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Leadership in Health Services

ISSN: 1751-1879

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Editorial objectives

Leadership in Health Services provides examples of best practice in this dynamic field, disseminating practical, relevant and timely information. Combining theoretical articles and applied case studies, the journal is an essential resource for all those researching and practicing in this evolving area.

Editorial criteria

The journal publishes:

• Practical, results-focused research articles which frame contemporary leadership theory in the context of health care systems and services
• Case studies which identify and analyse common problems and provide best practice solutions
• In-depth reviews of the latest books

Coverage

• New models of clinical leadership
• Strategic management within healthcare organizations
• Leadership training and development
• Mentoring, coaching and succession planning
• Resourcing and resource constraints
• Public health challenges - HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis
• Collaboration - communication strategies and the multidisciplinary team
• Integrated care pathways
• Performance accountability
• Ethics
• Organizational learning and performance
• Technology
• Community health programmes
• Improving patient care and services through effective management practices 
• Crisis management
• Personal leadership
• Patient expectations
• Patient as leader

Topicality

Developing effective leaders is crucial in achieving the goals set for healthcare services worldwide. Improvements in organizations and services can only be made by building leadership and managerial capacity and skills. The Journal provides up-to-date information on the latest trends and developments in the field.

Key benefits

As the only peer-reviewed journal focussing on leadership in a healthcare setting, the Journal ensures that readers are kept abreast of current debates and hot topics, including new models of clinical leadership and management. The Journal is also international and comparative, illustrating examples of best practice from around the globe.

Key journal audiences

• Academics and researchers in the fields of Healthcare Management, Healthcare Policy Management, Public Health, General
• British Library
• Healthcare Directors and Managers in the public/private/community healthcare setting
• Management and Leadership.
• Nursing Managers in the public/private/community healthcare setting

Leadership in Health Services is Indexed and Abstracted in:

• Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
• Health Service Abstracts
• HealthSTAR database
• Hospital Abstracts Series
• Hospital and Health Administration Index
• International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
• Medical Care Review
• Scopus

Leadership in Health Services is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Healthcare Management Subject Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com.

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the
principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.