Four parts or one whole: The National Health Service (NHS) post-devolution

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 662-672

  Maslin Prothero, Sian E ^a,b   Masterson, Abigail ^c   Jones, Kerry ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Graduate School

^c Abi Masterson Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d West Midlands Strategic Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Devolution; Divergence; Health; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ENGLAND; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 51149098094     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00909.x     Document Type: Article

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