Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 21 Issue 3

Contributing to the wellbeing of primary health care workers in PNG

Carol Davy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organisational frames of reference, which are neither not appropriately communicated nor supported, affect the wellbeing of workers.

Leadership transmission: a muddled metaphor?

David Buchanan, Raymond Caldwell, Julienne Meyer, John Storey, Charles Wainwright

The purpose of this paper is to examine critically the concept of “leadership transmission”, considering what theoretical and practical value this metaphor brings to the…

Organizational leadership and its relationship to regional health authority actions to promote health

Linda L. Barrett, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Kim Raine

The purpose of this paper is to examine organizational leadership and its relationship to regional health authority actions to promote health.

System characteristics of healthcare organizations conducting successful improvements

Jesper Olsson, Mattias Elg, Staffan Lindblad

In a previous study, based on a survey to all clinical department and primary care center managers in Sweden, it was concluded that the prevailing general improvement strategy is…

Integrated care pathways: pathways to change in health care?

Claire Whittle, Alistair Hewison

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that, if teams in healthcare focus on the patient using the framework of a care pathway, change can occur without the overt need to…

Nurse retention strategies: advice from experienced registered nurses

Marie Dietrich Leurer, Glenn Donnelly, Elizabeth Domm

The purpose of the paper is to explore the insights of experienced nurses regarding initiatives they believe would effectively retain nurses like themselves in the nursing…

Organisational justice and employee perceptions on hospital management

Erja Wiili‐Peltola, Mika Kivimäki, Marko Elovainio, Marianna Virtanen

The purpose to clarify what kind of managerial challenges employees experience regarding organisational justice in hospitals.

Clarifying concerns about doctors' clinical performance: What is the contribution of assessment by the National Clinical Assessment Service?

Diane Berrow, Charlotte Humphrey, Rosemary Field, Rena Jobanputra, Leyla Faw

The UK National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) provides local NHS bodies with advice and support in relation to concerns about individual doctors and dentists and in some…