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Shifting discourses of professionalism: a case study of general practitioners in the United Kingdom.
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It is argued that the 'new general practice' resonates with the social values of reflexive modernisation, and has the potential to enable new, less paternalistic, forms of relationships with clients, although it remains to be seen whether this potential is realised in healthcare delivery.
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EFNEP graduates' perspectives on social media to supplement nutrition education: focus group findings from active users.
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Framing in policy processes: a case study from hospital planning in the National Health Service in England.
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Multi-Level Partnerships Support a Comprehensive Faith-Based Health Promotion Program.
This article examines the role of multi-level partnerships in implementing Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More, a faith-based health promotion program that works with low-resource faith…
Policy as discursive practice : an ethnographic study of hospital planning in England
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An ethnographic study of health care policy in the contested field of hospital planning explored how a controversial policy to centralise hospital services was presented in national policy documents and implemented in one locality in England.
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Maintaining the link between methodology and method in ethnographic health research
We read with interest the debate around the use, and representation, of ethnography in the journal following the publication of Lamba et al's article on the identification of patient safety problems…
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The experience of potentially vulnerable people during cold weather: implications for policy and practice.
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How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement? A mixed methods study of 15 organisations in England
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This study conducted fieldwork over a 30-month period in 15 healthcare provider organisations in England to identify characteristics of organisations with mature QI governance, which appeared to be particularly enabled and facilitated by board-level clinical leaders.
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Understanding new labour's market reforms of the english NHS Nicholas Mays Understanding new labour's market reforms of the english NHS , Anna Dixon and Lorelei Jones (Eds) The King's Fund £35 194pp…
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This text makes sense of a complex area in an accessible way by highlighting the contributions of the authoritative and well-regarded contributors to this text.
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Exploring the neglected and hidden dimensions of large-scale healthcare change.
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It is found that the literature is dominated by competing forms of knowledge, such as health services research, and it is shown how sociology can contribute new and critical perspectives and insights on what is for many people a troubling issue.
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