Influencing organisational change in the NHS: Lessons learned from workplace wellness initiatives in practice

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-455

  Blake, Holly ^a   Lloyd, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Stockton on Tees Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Culture change; Health education; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WELFARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EXERCISE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 58149316152     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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