Regulating the Medical Profession
From Club Governance to Stakeholder Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12911962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J M Chamberlain (0000-0001-6067-6561, Loughborough University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1035-1042 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00338.x |
| OpenAlex | W1501488493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
The 2008 Health and Social Care Act introduced reforms in the regulation of the medical profession in the United Kingdom which have arguably challenged medical autonomy in the form of the principle of medical self‐regulation through introducing performance surveillance and appraisal mechanisms designed to ensure medical practitioners are ‘fit to practice’ in their chosen speciality. This paper outlines these developments, arguing as it does so that there has been a shift in the governance of medical work from the traditional ‘club governance’ model toward one based upon ‘stakeholder regulation’. The consequences of this state of affairs are discussed and possible research avenues highlighted in light of the proposed introduction in 2011 of the performance appraisal process known as revalidation
Autonomy · Club · Corporate governance · Economics · Health care · Management · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Sociology · Stakeholder · State (computer science · Work (physics · Engineering · Healthcare Quality and Management · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |