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Publications and source records attributed to S Balderson.
A workshop for 18 doctors and managers at the start of their careers revealed considerable differences of opinion about the roles of the two groups. Managers were more firmly convinced than doctors that their role in hospitals was indispensable. Doctors saw managers as being in the pockets of politicians. The workshop did not change doctors' views.
Having recognized the importance and inevitability of doctors becoming involved in the management of National Health Service (NHS) Trusts, the Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust initiated its own in-house management development programme for senior medical staff. Describes the programme and identifies some of the benefits already realized and its role in facilitating s shift in the management agenda from managers to doctors.
A special report on health management qualifications detailed the number of management qualifications. One aspect which deserves additional mention is the use of accreditation of prior learning (APL) which is a growing feature of management qualification courses. Sue Balderson and John Knibbs describe their research into the use of APL as part of an NHS trust's management development strategy.
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