BACKGROUND National Health Service (NHS) trusts, which provide the majority of hospital and community health services to the English NHS, are increasingly adopting a 'public firm' model with a board consisting of executive directors who are trust employees and external non-executives chosen for their experience in a range of areas such as finance, health care and management. In this paper we co...

A joint Board of Research for mental disease was recently formed in connection with the city and the University of Birmingham. The chairman is Sir Gilbert Barling, Bart. (Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham), and the hon. director, Sir Frederick W. Mott. The co-operation of mental hospital authorities in the Midlands is sought, and a circular has been issued explaining the scheme. T...

One of the issues that have gained a lot of attention in recent years is the board gender diversity. Many researchers believe that gender diversity in the board reinforces corporate social responsibility and on the other hand, gender diversity is one of the signs and effects of corporate social responsibility in the board, so there is a mutual relationship between board gender diversity and cor...

ost organizations are governed by a board of directors. In fact, having a board is one of the legal requirements for incorporation. Many nonincorporated entities also have a governing board of some sort, such as a state university’s board of regents. Given the myriad boards in place today, it is reasonable to ask, why do they exist? What do they do? Can they be “improved”? These questions are a...

Agenda for the Quality of Care and Patient Safety Committee Meeting of tbe Dallas County Hospital District is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. (or immediately following the Budget and Finance Committee meeting) in the Administrative Conference Room, Parkland Health & Hospital located at 5201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75235. The Board and the Quality of Care and Patient ...