Fraser Macfarlane
Biographic Data
| ID | 247487 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fraser Macfarlane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fraser |
| FAMILY NAME | Macfarlane |
| SIGNATURE | MACFARLANE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7411-1446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Has the British National Health Service (NHS) got talent? A process evaluation of the NHS talent management strategy
In 2004, the British National Health Service (NHS), an organisation with one of the largest workforces in the world, adopted a new approach to identifying and developing managers, which was refreshed in 2009 with ‘guidance for NHS talent and leadership plans'. This paper explores the introduction of talent management (TM) in the British NHS, focusing on process evaluation. It discusses the introduction of TM in the NHS before examining the stated…
Achieving and sustaining profound institutional change in healthcare
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
The UK National Health Service (NHS) is regularly restructured. Its smooth operation and organisational memory depends on the insights and capability of managers, especially those with experience of previous transitions. Narrative methods can illuminate complex change from the perspective of key actors. We used an adaptation of Wengraf's biographical narrative life interview method to explore how 20 senior NHS managers (chief executives, director…
How Do You Modernize a Health Service? A Realist Evaluation of Whole‐Scale Transformation in London
Context: Large‐scale, whole‐systems interventions in health care require imaginative approaches to evaluation that go beyond assessing progress against predefined goals and milestones. This project evaluated a major change effort in inner London, funded by a charitable donation of approximately $21 million, which spanned four large health care organizations, covered three services (stroke, kidney, and sexual health), and sought to “modernize” the…
Storylines of research in diffusion of innovation
Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations
This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization? It considers both content (defining and measuring the diffusion of innovation in organizations) and process (reviewing the literature in a systematic and reproducible way). This article discusses (1) a parsimonious and evidence‐based model for considering the diffusion of innovation…
Achieving and sustaining profound institutional change in healthcare
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
The UK National Health Service (NHS) is regularly restructured. Its smooth operation and organisational memory depends on the insights and capability of managers, especially those with experience of previous transitions. Narrative methods can illuminate complex change from the perspective of key actors. We used an adaptation of Wengraf's biographical narrative life interview method to explore how 20 senior NHS managers (chief executives, director…
Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations
This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization? It considers both content (defining and measuring the diffusion of innovation in organizations) and process (reviewing the literature in a systematic and reproducible way). This article discusses (1) a parsimonious and evidence‐based model for considering the diffusion of innovation…
Storylines of research in diffusion of innovation
How Do You Modernize a Health Service? A Realist Evaluation of Whole‐Scale Transformation in London
Context: Large‐scale, whole‐systems interventions in health care require imaginative approaches to evaluation that go beyond assessing progress against predefined goals and milestones. This project evaluated a major change effort in inner London, funded by a charitable donation of approximately $21 million, which spanned four large health care organizations, covered three services (stroke, kidney, and sexual health), and sought to “modernize” the…
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
The UK National Health Service (NHS) is regularly restructured. Its smooth operation and organisational memory depends on the insights and capability of managers, especially those with experience of previous transitions. Narrative methods can illuminate complex change from the perspective of key actors. We used an adaptation of Wengraf's biographical narrative life interview method to explore how 20 senior NHS managers (chief executives, director…
Has the British National Health Service (NHS) got talent? A process evaluation of the NHS talent management strategy
In 2004, the British National Health Service (NHS), an organisation with one of the largest workforces in the world, adopted a new approach to identifying and developing managers, which was refreshed in 2009 with ‘guidance for NHS talent and leadership plans'. This paper explores the introduction of talent management (TM) in the British NHS, focusing on process evaluation. It discusses the introduction of TM in the NHS before examining the stated…
Achieving and sustaining profound institutional change in healthcare
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Healthcare Quality and Management (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)