Managing Change in Healthcare
Using Action Research
- Paul Parkin - Brunel University, UK
The management of change in the context of new policy directives and agendas is a critical issue for healthcare practitioners. All professionals – not just managers - need to develop and implement new services designed to bring patients into the centre of healthcare delivery. This book looks at the leadership, interpersonal, and management skills needed to manage such change effectively within multi-professional healthcare settings.
Key Features
- Provides unique use of action research as a model for planning and implementing change at the patient-service interface
- Makes use of evidence and case studies to demonstrate the stages of the change process
- Includes tips and useful strategies for achieving change
- Shows dynamic change can be achieved at the individual, team, departmental and organizational level
- Covers a range of topics including: organizational culture; leadership; conflict resolution; managerial roles; and organizational analysis
Managing Change in Healthcare is ideal for all nursing and allied health care trainees taking courses in management and leadership. It will also be invaluable for qualified professionals and managers who need a clear and engaging guide to the key issues and skills underpinning effective healthcare management.
`Each chapter flows well and holds the reader's interest. The book is suitable for learners and experienced practitioners' Keith Hurst, Leeds University
A comprehensive guide for navigating the complexities of change within the healthcare sector. This book is essential resource for anyone aiming to understand and lead successful change in healthcare organisations
I have found this book interesting and relevant to my students taking the Professional experience module. It is expected that their research proposal (which will begin after their internship) would emanate from their experience as interns and would focus on identifying care and management gaps within healthcare organisations and propose evidence based interventions through action research. This book will support them in developing strategies to achieve this.
For those working in an ever changing working environment this provides easy reading to help plan changes within the workplace. Useful for most practitioners in a leadership position
Excellent textbook for health care professionals/students who want to manage change in the clinical setting. I would recommend this to 3rd year students.
Useful text book for any health practitioner who wants to manage change in the workplace.
Excellent resource for level 5 care leadership, also used with my own level 7 work. Good links to healthcare.
Will recommend this book as extra information in the course Leadership and Innovation. Course for master students in nursery.
enjoyable read, reflects on research amnd evidence. allittle in depth for the novice nurse but relevant for senoir staff.
This book is very easy to follow and encourages the reader to see the relationship between research and change management.
It would be applicable to both pre registration healthcare students and post registration
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