Medical Manager: A Practical Guide for Clinicians [Paperback]

This practical introduction to medical management now contains new material on concerns in clinical management (eg appraisal and revalidation) the Working Time Directive and the new Consultants Contract. It also details the functions of bodies such as the Committee for Health Improvement. A clear and useful reference book aimed at doctors in training, newly appointed clinical managers looking for guidance and those sceptical about the role of clinicians in management.Doctors as managers.

Starting up as a medical manager.

The medical manager's work.

Managing people.

How the NHS works.

Special problems.

The future

Anthony Young is the author of Medical Manager: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.This practical introduction to medical management now contains new material on concerns in clinical management (eg appraisal and revalidation) the Working Time Directive and the new Consultants Contract. It also details the functions of bodies such as the Committee for Health Improvement. A clear and useful reference book aimed at doctors in training, newly appointed clinical managers looking for guidance and those sceptical about the role of clinicians in management.