Leadership and Management in Healthcare - A Guide for Medical and Dental Practitioners

This book is a comprehensive guide to leadership in healthcare and the management of complex clinical scenarios in the medical or dental practice. Training in leadership and hospital management is not part of the curriculum and so guidance is often not provided in depth.This book outlines strategies for dealing with the management problems that arise in the healthcare profession, and it prepares the reader for interviews, examinations and the supervision of a team.
It opens with an overview of the NHS, its evidence-based practice and healthcare regulations. Subsequent chapters discuss data protection, management of new business cases, formal complaints and inappropriate use of social media. Information is provided on the recruitment of new junior trainees, the management of underperforming allied health professionals, and the handling of injuries sustained at work. This book is ideal for final-year medical and dental undergraduate students, foundation year doctors, core trainees, junior and senior specialists and newly-appointed consultants.


Dr Stefan Abela is a Specialist and Consultant in Orthodontics and is registered on the General Dental Council's (GDC) specialist list. Stefan has undergone training in various specialties including restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, oral medicine and complex oral and maxillofacial surgery including the management of facial trauma as well as study for his post graduate exams for membership into the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Stefan then embarked on a three year, full time specialist training in orthodontics in Cambridge, Norwich and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, gaining a Master in Science degree at King's College London in 2011. He qualified as a specialist in orthodontics, gaining the Membership in Orthodontics at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has completed his training by gaining a fellowship with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, becoming a Consultant and is currently leading a department in a teaching hospital. He is also a principal of two independent practices. Stefan has carried out various research projects. He practises evidence-based dentistry and instills the same type practice in his teaching practises. He is heavily involved in teaching trainee dental surgeons undergoing specialisation in the UK national specialization programme. Additionally, he is also involved in teaching dental and orthodontic nurses. He has also written and published numerous articles in internationally peer-reviewed journals. Stefan is also an active member of various specialist societies and The Higher Education Academy.