Emerald

Leadership In Health Services

(ISSN 1751-1887)

Aims & scope

Leadership in Health Service publishes:

Practical, results-focused research articles which frame contemporary leadership theory in the context of health care systems and services

Applied case studies which identify and analyse common problems and provide best practice solutions

In-depth reviews of the latest books

LHS covers, but is not limited to the following topics:

New models of clinical and social care leadership

Strategic management within healthcare organizations (incl. crisis management)

Improving patient care and services through effective management practices

Leadership learning, training and development (incl. personal leadership and performance accountability)

Mentoring, coaching and succession planning

Resourcing / resource constraints

Public health challenges and community health programmes

Collaboration - communication strategies and multidisciplinary teams

Integrated care pathways

Patient expectations / the patient as leader

Ethics

Technology

Testimonial

“LHS fills an important gap in the leadership literature for healthcare managers, policy-makers and students. LHS consistently publishes informative articles, commentaries and reviews on a wide range of contemporary issues in health care leadership. The scope of the journal is unique.”

- Victor Maddalena, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada