Opportunity seized or missed? A case study of leadership and organizational change in the creation of a Care Trust

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 503-513

  Dickinson, Helen ^a   Peck, Edward ^a   Davidson, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care Trust; Culture; Partnership working; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34748840900     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820701585353     Document Type: Article

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