Healthcare leadership with political astuteness (HeLPA): a qualitative study of how service leaders understand and mediate the informal 'power and politics' of major health system change

• Main Authors: Justin Waring (Author), Simon Bishop (Author), Jenelle Clarke (Author), Mark Exworthy (Author), Naomi J. Fulop (Author), Jean Hartley (Author), Angus I. G. Ramsay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The implementation of strategic health system change is often complicated by the informal politics and power of health systems, such as competing interests and resistant groups. Evidence from other industries shows that strategic leaders need to be aware of and manage such '...