Managers as social surgeons.
Deals with the Health Service manager's problems of pruning staff in NHS Trust applications. Compares handling staff with a surgeon handling patients pre-, during and post-operations. Concludes that the Health Service manager must consider the key issues of communication, involvement, unambiguity and encouraging the free expression of dissent.
MacLachlan
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Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba.
D003142:Communication; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics; D006276:Health Facility Size / Q000191:economics; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D011340:Problem Solving; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom