1st Edition

Delegation in Healthcare

Edited By Lucy Stainer, Rowena Slope Copyright 2026
210 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book will clearly define and explain delegation as a concept in healthcare practice, equipping readers to successfully deliver, manage, and lead increasingly complex patient care. Delegation is a core healthcare activity where healthcare practitioners supervise and support other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient care. It is a core leadership skill that involves risk... Read more

Introduction

Rowena Slope

 

1. Responsibility and accountability

Rowena Slope

 

2. Delegation, physiotherapy and patient safety

Clare Shearer

 

3. Enablers and barriers

Lucy Stainer and Jordan Pace

 

4. Governance and delegation 

Lucy Stainer and Thomas Barton

 

5. Support and supervision within delegation 

Lucy Stainer and Joanne Cleall

 

6. Multi-disciplinary working and delegation in the prison setting

Emily Brooks

 

7. Delegation and advanced practice roles

Rowena Slope

 

8. International Experiences of Delegation

Helena De Rezende, Talita Van Schalkwyk, Portia Jordan, Janny Proba, Milana Drakulic, Ellen Regina Sevilla Quadrado, , Ana Claudia Alcântara Garzin, Hercules de Oliveira Carmo, Maristela Santini Martins, Melody Eaton and Christine Argenbright

 

Conclusion

Rowena Slope

 

Biography

Lucy Stainer is a Registered General Nurse, having worked in primary and secondary settings to support her current post, Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Adult) at Bournemouth University. Her research interest in delegation originates from her supporting colleagues in practice and academically. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Bournemouth University, focusing on the experiences of Advanced Practitioners with delegation.

Rowena Slope is Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Adult) at Bournemouth University and was previously a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire. She has a doctorate in handover communication from the University of Southampton which explored handover communication between pre-hospital and hospital receiving teams. The doctorate found that paramedics encountered difficulties transitioning between different emergency healthcare settings in the military and the NHS.