Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 8 Issue 6
Table of contents
Getting Research into Practice: Facing the Issues
Sue Dopson, Jonathan Mant, Nicholas HicksThe translation of research into practice is currently a high‐profileissue in the NHS. A number of regions have undertaken work in this area.Reports on a project that is part of…
What about the Health of Ancillary Staff? A Management Audit
Diana Forrest, Jo Walsworth‐Bell, Lynda MasonHealth at Work in the NHS was launched at the same time as Health of theNation, in July 1992. There is good national and local evidenceidentifying ancillary staff as a priority…
Management Training for Doctors: An In‐house Approach
Sue Balderson, Una MacFadyenHaving recognized the importance and inevitability of doctors becominginvolved in the management of National Health Service (NHS) Trusts, theLeicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust…
Commissioning and Public Health
Richard Alderslade, David J. HunterImproving the nation′s health is a major challenge. It has a longhistory within the specialty of public health medicine, with itscommitment to knowledge and action. But achieving…
Moving Clinicians into Management: A Professional Challenge or Threat?
Louise FitzgeraldExamines the issue of involving clinicians in management and themanagement processes. Considers the effect of the changing context ofpractice and the pressures that are imposed on…
The Pre‐registration Year: It’s Time for Job Reprofiling
Karin Newman, Tanya PyneThe pre‐registration house officers′ year has a dual purpose. On the onehand, there is the basic service requirement for long hours of routineassistance to senior medical staff…
An Integrated Communication Strategy for Health Service Managers
Pauline Irving, Dennis TourishHighlights the importance of communication as a management activity. Inparticular, examines ways in which internal and external communicationstrategies can be integrated. To this…
Do Special Health Authority Doctors Make Special Managers?
Annabelle MarkReviews management training for doctors undertaken in the special healthauthorities in London. These are postgraduate research institutes inclinical medicine. Compares methodology…