Power and people / guest editors: Louise Fitzgerald, Annabelle Mark and Lorna McKee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fitzgerald, Louise.

Mark, Annabelle L.

McKee, Lorna.

Series:

Journal of Health Organization and Management - Issue 4 & 5, Volume 21

Journal of Health Organization and Management ; 21, no. 4/5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book considers different aspects of power and how it affects and is affected by people involved in health care organization. The papers included tell a collective story, focusing variously on: trust and communication within health care encounters; adverse medical outcomes; power and new organizational types in healthcare; HRM and HRD in healthcare; and power inequalities and gender inequalities in the healthcare organization. The e-book also considers the influence of professional bodies, patients and the public, considering their importance and power in the healthcare dynamic. A must-r

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction; Trust, communication, theory of mind and the social brain hypothesis; Accountingization, trust and medical dilemmas; New workforce roles in health care; Understanding power relationships in health care networks; Spanning boundaries in pursuit of effective knowledge sharing within networks in the NHS; Exploring HRD in two Welsh NHS Trusts; Policy and organizational implications of gender imbalance in the NHS; Human resource management and performance in healthcare organisations

Patient involvement in a professional body: reflections and commentaryInvolving the public in NHS service planning

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-07920-0

9786611079208

1-84663-591-8

OCLC:

182556297