The role of the organizational champion in achieving health system change

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-355

  Hendy, Jane ^a   Barlow, James ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Champion; Health care; Identity; Innovation; Organizational change; Sensemaking; Telecare; Telemedicine; UK

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856208923     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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