1st Edition

Clark's Essential Guide to Operational Management and Business Practice in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy

296 Pages 36 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

296 Pages 36 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

296 Pages 36 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This easy-to-understand pocketbook in the highly respected Clark’s series of diagnostic imaging texts introduces students and practitioners to the concepts of management, leadership and business planning, and outlines the knowledge and skills required to maintain the daily functioning of a medical imaging and radiotherapy department. Recognising that the transition from clinical radiographer to... Read more

Section 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1 Leadership in healthcare

Chapter 2 Health and Social Care structures

 

Section 2 - Resource Management – Financial, Human and Physical Assets

Chapter 3 Healthcare Budgets

Chapter 4 Workforce planning

Chapter 5 Recruitment and retention

Chapter 6 Staff engagement

Chapter 7 Managing attendance and poor performance

Chapter 8 Procurement and Asset Management

Chapter 9 Business case development

 

Section 3 – Service Development

Chapter 10 Continuous Quality Improvement

Chapter 11 Service user involvement

Chapter 12 Research, Clinical Audit and Service Evaluation in Practice

 

Section 4 - Safety in Healthcare Provision

Chapter 13 Developing a Safety Culture

Chapter 14 Managing the Environment

Chapter 15 Risk and Incident Management

Chapter 16 Informatics

Chapter 17 Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response

 

Index

Biography

Amanda Martin is a Radiography Consultant and Lecturer, University of Cumbria, UK

Peter Hogg is Professor Emeritus, University of Salford, UK

Philip Webster is a Technical Advisor to Alliance Medical Limited, UK

Louise Kemp is a Workforce, Training and Projects Manager, previous PACS Manager and Service Lead, UK

Lesley Wright is a Healthcare Systems Engineer and Diagnostic Specialist Advisor, UK

Series Editor:

A. Stewart Whitley is currently Radiology Advisor, UK Radiology Advisory Services, Preston, Lancashire, UK and Former Director of Professional Practice for the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT)