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(2008, 2700 words)
The paper offers analysis of organisational change in NHS Trust reviewing theoretical approaches to the changes in company's leadership and/or management, the issues of team and group work, the features of organisational culture and change, etc. Theoretical underpinnings are applied to NHS change practices discussing change initiatives of their generic workforce model.
(2008, 4700 words)
The paper examines the problem of leadership in the UK National Health Service (NHS) conducting a case study of Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust that is undergoing change under the national cancer programme. The trust's history and culture are described with reference to the theory of organisational change and the leadership theory. PESTEL and SWOT analysis of the Trust are presented.
(2007, 11 200 words)
The dissertation examines the issues of information technology (IT) implementation in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. The review of literature touches on the issues of health care delivery, the history and structure of the NHS, the theory of project management (PM), Government IT projects, and the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT). A case study of NPfIT implementation is conducted in Salisbury District Hospital using the methods of primary research (thorough questionnaires) and making conclusions about the features and benefits of IT use in the healthcare industry.
(2008, 2400 words)
The paper addresses the challenges of modernising the existing health care system in the UK examining the implementation of the IT project NPfIT (National Programme for IT) by National Health Service (NHS). The purpose and scope of services provided by the NPfIT Information System (IS) are described; the criticism of the system is reviewed; the causes of its failure are analysed with references to the theory of change management.
(2008, 1600 words)
The paper addresses the challenges of HRM policies within NHS discussing the issues of attracting and retaining effective workforce, employee training and development, psychological and relational contracts, etc.
(2008, 17 000 words)
The dissertation examines the relationship between flexible working practices in the NHS and the levels of work-related stress amongst nurses and doctors. The review of literature touches on work-related stress, flexible working, etc. Research approach and methodology are identified conducting a case study of the levels of work-related stress and employee attitudes towards flexible working. Conclusions are made about the potential links between flexible working and work-related stress.
(2008, 2700 words)
The paper examines the challenges of implementing Information Systems (IS) in National Health Service (NHS) reviewing literature on performance management and resistance to organisational change, and illustrating theoretical points with examples of NHS practices. The significance of successful IS implementation in NHS is highlighted identifying its goals and discussing the impacts of change on psychological contracts, management styles, communication modes among the NHS personnel, etc. Strategies are suggested to overcome resistance to change in NHS.
(2008, 1500 words)
The paper looks at the knowledge management (KM) practices in British National Health Service (NHS) conducting a case study of NHS in Scotland. Technologies implemented in the department are described highlighting the use of IT and IS within the framework of the 'Information for Health' strategy with the aims to introduce online information service, to identify the patients in all new systems, etc. The benefits of ITC and KM solutions for the department are outlined suggesting recommendations for the future.
(2008, 1800 words)
The paper examines the issues of change management at NHS with the focus on its cultural and leadership aspects. Recommendations are suggested to address resistance to change. A diagnosis of the nature of change is presented identifying potential issues that can act as barriers to change.
(2008, 2000 words)
The paper examines a change initiative that took place in the NHS considering the process of change planning and implementation, as well as the effect that leadership and organisational culture can have on the success of change initiatives.
(2008, 3000 words)
The paper examines the scope of strategic human resource management (SHRM) critically evaluating the extent to which the knowledge and understanding of strategic management literature and practice contributes to the application of HRM. A case study of Sonning Common Health Centre is conducted to illustrate the concept of strategic management and HRM and analyse how they are integrated in organisations.
(2008, 1700 words)
The paper reviews the theory of management by Weber and its interpretation by Brooks in "Organisational Change: multi-skilling in the healthcare sector" case study. Theoretical approaches are discussed with reference to the practices of the UK National Health Service (NHS) touching on the issues of resistance to change, hospital staff training, etc.
(2008, 1100 words)
The paper examines the end of life care programme developed by the NHS to provide high quality care services to patients requiring palliative and non-palliative care. The tools and the preferred place for end of life care are based on care pathway for the dying patient. The importance of understanding the patients' social, spiritual, physical and emotional needs is discussed.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper looks at the application of activity-based costing to NHS. The benefits and complications of this application are outlined. A wide range of references is used to argue different points of view on the subject.
(2007, 1400 words)
The paper is devoted to the analysis of the implementation of the Activity Based Costing (ABC) System at the NHS hospitals arguing whether NHS care centres are poorly managed. The advantages of the ABC are outlined.
(2007, 1000 words)
The paper examines the factors that interfere with the cost of production describing the ABC costing method and discussing the use of accounting methods in NHS hospitals in order to evaluate the differences in terms of unit costs of production in hospitals across the UK.
(2007, 2100 words)
The paper examines the organisational structure and leadership style of the NHS, reviewing the theory of leadership, outlining the existing management problems and suggesting recommendations about the leadership styles, employee empowerment strategies, etc.
(2007, 2900 words)
The paper investigates the management issues of the UK National Health Service (NHS). It identifies a number of NHS management problems as well as the factors that cause them. Public criticisms of NHS are examined. The paper also discusses management functions, autocratic and democratic theories of management styles, and control functions of management. It examines the importance of managers in organisational success. Theoretical ideas behind organisation without managers are highlighted.
(2007, 2700 words)
This report is a case study analysis in the area of training, learning and development in the NHS. Using secondary sources the case study explores the NHS Institute for Improvement and Innovation's plans with regard to management development & training and executive coaching. The situation is explained identifying potential problems and suggesting future recommendations for the NHS.
(2007, 1000 words)
The paper reflects on the research project into the use of MIS (management information systems) in strategic decision making at NHS. Definitions of reflective thinking are given; the objectives of the research are formulated; the choice of research methods is justified; the results of the literature review are summarised. Conclusions are made about the opportunities provided by implementing the study.
(2007, 17 200 words)
The dissertation studies the use of Management Information System (MIS) in the National Health Service (NHS). Information Systems (IS) are spreading into every sphere of business and non-business organisation. MIS are now used in all modern organisations in the world to support activities from operational to strategic level. This thesis focuses on their use for the strategic decision making in NHS. The study follows an interpretive way of inquiry. The data is drawn from secondary sources, mostly qualitative, that include organisational reports, academic papers and case analysis. A wide range of literature accessed through library and electronic resources includes electronic databases e.g. ABI Inform, Emerald and Web of Science using the Athens login facility. The study concludes that the NHS has not been able to fully utilise the MIS spread across its various constituent organisations for strategic decision making. The paper goes on to investigate the reasons for this and suggest the remedies. A detailed and in-depth study of the topic is recommended as a direction for future research involving primary data collection through interviews of the key personnel involved.
(2007, 2500 words)
The paper reports on the issues of strategic change facing the British National Health System (NHS). The purposes of strategic change management are identified; the key mission of NHS is formulated, its Force Field Analysis is conducted including the analysis of the driving and restraining forces in NHS, its cultural web, the Business Process Reengineering (BPR) model, etc.
(2007, 2500 words)
This essay focuses on the social policy of the NHS and it management of health inequality. It explores the framework of legislation; frameworks, incentives and academic concerns about this endemic problem. It considers aspects of mental health inequality and the necessity of using resources both fiscal and physical correctly. It also looks at EU perspective. In conclusion it agrees that more could be done to eradicate health equality by tackling those problems in society that cause its development.
(2006, 1500 words)
This paper focuses on developing a proposal for a dissertation. The study uses NHS as the case study. The aims of the study are to find the influences of managing information and management information system on decision making, complexity of an organization, complexity of tasks carried out, rate of change of internal and external environment of an organization.
(2006, 4900 words)
This essay considers a number of topics that are relevant to role expansion including leadership, the legal, ethical and professional issues that are involved. Also examined are the relevant legislative and policy drivers that have been enacted, the relevance of the specialist practitioner. Issues of accountability, appraisal, audit, the relevance of quality frameworks and risk assessments are discussed together with the relevance of leadership skills. The whole is fully referenced.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper examines the issues of total quality management in the UK National Health System (NHS) identifying the areas of major TQM concern and discussing the inefficiency of the current healthcare system. Recent changes in the NHS policy are reviewed; their effectiveness is evaluated.
(2005, 1000 words)
The paper examines the UK national health care system (NHS) discussing an article on the problems of medical insurance, the types of medical intervention, the increase in the cost of health care, NHS regulations, etc.
(2005, 5000 words)
The paper examines the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) providing its definitions, and reviewing the criticism of the TQM methodology application in NHS presented by the Audit Commission. The positive and negative aspects of management by target at the NHS are discussed including the new targets set by the government for the NHS.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper reports on the NHS policy reviewing the company’s history and analysing the plans of reforming emergency care, primary care, care of the elderly, and other services. Government measures related to the issues are reviewed and critically discussed.
(2006, 1000 words)
The paper examines the issues of employee relations related to the structural changes in the UK National Health Service (NHS) under the Conservative and the Labour governments. The role of Trade Union policies with respect to free market forces is described.
(2005, 4500 words)
The paper looks at the UK National Health Services (NHS) Foundation trusts providing an outline of the Foundation of Leicester Hospital (FLH) and reporting on their structure, range of services, management strategies, culture, HRM practices, etc. PESTEL and SWOT analysis are performed.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper addresses the problems in UK healthcare industry reviewing its history and focusing on the shortage of skilled nurses. A review of opinions on the reasons behind this situation is offered; suggestions on the management of a diverse workforce are made.
(2006, 3150 words)
This paper presents the marketing issue of customer centrality for business and organizational success. The main emphasize of the report is given to applying customer orientation and customer-centred strategies in the case of National Health Services. Presents literature review on marketing of customer centrality an further recommendations to improve the performance of NHS.
(2005, 2500 words)
The paper reports on the UK National Health Service (NHS) relating its history and analysing its marketing aspects targeting at the development of customer loyalties and satisfaction. The application of the Marketing Concept to non- profit organizations is argued; advantages and disadvantages of using marketing techniques in NHS are outlined.
(2005, 17000 words)
The current study explores the issue of occupational stress within NHS setting. The literature review describes the complexity of occupational stress issue. The discussion shows that various organisational and social aspects might determine the level of perceived occupational stress and individual coping abilities. The separate attention is given to stress measuring tools and stress management initiatives that can be used by management team to manage the issue. The discussion shows that if not managed, the high level of occupational stress might incur significant costs to an organisation. The study uses phenomenological stance with the use of OSI-R stress measuring inventory developed by Osipow. The inventory measures three occupational stress dimensions with various corresponding sub dimensions. On the basis of comparative analysis of primary findings against secondary ones the paper suggests improvement strategy.
(2005, 5500 words)
The paper examines the implementation of the Total Quality Management (TQM) methodology in the UK National Health System (NHS) analysing the causes of NHS poor management. Theories on management by objectives (MBO) are reviewed; the weaknesses of the MBO approach highlighted by the problems in the NHS are discussed. The issues of collaborative participation, leadership and management training are addressed.
(2005, 5000 words)
The paper seeks to explain the increasing role of the private health care in the UK. The current state of the British national healthcare system (NHS) is examined; economic and social problems of NHS and the benefits of the private sector are identified. The implications of the insufficient public supply by the government are discussed including productive inefficiency, staff shortages, etc. The reforms of NHS are reviewed highlighting the benefits of using private sector in public health care.
(2005, 3000 words)
The paper looks at the British national health system (NHS) tracing its history and reviewing the improvements in medical technology, the reasons behind providing healthcare, the importance of specialization, the problems faced by NHS, priorities in healthcare, the issue of private healthcare, etc. Conclusions are made about the factors that increase productivity and quality in healthcare.
(2005, 3100 words)
This report aims to analyse the nature of the strategic management of an NHS hospital with reference to the scope and purpose of strategic management theories. The author gives main emphasis to the key factors that drive strategy formulation and implementation. Presents additional range of alternative strategy options in order to evaluate and justify the strategy choice of NHS organization.
(2005, 4400 words)
The research proposal suggests the framework for the investigation of stress management in an NHS organisation. The literature review reviews the impact of stress on individuals lob performance and motivation its overall cost for organisations. The other issues of concern are the recent increasing tendency of occupational stress, stress management tools and the methodologies used to measure stress. The methodological part proposes the use of phenomenological approach as research philosophy with the use of focus groups and questionnaires as primary data collection tools. The paper discusses ethical issues and observes limitations of the chosen research methods.
(2004, 2000 words)
The paper looks at the features of the so called New Public Management (NPM), a new model of management adopted by the Thatcher government in the UK in late 1980s - early 1990s. Its organisational structure and the relationship between doctors and managers are discussed and compared with the former traditional models. The paper contends that although New Public Management is said to combine both private and public sector management practices to the most effective manner, no radical changes in NHS efficiency have taken place. These changes, in the author's opinion, are progressive and evolutionary.
(2004, 3000 words)
This paper examines organisational change using a case study to help illustrate why change initiatives succeed and fail, focusing on those elements that an organisation must take into account when implementing change. It highlights that successful change requires an organisation to address the ¡whole system rather than implement isolated policies and practices that fail to achieve cultural change. Areas discussed include organisational change theory, transactional and transformational leadership, employee resistance to change, managerial values and rationality, psychological climate and work relations, and culture.
(2003, 4000 words)
This report is assessing the health care system in the United Kingdom and examines and explains the trends in the UK's expenditure on health care. Report looks into the Institutional framework, Organisation and structure of the NHS, UK's expenditure on healthcare, Private health care expenditure, trends in UK expenditure, and Factors which are driving increasing expenditure. Lastly, comparison between trends in the expenditure on health care system will be drawn between UK and other countries. Finally report comment upon the policy implications of the findings.
(2004, 5000 words)
This report aims to discuss and compare quality management philosophies and to discuss methodologies for measuring, monitoring, analysing and improving quality on the example of NHS. In recent years the NHS in the UK has come under criticism by the Audit Commission regarding the ineffective targets and measures used to monitor quality of service. Report aims to explore to what extent the statements of Deming (who was against targets as a means of improving quality) might explain this case and to describe an alternative approach to continual improvement based on knowledge and understanding, leadership and process analysis, in keeping with Deming's philosophy.
(2004, 10000 words)
The dissertation explores the acute nursing shortage issues in the context of two NHS trusts. The main objective of the dissertation is to identify the current state of nursing shortage, identify the reasons and propose the adequate solutions. The secondary research is carried out based on the surveys and governmental bodies' statistics. Literature review has identified the scale and the scope of current nursing shortage issues and discusses various strategic options to handle them. Recommendations are made to show how the improvement of particular HR areas might improve the situation. These activities shall minimize the uncertainty, reduce the stress on management levels, and create a favourable environment.
(2004, 11500 words)
The following research is focused upon the concept of performance appraisal and its particular implementation in the context of NHS. The research is based upon the secondary type of information and therefore experiencing a slight delay in time in compare to the latest news available on the subject. The research clearly identifies the concept of the performance appraisal and its role in the context of the performance measurement. It is providing an account upon the evolution of the concept and the major developments, mainly in the form of the multi-dimensional performance appraisal frameworks. Moreover, the research analyse the situation at the National Heal Service (NHS) in terms of identifying the currently used performance appraisal system, which is in fact PAF (Performance Assessment Framework), which was developed on the bases of BSC (Balanced Score Card) previously used by NHS but altered in accordance with its unique needs. The research runs the detailed investigation upon the use of particular framework by NHS in terms of highlighting the advantages and disadvantages in the larger context of general fit for the purpose of the framework. The study is completed by the summary of the results and critique of the framework currently in use providing some arguments upon the future as for the framework itself, so the further research scope upon the subject.
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