Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 6 Issue 2
Table of contents
Managing Mr Kipling′s Way
Jon EvansDiscusses medical and management tasks and their relation withinthe NHS context. Stresses the importance of doctors in effectivemanagement of the service in relation to…
Consultants in Management Training: Learning and Doing
Peter SmithReports research by interview into the effectiveness of managementtraining for 40 medical consultants in two business schools whichindicates that while learning during the…
The NHS Reforms: How to Avoid the Counter‐reformation
Michael BushExplores the issues of health gain and the importance of rigorousassessment of existing services in terms of true health gain beforeinstituting change. Notes that much health gain…
What Business is Public Health Medicine In? Personal Views
A composite of personal views of public health physicians andmanagers. Identifies common themes – extension of public healthmedicine beyond NHS, role of other professions, need…
Performance Measurement: Focusing on the Key Issue
David BrookfieldExamines the nature of performance measurement in the NHS in itsrelation to the principal objectives of a public health service. Arguesthat existing measures (bed and theatre…
Gender Bias and the Process of Care
Janice L. DreachslinReviews available literature on gender bias and the process ofmedical care. Current findings point to possible gender bias intreatment protocols for kidney and cardiac patients…
An Analysis of Health Services Using Disease Staging: A Pilot Study in the Emilia‐Romagna Region of Italy
Francesco Taroni, Daniel Z. Louis, Elaine J. YuenThe European Community is currently experimenting with the use ofDiagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and other patient classificationsystems. Disease Staging is a clinically based…