title: Public health medicine training and the NHS changes.
abstract: The current round of mergers between Health Authorities and Family Health Service Authorities (FHSAs), when set in the competitive context of markets, has profound implications for training in Public Health Medicine. This paper considers the phases in the management of change and the costs, benefits and principles for trainers, trainees and organisations as mergers take place. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the motives of and learning from the change that is taking place.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Care Sciences, University of Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acquilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Halpin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012922:Social Change; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom