Introduction of a management structure in group general practice

Abstract

Why does a group general practice need a formal management structure? During my 14 years in general practice, it has become increasingly recognised that GP's do need skills in managing what is, after all, a business. This has led to an increased emphasis on this aspect of general practice in vocational training and to a variety of courses and seminars for GP's in aspects of it, particularly financial ones. There seems, though, to have been very little discussion on the actual structure of management within general practice and, with the increasing complexity of GP practice, it seems to me that a clear management structure is necessary both to utilise skills already possessed and to develop further skills within a practice for the future.

Citation

Williams, R.W. (1986), "Introduction of a management structure in group general practice", Journal of Management in Medicine, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb060442