NHS doctors and managers hold different views on their relationship

Only 37% of clinical directors are positive about the doctor-manager relationship, compared with 76% of chief executives. Davies and colleagues (p 626) surveyed groups of chief executives, clinical and medical directors, and directorate managers to explore their perceptions of different aspects of the doctor-manager relationship. They found that staff at board level are more optimistic than staff at directorate level. Medical managers are less optimistic than other managers. Clinical directors were the least satisfied with the balance of power and influence between doctors and managers and with the quality of managerial staff.

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