| Description |
xx, 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Six steps to effective management |
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Six steps to effective management.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Health care as a business / Ron De Witt. Application 1.1. The impact of different health care funding models on nursing practice in the USA / Gayle Garland -- Ch. 2. The NHS today / Julie Hyde and Adrian Booth. Application 2.1. Managing health and social services in Scotland / Sue Williams. Application 2.2. Managing health and social services in Northern Ireland / William J. Bryans. Application 2.3. The new NHS in Wales / Marion Andrews-Evans -- Ch. 3. Quality in health - new agendas / Brian Edwards. Application 3.1. Forget-me-not: a vision of care excellence / Peter Westhead -- Ch. 4. The contribution of business planning / Linda Terry. Application 4.1. Business plan - Scunthorpe & Goole Hospitals NHS Trust. Application 4.2. Leeds Health Improvement Programme - Leeds Health Authority. Application 4.3. Emergency admissions - understanding the problem / Jill Ellison -- Ch. 5. The human resource in business planning. Pt. 1. Planning for change / Steve Gosling and Helen Fields. Pt. 2. Workforce planning / Carol Wilby. Application 5.1. Workforce planning process / Carol Wilby. Application 5.2. Personal development - a relationship between individual and organisation / Jo Ouston -- Ch. 6. The business of finance / Con Egan. Application 6.1. Financial issues in the health service / Julie Gray -- Ch. 7. Controlling the budget - setting the budget within resource / Rose Stephens, Julia Bradbury and Richard Romaniak. Application 7.1. Controlling the budget / Rose Stephens and Julia Bradbury. Application 7.2. Reading the budget / Robert Dredge -- Ch. 8. Cost-effective services / Eva Lambert. Application 8.1. Market testing - the process / Eva Lambert. Application 8.2. The human resource issues of market testing / Eva Lambert -- Ch. 9. Quality in action / Michael J. Cook. Application 9.1. Risk management - in support of quality / Julie Hyde -- Ch. 10. The importance of partnership. Pt. 1. The independent sector in continuing care / Linda Nazarko. Pt. 2. Community Health Councils / Angeline Burke. Pt. 3. NHS and private care - a shared approach / Ros Gray. Pt. 4. Interfaces and relationships with voluntary agencies / Margaret Goose. Application 10.1. Continuing care policy / Marilyn Ekers. Application 10.2. Working together / Martin Shreeve -- Ch. 11. Fundraising for health care / Christa Paxton. Application 11.1. Resources for fundraising / Christa Paxton. Application 11.2. Wolverhampton Coronary Aftercare Support Group / Gill Poole |
| Notes |
"Published in association with the RCN." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Health services administration.
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National health services -- Great Britain.
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Health Services Administration.
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| Author |
Cooper, Frances E.
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Hyde, Julie.
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Royal College of Nursing
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| ISBN |
0702024406 |
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