Innovating Healthcare

Why is there a need to 'innovate healthcare'? The basic reason stems from the sheer scale of the challenges now facing healthcare provision in the UK and across many other countries. The aim of this book is to interrogate past and current attempts to innovate in this arena and to draw-out the key lessons.

John Storey is Emeritus Professor at The Open University Business School, UK. He has led a number of NIHR-funded research projects on the organization of healthcare and on related topics for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Richard Holti is Professor of Professional Learning at the Open University Business School, UK. He has led projects for the NIHR and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

1. Introduction 2. Problems and Solutions 3. Theoretical Approaches 4. Political Leadership 5. Managerial and Clinical Leadership: The Long View 6. Leading Innovation in General Practice and Primary Care 7. Leading innovation in Mental Health Services 8. Leading innovation in Sexual Health Services 9. Conclusions