Brown, P.R. and Calnan, M.W. (2010) The Risks of Managing Uncertainty: the limitations of governance and choice, and the potential for trust. Social Policy and Society, 9 (1). pp. 13-24.
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Abstract
The inherent problems and limitations of managing risk and uncertainty are examined in a salient case setting – the English NHS. The ‘dark-side’ of simply trusting professionals to pursue their own craft, as acknowledged by Sennett, has been politicised to under-gird an increased use of quasi-markets, via the choice agenda, and governance. It is argued that these alternatives to trust – price and control – are further dysfunctional still. The innate tendencies of governance, and therefore choice, to lose sight of patient care are even more pronounced than the fallibility of professionals. A new, qualified form of trust is proposed in resolution.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | risk management, governance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies |
| Depositing User: | Tony Rees |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2010 15:13 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2013 11:22 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/24417 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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