Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 1 Issue 3

Cost appraisal and management of a mass immunisation programme in Jamaica — Report of a study carried out in the rural Parish of St Ann during 1983

D. Baxter, M.S. Patel, R. Killian

During 1983, an extended (or outreach) immunisation programme was carried out in rural Jamaica. The resources used were recorded, and accurate costings for the programme…

Managers and power in organisations

M. MacNamara, V. Rounsefell

The aim of this paper is to look at power and job‐related dependencies in organisations. A list of the references cited is given at the end.

Inequity in health care — A proposed model

A.Y. Ellencweig, O. Grafstein MPH

The paper defines the concept of inequity in health care and reviews the various approaches to identify causal relationships which lead to inequitable health outcomes. Notably…

Quality assurance in clinical care: A guide for managers

Mark McCarthy

One of the best results of Mr Griffiths' review of the UK National Health Service has been the increased attention being given to issues of quality. Not everyone agrees that the…

Stress in the NHS : Cause, effect and prevention

F. Eskin

It is possible that stress has always been a major hazard of organisational life. However, it is only relatively recently that this condition has been recognised in terms of its…