Galloway Michael (ed.) Clinical Director of Pathology: Tackling the Role

CRC Press, 1999. — 213 p. — (The Bamm Clinical Directors' Series).These practical books written by members of the British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM) help clinical directors tackle their role as medical managers. They provide information and guidance, to enable their readers to benefit from the sharing of learning, good ideas and best practice. 'What is innovative about this series is the focus. Focused training is the norm. Yet the clinician in management makes do with generic management texts which, excellent as they may be, do not recognize the enormous diversity of today's NHS. Managing a pathology service is just not the same as managing a cardiac surgery service. This series is about providing help with the context and practicalities of managing directorates.' Peter Lees and Jenny Simpson in the Series Foreword Clinical Director of Pathology is for consultants considering taking up the role of clinical director, and those actually doing the job. It is also useful for laboratory business managers as an induction to pathology. It summarises the key management issues within pathology and is based on practical case studies rather than theoretical management concepts. It highlights a number of key areas that clinical directors of pathology should be tackling in order to maintain the quality and cost effectiveness of their service.Clinical directorates: background
Clinical governance
Corporate role of pathology
Directorate staffing, management and organisation
Financial management
Quality assurance
Clinical audit
Service level agreements
Purchasing equipment
Benchmarking laboratory performance
Changing working patterns
Health and safety