Effective leadership, management and supervision in health and social care / Richard Field and Keith Brown.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book offers a practical introduction to the areas of leadership, management and supervision for line managers, supervisors and senior practitioners working in health and social care settings. The authors explore different aspects of leadership and management, including personal effectiveness, supervision, strategic thinking, commissioning, planning and budgeting and leading successful teams.

This third edition also includes new chapters on leading services and care for older people, leading the workforce for health and social care services for older people and developing collaborative skills. There is also increased coverage of healthcare leadership and asset-based commissioning.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• About the authors (p. vii)
• Foreword (p. ix)
• Acknowledgement (p. xi)
• Introduction (p. xiii)
• 1 Context (p. 1)
• 2 Leading services and care for older people (p. 8)
• 3 Self-leadership (p. 23)
• 4 Developing your leadership style (p. 39)
• 5 Supervision (p. 57)
• 6 Leading successful teams in health and social care (p. 72)
• 7 Strategic thinking, commissioning and planning (p. 89)
• 8 Effective budget management (p. 116)
• 9 Leading the workforce for health and social care services for older people (p. 129)
• 10 Impact evaluation of leadership programmes (p. 144)
• 11 Developing collaborative skills (p. 161)
• 12 Further key theoretical perspectives (p. 178)
• References and bibliography (p. 198)
• Index (p. 209)

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