Tony Proctor

reviews and round-up

A regular look at recent publications relevant to health care and nursing research

Leadership in health care. A european perspective

This is a relatively short book exploring leadership on the European scene in the context of healthcare systems. The author maintains that it is about leadership, health care and Europe — all of which are changing rapidly and linked together in the process. He argues that healthcare services, organisations and systems cannot be changed without leadership, and that the latter has to take account of the changing environmental conditions. The book contains seven chapters:

Understanding emotion at work

The book has many positive features though it does rely very much on UK and US illustrations for the points that it is attempting to convey. Emotions are rightly seen as part and parcel of everyday life in the work place. Anger, joy, sorrow, jealousy, anxiety… and all the other emotions are always simmering away under the surface and are the very things that make an organisation seem alive. The management of emotions in

reviews and round-up

A regular look at recent publications and forthcoming events, courses and information relevant to health care and nursing research