Managing the risk of infectious disease: The context of organisational accountability
| Autor: | J. A. Roberts, Shirley Crawshaw, P. Allen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Financial risk Corporate governance Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Context (language use) Public relations Social research Risk perception Infectious disease (medical specialty) Accountability Agency (sociology) Medicine business health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | Health, Risk & Society. 2:125-141 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8331 1369-8575 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/713670156 |
| Popis: | The work reported in this article is part of a larger study funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The aim of the study was to determine how risks associated with infections and the control of infectious disease were managed in the NHS quasi-market. The specific objectives included an evaluation of the effectiveness of formal contracts, regulations and informal practices; the impact of professional and managerial systems on infection control; how financial risks of infection were distributed; and perceptions of risk held by contracting agents. This article reports on case studies in five sites. An understanding of formal and informal agency relationships and networks within each site was explored by interviews with key personnel who outlined how they perceived risk and their role in contracting. Insight into the budgeting and financial arrangements for controlling infection and dealing with outbreaks and how the financial risks were distributed was also sought. This article discusse... |
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