'Gray and Harrison have assembled an impressive
array of authors to analyse the changing role of the
medical profession. The contributions range from
historical analyses of the relationship between
government and doctors, to detailed examination of the
implementation of clinical governance in the NHS. All
offer important insights into an issue that lies at the
heart of contemporary debates in health policy.' - Chris
Ham, University of Birmingham. This book brings together
the most pertinent discussion on clinical governance by
some of the most eminent practitioners and researchers
in the United Kingdom. Since New Labour's institution of
clinical governance through its White Paper in 1997,
there has been a good deal of debate about the history,
theory and practice of Clinical Governance and the
governance of clinical care.Divided into three parts,
the book contains sections on: Medicine, autonomy and
governance; Evidence, science and medicine; and
Realizing clinical governance. Starting with the
differing definitions of the term clinical governance,
the contributors discuss the relationship of medicine
and governance, the challenges that evidence-based
medicine makes upon clinical practice and move on to
suggest possible futures for clinical governance.Written
by a team of experienced academics and practitioners,
this book is aimed at reflective health professionals,
as well as students and academics in the fields of
health policy, health services management, social policy
and public policy. The contributors include: Marian
Barnes, Andy Bilson, David Byrne, Barbara Coyle, Pieter
Degeling, Tracy Finch, Rob Flynn, Andrew Gray, Steve
Harrison, Rick Iedema, John Kennedy, Fergus Macbeth,
Frances Mair, Sharyn Maxwell, Carl May, Michael Moran,
Maggie Mort, Nancy Redfern, Chandra Vanu Som, Jane
Stewart, Barbara Telfer, Stephen Watkins, and Sue
White.
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