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Journal Call for Papers for Leadership in Health Services

Edited by:
Jennifer Bowerman, Alberta, Canada
Jo Lamb-White, Italy

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. 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.

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

Coverage includes but is not limited to:
• 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
• Improving patient care and services through effective management
practices
• Crisis management
• Personal leadership
• Patient expectations
• Patient as leader

Published quarterly, the journal is a vital source of information for a wide range of professionals in primary, secondary and community care.

Papers should be between 2000 and 5000 words in length.

Your submission is now invited to Leadership in Health Services and should be made using Manuscript Central, Emerald's online submission and peer review system.

Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lihs

Full information and guidance on using Manuscript Central is available at the Emerald Manuscript Central Support Centre: http://msc.emeraldinsight.com

For further information on the journal please see http://www.emeraldinsight.com/lhs.htm

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