Tourish, Dennis and Hargie, Owen D W (1998) Communication between managers and staff in the NHS: trends and prospects. British Journal of Management, 9 (1). pp. 53-71. ISSN 1045-3172

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Abstract

The importance of the role of communication in the success of individual performance in social and business life is now widely recognized. Within organizations, effective internal communication between managers and staff is vital to organizational success. This is particularly so during periods of change, when staff uncertainty increases and there is an increased need for greater amounts of information and more frequent communication. Staff in the NHS have recently experienced some quite dramatic changes in their working practices. This paper therefore examines the current state of communication within the NHS and the implications which this poses for the overall functioning of the organization. In particular, the relationship between communication and the motivation of staff is described. The nature of communication audits, the main research approach used to assesses communication effectiveness, is then delineated, and areas of the NHS chosen for analysis by this means are proposed. The results of a series of audits are summarized. Problems in information flow, use of information sources and channels, the timeliness of information exchanged, the extent to which people send information to each other and the quality of working relationships are identified. The implications of these findings for the NHS and general views of management are considered.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	University of Sussex Business School > Business and Management
Depositing User:	Stacey Goldup
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2017 06:19
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2017 06:19
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/68521

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