New workforce roles in health care: Exploring the longer-term journey of organisational innovations

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 381-392

  Bridges, Jackie ^a   Fitzgerald, Louise ^b   Meyer, Julienne ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; National Health Service; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548210817     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260710778916     Document Type: Article

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