Interpreting and managing risk in a machine bureaucracy: Professional decision-making in NHS Direct

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-271

  Ruston, Annmarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NHS direct; Professional judgement; Risk; Scientific bureaucratic medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELECONSULTATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33747761953     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570600871729     Document Type: Article

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