BU Research Blog

Congratulations on the publication of their new book Delegation in Healthcare (published by Taylor & Francis) and edited by Lucy Stainer and Rowena Slope.  In this edited collecteion their are chapter contributions by BU colleagues: Clare Shearer, Emily Brooks, Jordon Pace, Helena de Rezenda, Lucy Stainer & Rowena Slope, as well as from practice partners: Jo Cleall, and Tom Barton.

This book is designed for a range of healthcare practices, such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, and advanced practice. It includes examples from diverse care settings and reflections on technological change. Written by a range of healthcare practitioners, it explores how to delegate within the parameters of safety and efficiency.   Chapters include:

· Accountability and responsibility

· Physiotherapy and patient safety within delegation

· Enablers and barriers

· Delegation governance

· Support and supervision

· Multi-disciplinary working and delegation in the prison setting

· Delegation and advanced practice roles

· International delegation experiences

The editors are asking colleagues to consider adding the book to their unit reading.

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Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CWMH