Leadership in Health Care
- Jill Barr - University of Wolverhampton, UK
- Lesley Dowding - Coventry University, UK
Leadership in Health Care has established itself as an authoritative yet accessible resource for nursing and professions allied to health. Students - as well as professional leaders working in practice - who need a clear and engaging guide to the key theories and practice skills required for effective leadership in health care will benefit from this text.
Now revised and updated into a Second Edition, the book retains its successful approach of looking at leadership theory from an individual, team and organizational perspective, and continues to focus on major areas such as problem solving, dealing with conflict, unhealthy behaviors and notions of quality, diversity and individual values. This new edition, however, responds to recent political changes in health care with the inclusion of two new chapters on interprofessional working and on emotional intelligence. The authors have also taken the opportunity to focus more clearly on service users, and take forward the concept of project management.
The book's ability to bridge the gap between theory, research and practice is one of the reasons why it is so highly-regarded. To strengthen this key feature, more case studies, activities and self-evaluation exercises have been integrated into the existing range of practical material so that readers have further opportunities to analyze their own self-knowledge and leadership skills.
'This is a useful book with activities and questions to aid student learning' -
Dave Havelock, University of York
An excellent text that comes as highly recommended to students undertaking inter-professional learning, in the final year of their health and social care studies at undergraduate level.
I frequently recommend this text on an individual basis to post registration students as part of their CPD and those looking for progression into management posts.
The text is presented using a structured approach and its interactive nature is really valuable for the experiential learner.
This book is written clearly and is easy to understand, the chapters are well laid out which helps you find specifically what you are looking for. Also tools and diagrams are very useful.
A very useful and comprehensive book, especially for undergraduates.
Excellent overview of leadership in Health Care in an easy to read format.
Gave a good coverage on topics essential in healthcare management such as communication, problem solving and conflict management.
A comprehensive text that effectively addresses leadership in today's healthcare environment.
This is a very helpful book around leadership in health care. It is clearly written, accessible and covers the ground clearly. It is a useful book for those studying leadership in health care
An excellent text that would benefit from an update
Excellent resource covering the major topics of Leadership. A nust have book.