Human Resources in Health Care: A Manager's Guide - Softcover

Strike, A.

 
9780632039746: Human Resources in Health Care: A Manager's Guide

Synopsis

Heath care is a service, and like other service industries, it is labor intensive. Current health service reforms have given self-governing NHS Trusts an extensive range of new possibilities for direct staff management.

Human Resources in Health Care: A Manager's Guide provides up-to-date, practical advice on people management, specifically within the health sector. It presents clear, practical guidelines and ideas that challenge and improve staff management. Learning outcomes, activities, case studies and check lists have been included, encouraging the reader to put new ideas into action.

Written by a senior practitioner, this comprehensive book is an essential guide for all NHS managers dealing with the day-to-day issues of people management. It offers ideas and strategies for more effective management of staff, and considers methods and approaches for improvement.

Key features are:
*Written in a clear, accessible style
*Provides comprehensive details on skill mix and performance management
*Focuses on issues and problems specific to health care personnel management
*Presents a managerial view

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About the Author

Anthony J. Strike MIPD DMS CertEd is Human Resources Director at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

From the Back Cover

Heath care is a service, and like other service industries, it is labor intensive. Current health service reforms have given self-governing NHS Trusts an extensive range of new possibilities for direct staff management.

Human Resources in Health Care: A Manager's Guide provides up-to-date, practical advice on people management, specifically within the health sector. It presents clear, practical guidelines and ideas that challenge and improve staff management. Learning outcomes, activities, case studies and check lists have been included, encouraging the reader to put new ideas into action.

Written by a senior practitioner, this comprehensive book is an essential guide for all NHS managers dealing with the day-to-day issues of people management. It offers ideas and strategies for more effective management of staff, and considers methods and approaches for improvement.

Key features are:


  • Written in a clear, accessible style

  • Provides comprehensive details on skill mix and performance management

  • Focuses on issues and problems specific to health care personnel management

  • Presents a managerial view

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.