Delegation in Healthcare

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-90503-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This book will clearly define and explain delegation as a concept in health care practice, equipping readers to successfully deliver, manage and lead increasingly complex patient care.

Delegation is a core health care activity where healthcare practitioners supervise and support other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient care.It is a core leadership skill that involves risk assessment and management, impacts patient satisfaction and quality of care, and has a substantial financial impact if undertaken incorrectly. This text introduces the topic, addressing issues around accountability and responsibility in clinical practice, along with an analysis of barriers and enablers to delegation. It discusses delegation governance with links to models, tools and legislation. Delegation safety is explored through the physiotherapist lens, and the importance of collaboration when delegating in multidisciplinary teams within the prison setting. Delegation from an international perspective and sources of support and supervision are considered. It ends with a discussion of advanced nursing practice and delegation.

This guide supports all health professionals, employers and organisations to master the essential skill of delegation.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stainer, Lucy

Slope, Rowena

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Pflegeforschung, Pflegemanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. Responsibility and accountability, 2. Delegation, physiotherapy and patient safety, 3. Enablers and barriers, 4. Governance and delegation, 5. Support and supervision within delegation, 6. Multi-disciplinary working and delegation in the prison setting, 7. Delegation and advanced practice roles, 8. International Experiences of Delegation, Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Lucy Stainer is a Registered General Nurse, having worked in primary and secondary settings to support her current post, Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Adult) at Bournemouth University. Her research interest in delegation originates from supporting colleagues in practice and academically. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Bournemouth University, focusing on the experiences of Advanced Practitioners with delegation.

Rowena Slope is Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Adult) at Bournemouth University and was previously a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire. She has a doctorate in handover communication from the University of Southampton which explored handover communication between pre-hospital and hospital receiving teams. The doctorate found that paramedics encountered difficulties transitioning between different emergency healthcare settings in the military and the NHS.