This is the fourth in a series of reports published for the London Commission by the King's Fund. It focuses attention on the question of how transforming health care in London to meet the needs of the next century can be addressed. Reviewing the experience of the last five years, ...
This report describes the outcome of a six month study of the management development requirements of the NHS in Scotland, undertaken by the King's Fund College. The report describes: the scope and content of the original brief for the work; the methodology adopted by the King's Fund team; and the ...
The introduction of general management into the NHS has transformed the service. The author asks if the NHS can continue to evolve into a more dynamic, responsive and actively managed service, representing even better value for money or will the transition to general management be arrested?
This book puts forward a number of practical steps to be taken by members of health authorities and district management teams, identifies what could be done independently by each unit manager and argues that achieving excellence in unit management should become a major objective for the NHS. Chapters include discussions ...