Healthcare Management, 4e
4th Edition
0335252605
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9780335252602
© 2025 | Published: May 19, 2025
This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals, and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthc…
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List of editors and contributors
1 Introduction: the current and future challenges of healthcare management
Judith Smith, Simon Moralee, Manbinder Sidhu and Kieran Walshe
2 Governance and leadership in healthcare
Naomi Chambers
3 Quality improvement in healthcare
Joy Furnival
4 Public health and global inequalities
Peymané Adab
5 Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sandie Dunne
6 Research and evaluation
Tara Lamont and Gareth Hooper
7 The politics of healthcare and the health policy process
Ruth Thorlby and Mark Exworthy
8 Global health: governance in a new geopolitical era
Scott L. Greer and Matthias Wismar
9 Healthcare financing
Suzanne Robinson
10 The economics of healthcare
Richard Lewis and Matthew Bell
11 Setting and managing priorities for healthcare
Iestyn Williams and Chris Q. Smith
12 Climate change and sustainability
Chris Naylor and Hayley Pinto
13 Primary care
Manbinder Sidhu and Judith Smith
14 Acute care
Nigel Edwards and Louella Vaughan
15 Integrated care
Robin Miller and Viktoria Stein
16 Mental health
Sarah-Jane Fenton and Sarah Carr
17 Adult social care
Emily Burn and Catherine Needham
18 Informatics for healthcare systems
Paul Taylor
19 Healthcare innovation
Robert J Romanelli and Sonja Marjanovic
20 The healthcare workforce
Billy Palmer
21 Service user perspectives, experiences and involvement
Jo Ellins and Tina Coldham
22 Measuring and managing healthcare performance
Arne Wolters
23 Conclusions: future challenges for healthcare managers
Simon Moralee and Manbinder Sidhu
Index
List of tables
List of boxes
List of editors and contributors
1 Introduction: the current and future challenges of healthcare management
Judith Smith, Simon Moralee, Manbinder Sidhu and Kieran Walshe
2 Governance and leadership in healthcare
Naomi Chambers
3 Quality improvement in healthcare
Joy Furnival
4 Public health and global inequalities
Peymané Adab
5 Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sandie Dunne
6 Research and evaluation
Tara Lamont and Gareth Hooper
7 The politics of healthcare and the health policy process
Ruth Thorlby and Mark Exworthy
8 Global health: governance in a new geopolitical era
Scott L. Greer and Matthias Wismar
9 Healthcare financing
Suzanne Robinson
10 The economics of healthcare
Richard Lewis and Matthew Bell
11 Setting and managing priorities for healthcare
Iestyn Williams and Chris Q. Smith
12 Climate change and sustainability
Chris Naylor and Hayley Pinto
13 Primary care
Manbinder Sidhu and Judith Smith
14 Acute care
Nigel Edwards and Louella Vaughan
15 Integrated care
Robin Miller and Viktoria Stein
16 Mental health
Sarah-Jane Fenton and Sarah Carr
17 Adult social care
Emily Burn and Catherine Needham
18 Informatics for healthcare systems
Paul Taylor
19 Healthcare innovation
Robert J Romanelli and Sonja Marjanovic
20 The healthcare workforce
Billy Palmer
21 Service user perspectives, experiences and involvement
Jo Ellins and Tina Coldham
22 Measuring and managing healthcare performance
Arne Wolters
23 Conclusions: future challenges for healthcare managers
Simon Moralee and Manbinder Sidhu
Index
This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals, and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations, and management. Key areas covered include:
- Structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease, and integrated care
- Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities
- Health technologies, research, and innovation
- Global health policy: governing health systems across borders
- Patient and public involvement in healthcare
- Healthcare governance and performance
This fourth edition will be significantly rewritten, with new editors, contributors and significantly updating and bringing in new chapters designed to better support learning, practical application, and further study.
In addition, there lens of international focus will be strengthened with each chapter and will include case studies giving global examples of health systems and services, alongside new and updated learning activities to encourage application to healthcare organizations, and a range of links to useful online resources.
Healthcare Management remains essential research-based reading for students, teachers and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making.