This is a collection of short papers based on a seminar to mark the eighty fifth birthday of Sir George Godber. They examine issues of substantial relevance to the present and future of the National Health Service.
Tom Evans was Director of the King's Fund College from 1981 until his death in 1985. This book is a tribute to him. The papers cover a variety of management issues: an exploration of what strategic management and strategic planning mean; management in the NHS; accountability in the public sector; ...
This report, by a Brunel team led by Professor Maurice Kogan, was commissioned by the King's Fund at the request of the Department of Health and financed by the Department. It describes the Management Advisory Service in the Oxford and South Western regions, and Performance Review in Wessex, in the ...