Leading in Health and Social Care

• Acknowledgement
• Introduction
• Part I: Leadership
• Part II: People in Health and Social Care
• Part III: Organisation and governance
• About the Authors
• Glossary
• Version History
• Accessibility Statement

This comprehensive textbook captures best international practice and is focused on the practical needs of leaders in health and social care.  The text includes chapters that address evolving and innovative practices in leadership, ethics, leading people and human resource management, cultural safety for First Nations peoples,  innovation, digital health, finance and resource management, systems thinking, change, evaluation and safety and quality. As an open educational resource, leaders, managers, students, policymakers and all readers interested in improving healthcare systems can access the book.  The choice to publish on an open platform demonstrates our commitment to building a strong, transparent, and connected community of practice for health service leaders across many disciplines and across the world.  We hope this pragmatic and contemporary textbook will reach a broad audience with an interest in strengthening the discipline of health service leadership and building fit-for-purpose healthcare systems that meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve.  To achieve this we want the text to be free and widely available.  To achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, health and quality education are key and this open educational resource (OER) is available for all to use to guide their practice and the strengthening of health and social care systems.