A critical account of the rise and spread of 'leadership': The case of UK healthcare

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-288

  Martin, Graham P ^a   Learmonth, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Darzi; Decentralization; Discourse; Empowerment; Leadership; Management; Policy; UK

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEADERSHIP; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STATE MEDICINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80053507015     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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