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Are there really new clothes in the NHS wardrobe?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D.P. Forster
D.P. Forster*
Affiliation:
School of Health Care Sciences, The Medical School University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH
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Abstract

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Much of psychiatric practice involves understanding a patient's perception of reality and the influences that may affect this perception, including those of the environment. In organisations, such as the National Health Service, the need for consensus and approval within the organisational culture and environment may influence the publicly expressed views of employees, a process encouraged by short-term contracts and performance related pay. This article briefly describes some diverse experiences relevant to interpreting the real and the apparent.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 751 - 752
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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