Decentralising the NHS: Rhetoric, reality and paradox

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Goddard, Maria ^a   Mannion, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Health Service; Organizational change; Public sector reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645449938     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610656561     Document Type: Article

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