On being in charge

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A guide to management in primary health care
Second edition
Primary health care has long been accepted as the best route to health for all,
but its success in achieving that goal depends largely on effective management.
Identifying health problems, assigning priorities to their solution, planning and
implementing programmes, supervising staff, and evaluating results are among
the major demands made of health service managers, particularly at district
level. Administrative weakness in these areas, however, combined with an almost
inevitable scarcity of human and material resources, is frequently a cause of
failure to meet community needs.
This instructive, practical guide aims to improve the managerial skills of middle-
level health workers, on whom these responsibilities generally devolve. It is
designed for use both in formal training courses and by the individual engaged in
private study. The book is divided into four essentially self-contained parts, each
dealing... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A guide to management in primary health care
Second edition
Primary health care has long been accepted as the best route to health for all,
but its success in achieving that goal depends largely on effective management.
Identifying health problems, assigning priorities to their solution, planning and
implementing programmes, supervising staff, and evaluating results are among
the major demands made of health service managers, particularly at district
level. Administrative weakness in these areas, however, combined with an almost
inevitable scarcity of human and material resources, is frequently a cause of
failure to meet community needs.
This instructive, practical guide aims to improve the managerial skills of middle-
level health workers, on whom these responsibilities generally devolve. It is
designed for use both in formal training courses and by the individual engaged in
private study. The book is divided into four essentially self-contained parts, each
dealing with a different aspect of management. Throughout, the text is reinforced
with practical examples, questionnaires and illustrations that help relate the
information to health workers' own experiences. Clear learning objectives are
presented at the beginning of each chapter, and the book includes a large number
of exercises designed to evaluate progress towards these objectives.
The first edition of the book has been highly praised and widely used, as both a
training guide and a reference work. Extensive revision and the inclusion of
suggested solutions to the exercises have given this second edition even broader
relevance, making it essential reading for any health worker with managerial
responsiblities. Vissza