Purpose–To improve health‐care delivery from within, managers need to engage physicians
in organisational development work. Physicians and managers have different …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate how clinicians' professional background
influences their transition into the managerial role and identity as clinical managers …

This chapter reviews aspects of organisation, management and performance in health care
with particular reference to the NHS in England. It addresses issues of knowledge and …

At the heart of the operation of the health system is the relationship betweenmanagers and
the various professionals who provide clinical services. While thereis an inherent conflict …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyse the factors that are leading many
international health systems to seek new ways of getting doctors to be more engaged in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore how healthcare managers construct the
manager role in relation to the medical profession in their organisations …

Purpose–To examine the importance of appropriate education for health services managers
and to identify what might be included in the curriculum for health services management …

Background This study focused on the manager role in the manager-physician relationship,
considered from the manager perspective. The aim was to understand how top executives in …

Purpose–The purpose of this article is to advance critical debate in relation to a very critical
issue in current healthcare management–namely “patient safety”. This is currently a very …

This qualitative study was undertaken with a diverse sample of Australian health managers
to examine their perceptions regarding the health system and to understand how they …