Book Reviews

Reviews of books on management

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Book review: How to have Creative Ideas Subscription Required

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NHS Trafford service reform lead Hannah Lowry reviews How to Have Creative Ideas by Edward de Bono, and asks whether it can help the NHS develop new solutions to old problems.

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Book Review: The Terrible Leader Subscription Required

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Independent business consultant Jeremy Kourdi reviews Dan White’s The Terrible Leader.

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Book Review: The Innovator's Prescription Subscription Required

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Maxine Miles, NHS graduate management trainee, reviews Clayton M Christensen’s Circle Prize winning book.

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Book Review: 24 Hours to Save the NHS Subscription Required

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Experienced NHS director and independent consultant Patrick Keady reviews Nigel Crisp’s new book 24 Hours to Save the NHS.

Book Review: The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith: Introduction, Persuasion and Rehabilitation

Book Review: The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith: Introduction, Persuasion and Rehabilitation Subscription Required

Stephen Dunn is already a hero to health service reformers and to East of England patients for his work in East Anglia, which was not just about Hinchingbrooke, but a region-wide improvement in access and quality. Now he has also made a significant contribution to economic thinking.

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Book review - Personal Health Records: a guide for clinicians Subscription Required

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Dr Emma Stanton, Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow and specialist registrar at South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust, reviews Personal Health Records: a guide for clinicians by Mohammad Al-Ubaydli.

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Book review: 2030 - The Future of Medicine Subscription Required

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Some reading may be optional - but Richard Barker’s book 2030 - The Future of Medicine is essential. It is based on unusual joint experience - of the UK and the US systems and of health system with scientific research.