... on social science studies of decommissioning work to highlight how patient and official versions of value often vary, creating difficulties and distrust as restrictive policies are implemented. Patients and the public are well aware that financial calculations are somehow embedded in concepts of “evidence...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Hospitals Team working Social sciences Safety Teamwork Qualitative research Hospitals are complex organizations in which specialized professionals (e.g. physicians, nurses, therapists), working individually and in small groups, provide patients...

... care Quality improvement Organizations Health organization and management Networks Social sciences Social norms Quality Professionals In many areas of healthcare, a substantial gap exists between what evidence indicates is best practice, and what actually happens in routine care...

... the human dynamics of their units, and respond creatively to them, in addition to the professional competences required by the technical elements of their work. Both intuition and learning from experience can help managers in making such assessments. The social sciences, however, offer the basis for a more...