Communities of Influence:
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From the back cover
_Dedicated and hard-working staff at all levels of large healthcare
organisations can be frustrated by a perceived inability to influence
healthcare priorities. One way of enabling such practitioners to shape
and improve services is to bring them together in ‘communities of
influence’. These are informal groups or networks of committed people
who meet regularly to share experiences, develop a collective voice and
influence policy and practice at local and national levels. Such
'bottom-up' approaches to change can complement the more conventional
management mechanisms widely employed today.
_ Communities of Influence
tells the story of how a prominent UK non-profit organisation
(Macmillan Cancer Support) has engaged both professionals and patients
over the past two decades to improve cancer care. It will stimulate
managers and practitioners alike to develop their capacity to work
through networks, relationships and conversations in pursuing their
objectives. This book will appeal to clinicians and managers responsible
for service improvement, as well as public servants, researchers and
educators interested in management and organisational change.
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