A socio-technical systems perspective of the operational delivery of secondary care in the NHS

Findings show differences in implementation that arise from the degree of closeness of sub-systems related to patient contact. The importance of middle managers on improvement implementation emerges. The impact of Professionals and senior managers is greater at the extreme of performance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esain, Ann Elizabeth
Published: Cardiff University 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585060