Main description:

This book examines aspects particular to healthcare institutions, including health-related legislation, common law and ethics. It also explores some of the forces impacting on management from social, economic, and cultural perspectives. In addition, the text covers more traditional management disciplines, such as leadership, human resources, change management, risk management, and the all-important issue of HIV/Aids management. These topics are discussed within a healthcare context. The book is written by a team of authors renowned in this field, and is a culmination of their collective experience of management and leadership practice, research and education in the healthcare service context.

Contents:

Management of a healthcare organisation; Strategic management of a healthcare organisation; Selected management models; Dimensions of functional management in a healthcare organisation; Change management in a healthcare organisation; Communication management in a healthcare organisation; Marketing of a healthcare organisation; Healthcare service planning & commissioning; Management of HIV & AIDS; Nature & scope of human resources management; Planning & provision of human resources; Maintenance of human resources; Utilisation of human resources; Performance management & development of human resources; Fair labour practice; Leadership in healthcare services management; Financial management of a healthcare organisation; Risk management in the healthcare organisation; Quality improvement models in a healthcare organisation; Continuous quality improvement in a healthcare organisation.