This study explores the role of the contemporary ward manager in the NHS. Using
a grounded theory methodology, 9 ward managers and 32 other clinical staff
participated in semi-structured interviews. In addition, ward managers were
observed in practice on eight occasions. A pragmatist philosophical tradition
informing symbolic interaction guided the interpretive analytical framework to
generate a substantive theory of the role of a modern day ward manager through
the analysis of their narratives and by observing them at work. The simultaneous
collection, coding, memoing and analysis of the data, together with the body of
existing literature, enabled a process of theoretical sampling to build an emerging
theory of identity and agency.
| Date of Award | Mar 2011 |
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| Original language | English |
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The changing role and identity of the
contemporary ward manager
McWhirter, E. (Author). Mar 2011
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis