Political skills and the science of diplomacy.

Present NHS management structure involves relationships which are based more on political processes than authority. In the first of a two-part article Steve Harrison and Jack Hallas look at management as a political process and argue that politics are about redistribution of resources and cannot be taken out of health care management.

Keywords

Interprofessional Relations, Decision Making, Politics, Administrative Personnel, Humans, State Medicine, United Kingdom

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