Austerity, new public management and missed nursing care in Australia and New Zealand

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 3102-3110

  Willis, Eileen ^a   Carryer, Jenny ^b   Harvey, Clare ^c   Pearson, Maria ^d   Henderson, Julie ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

austerity; casualization; civil society; global financial crisis; missed care; new public management; nurses; precarious work; public sector

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BUDGET; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; MIDWIFE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGISTERED NURSE; WELFARE; WORKLOAD; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE COST; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING PROCESS;

AUSTRALIA; BUDGETS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING PROCESS;

EID: 85034456369     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13380     Document Type: Article

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