies is an enduring issue in public policy. The UK National Health Service is …

Since the beginning of the 1990s the public healthcare system in England has been subject
to reforms. This has resulted in a structurally hybrid system of public service with elements of …

Decentralisation has returned as a key theme in English health policy in recent years in
policies such as Patient Choice and Foundation Trusts, among many others. The goal of …

English As the National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 50th birthday, the new Labour
government has proposed a radical shake-up in the way it is organised. The most innovative …

This chapter aims to develop an account of contemporary healthcare governance that
combines insights from the governance and governmentality literatures. It explores the …

An important goal of policy in the British National Health Service (NHS) is to increase public
involvement in health care governance. In the hospital sector this led in 2003 to the …

The creation of a large managerial stratum within the British National Health Service in
recent years has been one of the most striking characteristics of reforms intended to develop …

The role of local government in health care matters in Britain has never been trouble‐free.
From the dissolution of the Boards of Guardians in 1929, through to the creation of the NHS …

This chapter explores decentred theory of governance is used as a lens through which to
explore the empirical puzzle posed by the success of successive governments in enrolling …