...Jillian Cavanagh; Timothy Bartram; Matthew Walker; Patricia Pariona-Cabrera; Beni Halvorsen Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the rostering practices and work experiences of medical scientists at four health services in the Australian public healthcare sector. There are over 16,000...

...Edel Conway; Kathy Monks Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of organisational restructuring on the devolution of HRM to middle managers in the Irish health service. Design/methodology/approach The study involved interviews with a cross‐section of 48 HR and line managers...

...Stephen Bach; Ian Kessler; Geoff White; Rebecca Kolins Givan Purpose This paper examines the functioning of performance ratings of the human resources (HR) function of National Health Service (NHS). In particular, it looks at the star ratings system and the response of workplace HR managers...

..., management and accountability, and education and training. Originality/value This paper offers the first account of this national NHS role redesign initiative. Health services Employee relations Employees Change management Job design There is a growing trend both in the UK...

...Bob Mason; Norma Heaton; Joe Morgan Based on longitudinal case study research amongst ancillary staff in two health service trusts in the same region, this article analyses the strategies that management and trade unions adopted in their approach towards workplace social partnership. The article...

... of market testing – a source of concern for the managers most affected, and for their staff, who face renewed uncertainties. Human resource management Middle management Health services United Kingdom One of the main themes in the literature on human resource management (HRM) is the central...

... is at a level which might be too high to be of effect on behaviour at the operational level. To the extent the role of middle management has been examined in this context, the findings tend to echo the pessimistic tone of the more general literature in this area (e.g. Health Service Journal, 1994a...

...Graeme Currie Focuses on feelings about culture and change in the health service and the impact of management development programmes on the change process. The issues raised in a series of semi‐structured interviews are taken forward to a case study, a medium‐sized hospital trust. The researcher...