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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Allied Health Professions
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The introduction of the NHS internal market has created challenges for professions allied to medicine (PAMS).
  • The evolving role of doctors as managers potentially marginalizes other healthcare professionals.
  • Understanding the impact of market-driven reforms on PAMS is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the problems and opportunities for PAMS within the new NHS internal market.
  • To propose a new organizational model for PAMS using IT outsourcing principles.
  • To address the marginalization of PAMS due to the doctor-as-manager role.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of healthcare organizational models.
  • Application of IT outsourcing principles to healthcare service delivery.
  • Exploration of PAMS roles and challenges in the NHS internal market.

Main Results:

  • Outsourcing presents a viable mechanism for PAMS to develop new organizational structures.
  • This model can enhance the effective delivery of care by PAMS.
  • It offers a strategy to mitigate the marginalizing effects of the doctor-as-manager role.

Conclusions:

  • The NHS internal market necessitates innovative approaches for PAMS.
  • Outsourcing provides a framework for PAMS to regain professional autonomy and improve patient care.
  • Strategic adoption of outsourcing can optimize the contribution of PAMS in modern healthcare systems.

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