Workplace Reform in the Healthcare Industry

Download or read book Workplace Reform in the Healthcare Industry written by P. Stanton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the relationship between health sector and industrial relations reforms and the impact these have had on employment relations in Australia since 1990. The book adds to the international literature on New Public Management with a distinctively Australian focus and synthesizes the impact of health sector and industrial relations reforms on health care management and work practices. It illustrates that New Public Management practices have been implemented creatively at both macro and micro levels. The book provides context to the changing work practices in the health care sector.