These articles and texts have been identified during the development of the Service Managers page by the authors and reviewers. They provide additional information on the role and practice of this professional group in palliative care.  This is not an exhaustive list. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality.

Journal Articles

2009
Oliver DP, Tatum P. The medical director as a member of the hospice team. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Jun;10(5):292-4. No abstract available

Vandenberg E, Keller BK. A guide to becoming a hospice medical director: initial decisions and evaluations.J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Jun;10(5):298-303

2006
Colin Palfrey, Paul Thomas, Ceri Phillips Health services management: what are the ethical dimensions? International Journal of Public Sector Management 2006 19(1): 57-66

2005
Addington-Hall JM, Karlsen S.A national survey of health professionals and volunteers working in voluntary hospices in the UK. II. Staff and volunteers' experiences of working in hospices. Palliat Med. 2005 Jan;19(1):49-57.

Addington-Hall JM, Karlsen S. A national survey of health professionals and volunteers working in voluntary hospice services in the UK. I. Attitudes to current issues affecting hospices and palliative care. Palliat Med. 2005 Jan;19(1):40-8. 

Meier, DE & Beresford L  Infrastructure supports: What is most important in palliative care Jour of Pall Med 2005 8(6): 1092-1095

2004
Gysels M, Hughes R, Aspinal F, Addington-Hall JM, Higginson IJ. What methods do stakeholders prefer for feeding ack performance data: a qualitative study in palliative care.Int J Qual Health Care. 2004 Oct;16(5):375-81.

2003
Hyland, Paul. Davison Graydon. Sloan, Terry Linking team competences to organisational capacities in health care Journal of Health Organization & Management 17(3):150-63, 2003

Nelson KA, Walsh D. The business of palliative medicine--Part 3: The development of a palliative medicine program in an academic medical center Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2003 Sep-Oct;20(5):345-52

1994
Walsh, William R. Gombeski, Pamela Goldstein, Dick Hayes and Meri Armour Managing a palliative oncology program: The role of a business plan Journal Pain and Symptom Management 1994 9(2):109-118

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Last updated 10 June 2009