Views of doctors and managers on the doctor-manager relationship in the NHS
BMJPublished 20 March 2003Open access
Huw Davies, Claire-Louise Hodges, Thomas G Rundall
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Examination of current perceptions of the doctor-manager relationship by examining areas of convergence or divergence of views among a large sample of doctors and managers in the NHS sheds some light on current perceptions.
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Funding Nuffield Trust, London, and the Commonwealth Fund, New York.
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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