Talking contracts and taking care: Managers and professionals in the British National Health Service internal market

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-222

  Griffiths, Lesley ^a   Hughes, David ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracting; Internal market; Managers; National Health Service; Professionals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANAGER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CONTRACT SERVICES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 0034674832     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00448-7     Document Type: Article

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