Investigating the governance of autonomous public hospitals in England: Multi-site case study of NHS foundation trusts

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-100

  Allen, Pauline ^a   Keen, Justin ^b   Wright, John ^c   Dempster, Paul ^b   Townsend, Jean ^b   Hutchings, Andrew ^a   Street, Andrew ^d   Verzulli, Rossella ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUSINESS ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; ENGLAND; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84860735028     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011046     Document Type: Article

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