Organisation and control

Hunt, Sheila C.; Symonds, Anthea

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-13411-3_6

Sheila C. Hunt³ &
Anthea Symonds⁴

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The phrase ‘getting through the work’ was coined by Clarke (1978) who, in a paper of the same name, sought to discover the meanings that nurses attached to their work. She was particularly interested in definitions of work and the implications of those definitions for subsequent changes in working practices.

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Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Wales, Swansea, UK
Sheila C. Hunt (Head of Midwifery Education)
University of Wales, Swansea, UK
Anthea Symonds (Lecturer in Social Policy)

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Hunt, S.C., Symonds, A. (1995). Organisation and control. In: The Social Meaning of Midwifery. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13411-3_6

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