...” of power in medical consultations; Weber's notion of bureaucratic vs traditional social roles; and Habermas' distinction between communicative and strategic action. Findings Trust was a prominent theme in almost all the narratives. The triadic nature of interpreted consultations creates six linked...

...Benita Cox; Nina Dawe Describes part of a wider evaluation exercise undertaken to assess the impact of the introduction of a picture‐archiving and communication system (PACS) on the adult intensive care unit (AICU) at the Royal Brompton NHS Trust in London. The objectives of this research were...

... to all transcripts. Codes used in the Verbal Interaction Coding Manual (Dunn and Butow, 1996, personal communication) were extrapolated to develop a coding framework from the doctor and patient consultation transcripts. Codes were assigned to each single exchange or series of exchanges between...

... for teams and teamwork, and four benefits suggested of effective teamwork: learning and development, resource management, task performance and communications. In each of these four areas, examples are given from the international world of health care of how teamwork can be achieved. Finally, it is concluded...

... are tested by the available evidence. Medicine is developing a holistic, conceptual and student‐centred education process which compares with the more rigid, external system of military training. The military system has a better methodology for communication both verbally and in writing than medicine...

...Pauline Irving; Dennis Tourish Highlights the importance of communication as a management activity. In particular, examines ways in which internal and external communication strategies can be integrated. To this end, proposes a communication strategy sequence which provides a robust methodology...

... in local discussions. Further research is needed to assess the impact on decision making. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Communications Effectiveness Health care Journal publishing Journal of Management in Medicine 7,2 48 An Initial Evaluation of Effective Health Care Bulletins as Instruments...