Management for nurses and health professionals : theory into practice / Alistair Hewison.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Why study management? What do we mean by management?--Different views of management --Surviving in organisations--Health professionals as managers --The tools of management --Outline--Terminology --Language --1. The History of Management in the NHS-- Introduction --The impact of management theory on the NHS--The establishment of the NHS-- Scientific management and the Salmon Report --Classical management, systems approaches and the 1974 reorganisation --The end of the post-war settlement --The Griffiths Report-- Researching the effects of Griffiths --The consequences of the Griffiths Report --The internal market-- Conclusion-- 2. The New Public Management --Introduction --The NPM--Debate concerning the NPM --NPM ideal types --The number of managers --Researching the NPM --NPM and health care --Conclusion-- 3. Clinical Governance and Quality Management --Introduction--Defining quality-- Quality failures --The work of the quality gurus--TQM --Audit--Clinical governance--Progress with clinical governance --Conclusion --4. Organisational Culture--Introduction --Why is culture important?--The complexity of culture --Defining culture--Three categories of culture-- Components of culture--Levels of culture --Is the concept of culture useful?--Conclusion--5.Change in Health Care Organisations--Introduction--The nature of change--Organisational change theory --Summary of approaches --Evidence-based practice and the diffusion of innovations-- Conclusion --6. Leadership in Health Care --Introduction --Defining leadership --Leadership in the NHS -- Leading empowered organisations--Local leadership --Embodying leadership in the NHS--Conclusion --7. Hybrid Management --Introduction--Management in the NHS-- Professionals into management--Hybrid management --Conclusion--8. Middle Management in the NHS-- Introduction --Defining middle management--Being a middle manager--The changing role of the middle manager --Middle management in the public sector--Middle management in the NHS-- Conclusion --9. Interprofessional Working-- Introduction --Defining the terms --The nature of interprofessional working --Three types of multiprofessional working --Barriers to interprofessional working-- Organisational barriers--Professional codes and interprofessional working-- Interprofessional learning --Conclusion --10. Domain Theory --Introduction --Domain theory --Research using domain theory --Further applications of domain theory --Conclusion --11. Evidence-based Management --Introduction --Evidence-based practice--Evidence-based management --Conclusion -- Conclusion --A critical practical perspective --The future?-- Recommendations.

An essential guide to management for students and qualified staff, this text covers key concepts and theories of current health care management.