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This yearbook is the official directory of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), the largest representative body for healthcare managers across the UK. It contains a full listing of IHM members, as well as details of IHM regions and districts; an overview of the NHS; detailed information on health services in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, including strategic health authorities, primary care trusts, trusts, special health authorities and agencies, local government and social services; and health care interest groups.
The official directory of the IHM, this yearbook provides coverage of all the vital contacts and decision makers within Health Authorities, NHS Trusts, Primanry Care Groups and Trusts, Social Services, Health Action Zones and Community Health Councils - making it a comprehensive one-stop source of information.
Covers various major aspects of healthcare management. This book draws together key themes and offers a view about future development and trends in healthcare management. It examines: health policy and practice context for healthcare management; specific challenges of managing healthcare organizations; and, more.
"The most comprehensive one-volume reference work on health care management published in the last 10 years, this work brings together much useful information and will appeal to a broad audience. Health science libraries, college libraries, and large public libraries will want to invest in this title." --BOOKLIST "This volume should be considered by academic and public libraries with large healthcare management or business collections as the only current reference on this topic." --LIBRARY JOURNAL "The Encyclopedia of Health Care Management would be useful for those involved in any aspect of health care, whether as a student, instructor, practitioner, researcher, or administrator. This book w...
The Health & Social Care Yearbook is a reference book of public and private healthcare, local government and social provisions of the United Kingdom. The Yearbook contains complete coverage of NHS reconfigurations, comprehensive nursing homes information, top healthcare charities, expanded private hospitals section and fully updated information.
As developed economies enter a period of slower growth, emerging economies such as India have become prime examples of how more can be achieved with less. Bringing together experience and expertise from across the healthcare industry, this book examines innovations that can bring about real advances in the healthcare industry. Innovations in H
The Health & Social Care Yearbook is a reference book of public and private healthcare, local government and social provisions of the United Kingdom. The Yearbook contains complete coverage of NHS reconfigurations, comprehensive nursing homes information, top healthcare charities, expanded private hospitals section and fully updated information.
Managing in Health and Social Care is a practical textbook for students of management in health and social care, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It includes case studies with textual commentary to reinforce learning, activities, key references and clear explanations of essential management tools and concepts.
This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations and management. Key areas covered include: • Structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease and integrated care • Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities • Health technologies, research and innovation • Global health policy: governing health systems across borders • Patient and ...
"Sustainability is not unique to health, but is a unique vehicle for promoting healthy values. This book focuses readers on upstream decision-making in the healthcare delivery setting to think through the implications of our decisions from fiscal, societal and environmental perspectives. It aims to link health values with sustainability drivers in order to enlighten leadership about the value of sustainability as we move toward a new paradigm of health. Carrie R. Rich, J. Knox Singleton, and Seema Wadhwa explore leadership priorities, linking them to sustainability, through an imaginary health leader, Fred, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Memorial Hospital, a community hospital based in...