title: The third way: a new approach to management education in health care.
abstract: This article describes a number of significant changes taking place within the management education and development sphere within the National Health Service. It also highlights a number of important developments within the higher education world. At the confluence of these changes, it is possible to identify a new alternative to more conventional in-house management training and the pursuit of postgraduate management qualifications. An example of this "third way" in action is offered through the description of an in-house accredited management development programme run within an NHS Trust.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Planning and Management, University of Keele, Harrogate, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edmonstone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Havergal
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000193:education*; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom