Expertise Leadership and Collaborative Working

Expertise, leadership and collaborative working are fundamental aspects of efficient and effective health care. This text provides a comprehensive overview of the general theories, principles, and points of good practice in each of these three areas and uniquely explores the implications of each for maternity care. Each section is illustrated with in–depth case studies of successful innovation and change in practice based on the theories and concepts discussed in earlier chapters.

Spis treści:
Foreword.
SECTION ONE: LEADERSHIP.
Chapter 1: Overview of general leadership theories and of tools and training for leadership.
Chapter 2: Overview of leadership theories and research as applied to midwifery.
Chapter 3: Case study one: example of leadership development to make change happen/optimise outcomes in midwifery.
SECTION TWO: EXPERTISE.
Chapter 4: Overview of general expertise theories and of tools and training for expertise.
Chapter 5: Overview of expertise theories and research as applied to midwifery.
Chapter 6: Case study two: using expertise training to make change happen/optimise outcomes in midwifery in the UK.
Chapter 7: Case study three: using expertise training to make change happen/optimise outcomes in midwifery worldwide Possible example: TBA/trained midwife debate, to illustrate the flexible nature of ‘expertise’.
SECTION THREE: COLLABORATIVE WORKING.
Chapter 7: Overview of general collaborative working theories and of tools and training for expertise.
Chapter 8: Overview of collaborative working theories as applied to midwifery.
Chapter 9: Case study three: using collaborative working theories to make change happen/optimise outcomes during organisational change Possible example: innovations in ELHNHST and St Thomas’s hospital, to include the innovative Being With project.
Chapter 10: Case study four: using collaborative working theories to reduce caesarean section rates and improve maternal and infant wellbeing Example: the successes of Rehuana in Latin America.
Chapter 11: Final summary chapter

Nota biograficzna:
Soo Downe is Professor in Midwifery Studies at University of Central Lancashire. She is the founder member, steering group member, and Chair of the Royal College of Midwives Campaign for Normal Birth, the Francine Gooris International Midwifery Chair in Belgium, Chair of the International Confederation of Midwives research standing committee and Visiting Professor,Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
Sheena Byrom is a Consultant Midwife at both the University of Central Lancashire and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. She is a member of the National Consultant Midwives Group and member of several East Lancashire stategic partnership boards for Teenage Pregnancy, Domestic Abuse and Sure Start
Louise Simpson is a postgraduate student at the University of Central Lancahire, currently working on a PhD entitled ′Midwives views of the nature of midwifery expertise′, supervised by Soo Downe and Sheena Byrom.

Okładka tylna:
Expertise, leadership and collaborative working are fundamental aspects of efficient and effective health care. This text provides a comprehensive overview of the general theories, principles, and points of good practice in each of these three areas and uniquely explores the implications of each for maternity care. Each section is illustrated with in–depth case studies of successful innovation and change in practice based on the theories and concepts discussed in earlier chapters.