The aim of the seminar was to identify the importance of clarifying the role and relationships of functional managers and unit administrators if the strengthening of administration at operational level was to be achieved. Functions represented were confined to general administration, catering, domestic management and works. Organisational principles, the development ...
The author has written an invaluable record of the events surrounding the introduction of the National Health Service by researching among contemporary documents. The scope of the account is limited to England and Wales, and there has been no attempt made to assess and judge the emergent NHS from the ...
This conference was organised by the King's Fund Centre in conjunction with the Management Support and Computers Division of the DHSS. The purpose was to present and discuss progress made in developing and applying `performance criteria' in relation to assessing effectiveness and efficiency in the NHS. The performance criteria technique ...