Core topics in operating department practice : leadership and management / edited by Brian Smith ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Managing perioperative education Brian Smith; 2. Elements of perioperative management Paul Wicker; 3. Action learning: a new way of problem solving in perioperative settings Anne Jones and Trish Prescott; 4. Agenda for change: what do theatre staff need to know? Joy O'Neill; 5. The SWOT analysis - its place in strategic planning in a modern operating department Julie Smith; 6. Corporate governance: setting the scene for theatre practice? Claire Campbell; 7. Managing different cultures, adversity and diversity in the perioperative environment Rita J. Hehir; 8. Leadership in perioperative settings - a practical guide Ian Cumming; 9. Management and leadership of advanced practice Judith Roberts; 10. Managing conflict in perioperative settings Jean Hinton; 11. The management and organisation of emergency operating lists Lee Bennett; 12. Organisational culture in health care contexts Charlotte Moen; 13. Performance development in the NHS: a perioperative approach to the KSF Lorraine Thomas; 14. Equipment procurement: a purchaser's guide for theatre managers Peter Norman; 15. The reflective practitioner in perioperative settings Anne Jones; 16. Improving quality within the perioperative environment Paul Rawling; 17. Damned if you do and damned if you don't: whistle blowing in perioperative practice Chris Jones; 18. A manager's experience of recruitment and retention Jill Mackeen; Index.

This text provides comprehensive information on leadership and management issues encountered by all healthcare staff working in the operating department, particularly ODPs.