Leadership and Management in Healthcare

Fully updated for its fourth edition, this seminal text provides a theoretical, evidence-based and practical guide to leadership and management in health and care. Designed to support the transition from student, to early career health and care professional, to competent care manager, it develops the core skills and knowledge required along the way. Key features:Comprehensively updated to reflect current policy, practice, guidelines and terminologyStrong focus on the practical application of theory, supported by case studies and reflective action pointsIntegrates leadership, management and the core topics they encompass in one accessible textDraws on the authors’ extensive experience across clinical practice, education, leadership and management. This book is essential reading for nursing, health and social care students as well as for newly qualified professionals and those moving into leadership and management roles.