Resource Management in Health and Social Care
Resource Management in Health and Social Care
William BryansRadcliffe Publishing2004ISBN 1 85775 627 4
Keywords: Resource management, Health services, Social care,Competences
This book focuses on the resource management problems and long term implications that confront managers and front line staff daily. In particular,it emphasises the need to make savings by increasing efficiency without affecting the welfare of the patient, client, relative or general public.
In a straightforward format this book explains how managers and front line staff deal with the difficulties of managing limited resources. It gives guidance and advice on how to improve business, administrative and budget competencies for those who need to review current arrangements, and contains,uniquely designed checklists for practitioner and students to advise on the full range of resource problems.
Contents include:
Resources and sources of funding;
Balancing expectation with reality;
Resource deficits;
Quality, expectation and costs;
Managing within time limits;
Commissioning resources;
Budgets and resources; and
Managing in the political dimension.
