Managing Change in Healthcare
Using Action Research
- Paul Parkin - Brunel University, UK
Keith Hurst, Leeds University
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, management and interpersonal skills needed to manage such change effectively within multiprofessional healthcare settings. The book:
- Uniquely uses 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 advice and useful strategies for achieving change.
- Shows dynamic change can be achieved at the individual, team, departmental and organisational level.
- Covers a range of topics including organisational culture; leadership; conflict resolution; managerial roles; and organisational analysis.
Managing Change in Healthcare will be 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.
We would recommend this book to all students to support them to identify and instigate a change within their practice area.
We would recommended this book to all students to support them in identifying and instigating a change within their practice area.
Delighted to see this publication from a writer I have admired in the past. Practice development inevitably involves managing some sort of change. For students on the 'Infection Control' programme, this book will give them guiding principles and awareness of the challenges inherent in managing the change process.
Copies ordered for the library and text placed on reading list. This text is accessible and student friendly.
a useful text book easy to follow structured approach made the content easy to apply to practice for students
An extremely useful resource which is clearly presented and easy to use
This is an excellent text for students to engage with should they wish to be involved with managing change in healthcare and understand more about the theory behind taking action in the practice based setting.
I think students on this level 2 module could use this book to read around change and resistance to change. It is perhaps a little advanced for some and maybe more of the content would be of interest to those who have more managerial responsiblity.
Very useful text as it gives an excellent overview with examples of projects and service development using action research. Nice balance between theoretical perspectives and examples of application. This will be a recommended text for my students when they undertake their healthcare improvement group project for their final year project.
the course has not commenced yet, but I will be referring to this book nearer the time.
I plan to use this textbook when contributing to the development of a leadership course for pre registration nursing students.
It is a very readable book, at a appropriate depth and level, and easy to find the relevant sections,
