Background Shortages of skills needed to deliver optimal health care in rural and remote
locations raises questions about using extended scopes of practice or advanced practice …

Canadian healthcare leaders are experiencing unprecedented change. In Canada and
worldwide, efforts are being made to create patient-centred service delivery models. In order …

Background To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of health service provision in China,
the National Health Commission has emphasised that training of all health service …

Summary Introduction/Background Globally, health reforms continue to be high on the
health policy agenda to respond to the increasing health care costs and managing the …

In this article we develop a theoretical perspective of how professional identities in multi-
professional organisational settings are co-constructed in daily interactions. The research …

Within healthcare, studies support that nurse manager leadership behaviours positively
influence nursing outcomes. However, how this behaviour promotes positive outcomes is …

Background Health service managers are integral to supporting the effective and efficient
delivery of services. Understanding their competencies is essential to support reform and …

Through political decisions all three Scandinavian countries implemented national reforms
in cancer care introducing cancer patient pathways. Though resistance from the professional …

There is no widespread agreement as to a definitive way to describe, let alone define the
health manager's role and required capabilities. This is despite the fact that they have …

Given the growing demand for aged residential care facilities in Western industrialised
economies, the adequate staffing of these facilities is a growing concern. Increasingly …