Organizational Form as a Mechanism to Involve Staff, Public and Users in Public Services: A Study of the Governance of NHS Foundation Trusts

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-257

  Allen, Pauline ^a   Townsend, Jean ^a   Dempster, Paul ^a   Wright, John ^a   Hutchings, Andrew ^a   Keen, Justin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foundation trusts; Health care; Mutuals; Public and user involvement

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE ROLE;

EID: 84859778186     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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