Leadership and Management in Integrated Services: 1372 (Creating Integrated Services Series)

Leadership and Management in Integrated Services: 1372 (Creating Integrated Services Series)

by Judy McKimm (Author), Kay Phillips (Author)

Synopsis

Government drivers promote integrated health and social care services for children and adults yet the field is immensely complex, with the involvement of multiple agencies, professionals and other stakeholders. This book will help students and new practitioners make sense of this rapidly changing scene. It provides an overview and introduction to core leadership and management principles, the key management structures and organisations that comprise integrated services. It also considers some of the differences and dilemmas arising from the range of professions and organisations involved in delivering integrated services.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 194
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 05 May 2009

ISBN 10: 1844452042
ISBN 13: 9781844452040

Media Reviews
Offers a clear insight into the issues facing leadership and management in IS. Extremely well written and easy to understand. Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester.
Author Bio
Judy McKimm is Director of Strategic Educational Development and Professor of Medical Education at Swansea University, working internationally in health and workforce management, health professions' education and leadership. Kay Phillips is Head of Continuing Professional Development in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University. The main focus of her work during the last ten years has been leadership and management development in health and social care. Kay is committed to inter-professional learning and has been involved in a number of national initiatives aimed at promoting more integrated service delivery through effective leadership.