Leading and Managing Health Services: An Australasian Perspective provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and management in health services with a particular focus on the Australasian context. This text aims to help students develop leadership and management skills, and to critically analyse the issues they will face in practical health service settings. The book features a contemporary approach to learning, in line with the Health LEADS Australia framework which focuses on five key leadership attributes: Leads self, Engages systems, Achieves outcomes, Drives innovations and Shapes systems. Further, it offers a rich pedagogy both in the text and companion website. Chapters include case studies to provide examples of management and leadership issues in healthcare settings, and a wealth of reflective, short answer and multiple-choice questions to extend student learning. Written by respected Australian academics and industry experts, this text will equip health professional students with practical skills to successfully manage change and innovation.

Leading and Managing Health Services: An Australasian Perspective is an indispensable resource for students in the ever-changing healthcare industry.

About the Author
Gary Day is a Professor of Health Services Management in the Centre of Health Innovation, School of Medicine, Griffith University. Sandra G. Leggat is a Professor of Health Services Management in the School of Psychology and Public Health at La Trobe University.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107486393
Author Gary E. Day
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 810g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 190mm * 17mm