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Strategic management in health systems, digital governance, and institutional resilience: A comparative analysis of the NHS and the Turkish health system

Sağlık sistemlerinde stratejik yönetim, dijital yönetişim ve kurumsal dayanıklılık: NHS ile Türk sağlık sistemi üzerine karşılaştırmalı bir analiz

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785–796
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2026-09-30
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Strategic adaptability — rather than infrastructural scale alone — emerges as the defining determinant of long-term institutional viability.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction and Aim: Healthcare systems worldwide face mounting pressures from demographic ageing, workforce shortages, fiscal constraint, and accelerating technological change.
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Key Findings & Data:This article examines how strategic management frameworks shape institutional resilience and long-term sustainability, drawing on a comparative analysis of the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) and the Turkish healthcare system.
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Conclusion & Impact:Strategic adaptability — rather than infrastructural scale alone — emerges as the defining determinant of long-term institutional viability.
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📍Scope:2020–2026 Verileri
⚙️Variables:1- stratejik yönetim · 2- sağlık yönetişimi · 3- dijital dönüşüm

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Introduction and Aim: Healthcare systems worldwide face mounting pressures from demographic ageing, workforce shortages, fiscal constraint, and accelerating technological change. This article examines how strategic management frameworks shape institutional resilience and long-term sustainability, drawing on a comparative analysis of the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) and the Turkish healthcare system. Method: A comparative qualitative design was employed, grounded in policy document analysis and thematic institutional comparison. Secondary data were obtained from the World Health Organization, OECD, NHS England, the Turkish Ministry of Health, the World Bank, and peer-reviewed governance literature covering 2020–2026. Six analytical themes were coded systematically: governance structure, financing, workforce, digitalisation, crisis preparedness, and artificial intelligence governance. Findings: The NHS represents a tax-funded universal model emphasising equity and integrated care, whereas the Turkish system reflects a centralised hybrid structure marked by rapid infrastructural modernisation following the 2003 Health Transformation Programme. Despite these structural differences, both systems face convergent pressures involving workforce shortages, digital governance complexity, demographic ageing, and post-pandemic institutional strain. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence increasingly function as governance instruments rather than isolated technical innovations, reshaping institutional planning, resource allocation, and crisis coordination. Conclusion: Sustainable healthcare governance requires systems that are technologically integrated yet ethically regulated, balancing equity, operational efficiency, workforce resilience, and fiscal sustainability. Strategic adaptability — rather than infrastructural scale alone — emerges as the defining determinant of long-term institutional viability.

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Giriş ve Amaç: Sağlık sistemleri, demografik yaşlanma, iş gücü açıkları, mali kısıtlar ve hızlanan teknolojik dönüşüm gibi yoğun baskılarla karşı karşıyadır. Bu makale, stratejik yönetim çerçevelerinin kurumsal dayanıklılığı ve uzun vadeli sürdürülebilirliği nasıl biçimlendirdiğini; Birleşik Krallık Ulusal Sağlık Hizmeti (NHS) ile Türk sağlık sisteminin karşılaştırmalı analizi aracılığıyla incelemektedir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada politika belgesi analizi ve tematik kurumsal karşılaştırmaya dayanan nitel karşılaştırmalı bir desen kullanılmıştır. Veriler; Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, OECD, NHS England, Türkiye Sağlık Bakanlığı, Dünya Bankası ve 2020–2026 dönemine ait hakemli yönetişim literatüründen elde edilmiştir. Yönetişim yapısı, finansman, iş gücü, dijitalleşme, kriz hazırlığı ve yapay zeka yönetişimi olmak üzere altı analitik tema sistematik biçimde kodlanmıştır. Bulgular: NHS, eşitliği ve entegre bakımı ön plana alan vergi finansmanlı evrensel bir model olarak öne çıkarken; Türk sistemi, 2003 Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı'nın ardından hızlı altyapısal modernleşmeyle karakterize olan merkezi bir hibrit yapı sergilemektedir. Bu yapısal farklılıklara karşın her iki sistem de iş gücü açıkları, dijital yönetişim karmaşıklığı, demografik yaşlanma ve pandemi sonrası kurumsal baskı açısından giderek benzeşen zorluklarla yüzleşmektedir. Dijital dönüşüm ve yapay zeka, yalnızca teknik yenilikler olarak değil; kurumsal planlamayı, kaynak dağılımını ve kriz koordinasyonunu yeniden şekillendiren birer yönetişim aracı olarak işlev görmektedir. Sonuç: Sürdürülebilir sağlık yönetişimi; eşitliği, operasyonel etkinliği, iş gücü dayanıklılığını ve mali sürdürülebilirliği dengeleyen, teknolojik açıdan entegre ancak etik açıdan düzenlenmiş sistemler gerektirmektedir. Uzun vadeli kurumsal sürdürülebilirliğin belirleyicisi olarak altyapı ölçeği değil; stratejik uyum kapasitesi öne çıkmaktadır.

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Özmen, Ö. (2026). Strategic management in health systems, digital governance, and institutional resilience: A comparative analysis of the NHS and the Turkish health system. Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3, 785–796. https://doi.org/10.52880/sagakaderg.1960498

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