title: General hospitals. Acute anxieties.
abstract: Acute hospitals have suffered at least 15 years of neglect. Little attention has been given to the key role of support services. The structure of trusts hinders the development of clinical networks. The way consultants are employed hampers their involvement in the modernization agenda.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pollard
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008511:Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017149:Private Sector; D013038:Specialization; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce