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Part of the diverse ‘Very Short Introduction’ series of compact titles from OUP, this book takes a philosophical approach to leadership and its place in humanity, looking the practice of management, the history of leadership, its future, and...
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This title attempts to take on all the facets of leadership relevant to healthcare by scrutinising the leadership literature, leadership concepts, characteristics, contexts, challenges, capabilities and consequences. One of its main arguments is...
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Primarily focusing on general managerial leadership, this title discusses leadership with a balance of theory and practice, particularly looking at leadership effectiveness and returning to the question of what makes an individual an effective...
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This title is a perspective on, as well as an exposition of medical leadership, combining discussion on the topic with examples from the experienced Toronto-based author’s clinical practice and the medical community at large.
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An A to Z summary of the key leadership principles within healthcare.
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This book considers the immediate fate of the NHS with the perceived threat of its fragmentation and demise seen to be organised by a hidden political agenda.
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Subtitled ‘How the New Quality Movement is Transforming Medicine’, this title sets out to tell the story of how concepts of quality improvement have been adopted in medical practice with transformational examples coming from the US and...
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Motivated by well-recognised challenges for US healthcare provision (the ‘Triple Aim’), this account-based text attempts to lay out the vision, interventions, and promising examples of success in US healthcare as it stands in 2012.
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Written for healthcare professionals looking towards leadership roles, this title sets out to lead the reader through leadership in a structured approach: first with leadership as an individual, then leading in teams and finally leading from an...
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Targeted for nurses and other allied healthcare professionals, this title focuses on the managerial competencies and skills required to develop early on in order to manage in everyday practice. It aims to be a guide to the key issues, theories and...