Research
Research conducted in the Department of Health Care Management and Policy aims to respond to a wide range of health policy questions by looking at personal, professional and organisational development in primary and secondary health care.
The main areas of our research focus on health care management, clinical informatics and health economics. More specifically, research has been conducted in the areas of patient safety, first-line management, the clinician-patient relationship, primary care data and quality indicators, competition in health care and diffusion of new health technologies.
Our main research interests and groupings are:
- Clinical Informatics
- Managers in Health Care Organisations
- Patient Safety Issues
- Large Scale Transformational Change and Innovation
We are proud to support a growing number of PhD students who research in the areas of our expertise, looking both at the NHS and health care systems across the world.
To discuss the suitability of a PhD proposal, before applying, please review our research interests and then contact Dr Jane Hendy, head of the PhD programme for the department.
