title: Resource management in action on the ward.
abstract: The implementation of resource management at the Radcliffe Infirmary made clinical managers responsible for their ward budgets. This article describes how a nursing system was developed to facilitate the planning and management of resources at ward level.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D000078329:Workforce