title: NHS boards. It takes two to tango.
abstract: Successful chair-chief executive relationships depend on a 'no surprises' rule. The fact that a chair can terminate a chief executive's contract with little reference to anyone else is a weakness in the system. When a relationship breaks down it is usually for personal rather than formal reasons.
authors: Health Services Management Centre, Birmingham University, UK.
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authors: Wall
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D003284:Contract Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014931:Women, Working