title: Primary care groups. Fighting chance.
abstract: Interviews with PCG chief executives, six months into their job, revealed concerns about the personal qualities needed for the role. There were concerns about the dominance of GPs on boards, at the expense of nurse members. Some reported that health authorities had difficulty in letting go of control to the new organisations.
authors.affiliation: Manchester University.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garrod
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004739:England; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration