Dreams that lie in tatters: The changing fortunes of nurses who left the British NHS to own and run residential homes for elderly people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 900-908

  Andrews, Gavin J ^a   Kendall, Sally A ^b  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health and social policy; Markets; Nursing careers; Private sector; Proprietors; Residential care; Residential homes; Social care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER MOBILITY; ECONOMICS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER MOBILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 0034169955     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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