Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 12 Issue 2

A decision analytic approach to commissioning ambulance cardiac services

Robin Dowie, Richard P.F. Gregory, Kathleen V. Rowsell, Shân Annis, A.D. Gick, Christopher J. Harrison

The paper discusses how a decision analytic framework has been used by an English health authority in relation to the commissioning of ambulance cardiac services. Strategies for…

An approach to setting priorities in health planning

Carol Barker, Colin Thunhurst, Duncan Ross

This paper describes work undertaken in Pakistan within a project to strengthen the health planning system, aimed at improving the capacity of the planning cells to identify…

Role of the consultant obstetrician in the delivery suite

Mark Hackett, Harry Gee

The role of consultant obstetricians is under considerable debate. This has particularly focused on the role of consultants in intrapartum care. The article explores the role of…

Towards development of professional management in Indian hospitals

Syed Amin Tabish

Hospitals consume the largest share of government health resources, yet, until recently, they have not been a focus of health policy and research in developing countries, where…

Strategic marketing and clinical management in health care: a possible way forward

Stephen Willcocks, Tony Conway

This article examines and comments on the role of clinical directors in the NHS (UK), with specific reference to the relevance of a strategic marketing emphasis. It utilises…