We examine the 'identity work'of manager–professional 'hybrids', specifically medical
professionals in managerial roles in the British National Health Service, to maintain and …

This paper revisits and reappraises Freidson's restratification thesis. His thesis was
proposed in the mid1980s to counter the idea of deprofessionalisation, suggesting …

Professionalism is an Anglo-American disease. Durkheim and others as standing over
against—Eliot Freidson, 1983 markets. By the 1970s, however, historical and …

Clinical managers play a crucial role in securing the implementation and sustainability of
information technology (IT) innovation in health care. Yet, not all clinical managers are …

Since 1948 health care in the United Kingdom (UK) has been centrally funded through the
National Health Service (NHS). The NHS provides both primary and specialist health care …

Background This project examines the organisation and delivery of health improvement
activities by and within general practice and the primary health-care team. The project was …

Taking an institutional logics perspective, this study investigates how “internet-informed”
patients manage tensions between the logic of personal choice and the logic of medical …

We explore how doctors, psychotherapists and counsellors in the UK react to regulatory
transparency, drawing on qualitative research involving 51 semi-structured interviews …

Despite the increasing deployment of formalized boundary spanning roles and practices, the
mechanisms and dynamics of their legitimation remain under-explored. Using the …

Background As health care has increased in complexity and health care teams have been
offered as a solution, so too is there an increased need for stronger interprofessional …