This article explores identity dynamics in public health working at the level of the institutional
identity ascribed to public health professionals, and the identity work that public health …

The changing organisation and governance of healthcare work represents a persistent focus
of micro-politics. Whilst there is a developed literature describing the micro-political …

ABSTRACT A recent debate in identity studies is about gender of health care professions
arguing that the feminization of health care professions will diminish diversity as well as …

Purpose–This paper aims to explore the ways in which practice nurses engage in identity
work in the context of chronic disease management in primary care and assess the extent to …

This paper investigates community health workers' negotiation between the
prescribed'manual'for care and the lived realities of their field, exploring how standards of …

This chapter operates at the interstices of three domains: the theorization of identity; the
entry of clinical professionals into 'middle'management, and the 'post-bureaucratization'of …

Many Western nations are emphasizing the importance of population health across health
care delivery organizations and education systems. Despite significant momentum to …

Public health medicine is distinct in two ways from most other forms of medical
specialisation; firstly, it is predominantly non-clinical and secondly, its concern is with …

In the multidisciplinary approach to healthcare provision, it is important to establish the
impact professional identity has had on all those participating in the health and social care …

Healthcare environments continue to prove discriminatory and marginalizing towards
patients and healthcare workers themselves, which contributes to inequitable health …