The bed crisis of winter 1995-1996 in the British NHS: An illustration of accountability issues

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 316-326

  Young, Ann P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Crisis; Managers; Professional

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BED OCCUPANCY; CODES OF ETHICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033154674     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973399674273772     Document Type: Review

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