Human Resource Development in the Public Sector: The Case of Health and Social Care [Paperback]

Across Europe and the world, countries are attempting to develop their health and social policies and practices to address the global challenge of increasing demand and pressurized supply, created by ageing populations, emerging technologies and finite resources (financial and human).

This text provides examples of attempts to develop HRD practices in health and social care contexts within France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, the UK and the USA. Thus, the book is European and international in both scope and appeal.

1. Introduction  Section 1: HRD and Organisational Issues  2. Multiple Discourses of HRD  3. A Preliminary Exploration into the Context and Processes of Organisational Learning and Corporate Entrepreneurship within Welsh NHS Trust Hospitals  4. HRD and Organizational Commitment in Health and Social Care  Section 2: Management Development in the Health and Social Care Context  5. Becoming a Manager in the NHS - Learning Styles and Discourses  6. Environmental, Organisational and Individual Influences on Line Managers Roles as Facilitators of Learning in Social Care Voluntary Organisations  7. Managerial and Leadership Effectiveness within the UK Healthcare Sector  8. Management Development in Healthcare  Section 3: HRD and Workplace Learning  9. Tailoring Learning Programmes to Every-day Learning: Customisation Strategies of HRD Practitioners in Health Care  10. What and How do Nurses Learn on the Job?  11. Workplace Learning in UK Hospices  12. Competence-Based Development in Public Hospitals: France and the UK Compared  13. HRD and Continuing Professional Development of Physical Therapists  Section 4: Evaluating Learning and Training in the Health and Socl3�