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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777043303321

Titolo

Power and people [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Louise Fitzgerald, Annabelle Mark and Lorna McKee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-281-07920-0

9786611079208

1-84663-591-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzgeraldLouise

MarkAnnabelle L

McKeeLorna

Disciplina

301.1832

Soggetti

Health services administration

Medical care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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