The object of the research is to reveal the management of a consultative health care centre in regard to the assessment of the staff working there. The main objectives are as follows: 1) to compare the differencKlaida! Nerastas sąrašas.es in the assessment in regard to the incumbency of those assessing the executive; 2) to frame the program of means to improve the management efficiency. Research methods. In one of the health care centres, a onetime anonymous opinion poll was performed in March, 2006 and staff of various incumbencies questioned, including doctors, nurses, administrative staff and many others. 18 doctors, 34 nurses, 3 people working in an administrative office and 22 employees of other incumbency were asked to fill in a questionnaire of 21 questions. The research data was processed through the program of SPSS data analysis. Results. The respondents were to score the influence that the head of the health care centre had on the results of their work. The average score was 3,6. Moderate impact of the executive person upon their work was the most common assessment: 4 points - 55% and 3 points – 27%; 1% scored their executive with lower points thus regarding them as low-powered institution whereas 8% of the respondents assessed the head of the centre as highly influential and scored them with 5 points. 18% of the doctors, 54% of the nurses and 50% of the others asserted that essential decisions regarding the functioning of the health care centre are made by the... [to full text]