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Organisational Innovation in Health Services
John Gabbay
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Description for Organisational Innovation in Health Services
Paperback. A highly readable account of how and why NHS treatment centres evolved with practical lessons based on case study research. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Amid a welter of simultaneous policy initiatives, treatment centres were a top-down NHS innovation that became subverted into a multiplicity of solutions to different local problems. This highly readable account of how and why they evolved with completely unforeseen results reveals clear, practical lessons based on case study research involving over 200 interviews. Policy makers, managers and clinicians undertaking any organisational innovation cannot afford to ignore these findings.
Amid a welter of simultaneous policy initiatives, treatment centres were a top-down NHS innovation that became subverted into a multiplicity of solutions to different local problems. This highly readable account of how and why they evolved with completely unforeseen results reveals clear, practical lessons based on case study research involving over 200 interviews. Policy makers, managers and clinicians undertaking any organisational innovation cannot afford to ignore these findings.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424785
SKU
V9781847424785
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About John Gabbay
The authors are a multidisciplinary team of senior and internationally recognised researchers from the Universities of London and Southampton. John Gabbay researches into the way that knowledge enters policy and practice in organisations. Andrée le May is renowned for her work on knowledge in practice. Catherine Pope is a distinguished qualitative methodologist with long experience in ethnographic research in healthcare. ... Read more
Reviews for Organisational Innovation in Health Services
"This is a fascinating study of the fate of policy innovations in the NHS. Through detailed empirical research, the authors highlight the gap that often exists between plans laid down in Whitehall and experience on the ground. It provides salutary and timely reading for health reformers." Chris Ham, Chief Executive, The King's Fund "To become - or stay - efficient ... Read more