Understanding and Managing Change in Healthcare - by Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Change happens constantly in healthcare contexts and professionals, whether newly qualified or managing staff, need to be ready to understand, adapt to, manage and implement change as necessary whilst continuing to work effectively in busy environments. Unlike most change management texts, this book focuses specifically on change in frontline healthcare practice. It covers the process of change from problem identification, to evaluation of new practice, to continuation of change. Offering practical guidance in an accessible style, all health professionals alike should not be without this book.

From the Back Cover

Healthcare practice is always changing. Whether it is because of new evidence, new structures, or new policy, it is essential that professionals understand, evaluate and adapt to change effectively.

This book offers a unique exploration of change specifically in healthcare, under the microscope of day-to-day practice. Illustrated with scenarios, case studies, and work examples, you'll find it to be an exemplary guide to

- understanding reasons for change
- adapting to change
- planning, managing, and implementing change
- exploring readiness, resistance, and barriers to change
- dealing with setbacks or alterations
- maintaining new ways of working
- the multidisciplinary aspects of change
- evaluating change
- learning from change
- disseminating new evidence derived from changed practice.

Whether you are a newly qualified practitioner, experienced professional, long-term manager, or policy-maker, this book has something for you.

About the Author

Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Practice Development at the School of Health and Social Care at Bournemouth University, UK.
Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Practice Development at the School of Health and Social Care at Bournemouth University, UK.