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Does clinical management improve efficiency? Evidence from the English National Health Service

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  • Gianluca Veronesi
  • Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Francesco Vallascas

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The paper investigates the presence and impact of clinicians on the boards of National Health Service (NHS) acute care trusts on efficiency over a three-year period (2006--2009). The analysis shows an increase, albeit marginal, in the number of clinically qualified directors in the period under investigation. Furthermore, it reveals that the percentage of clinicians--and, more specifically, doctors--at the board level is positively associated to the rating achieved for the financial management of resources. Although the results need to be treated cautiously, they do lend support to the argument that increased clinical involvement in management decision-making will have benefits for the performance of hospital services.

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  • Gianluca Veronesi & Ian Kirkpatrick & Francesco Vallascas, 2014. "Does clinical management improve efficiency? Evidence from the English National Health Service," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(1), pages 35-42, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:34:y:2014:i:1:p:35-42
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2014.865932
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    1. N. Chambers & G. Harvey & R. Mannion, 2017. "Who should serve on health care boards? What should they do and how should they behave? A fresh look at the literature and the evidence," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 1357348-135, January.
    2. Gbemisola A Daramola & Olawumi Dele Awolusi, 2021. "Competencies and Development Needs of Physician Managers in Nigeria: A Case Study of selected hospitals in Ibadan City, Oyo State," Journal of Social and Development Sciences, AMH International, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19.

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