Leadership in Health Care is an authoritative and timely book that addresses the need for leading skilled and evidence based care within the context of a performance measured health service. The book offers invaluable support to those training to be health care professionals by identifying the breadth of leadership theory that they can apply to their own clinical practice. The authors also raise readers' awareness of the need for innovation in order to deliver a quality health service to a society with increasingly demanding expectations. The book covers a range of issues that health care professionals will face, addressing leadership from individual, team, and organizational frameworks. Key Features Includes chapters on: communication, problem solving, dealing with conflict and unhealthy behaviors, notions of quality Provides an examination of diversity and individual values, and their affect on the nature of leadership Offers learning outcomes and chapter introductions Presents activities to encourage skills analysis and self-knowledge Gives a host of relevant practice examples Leadership in Health Care successfully bridges the gap between theory and practice, and encourages self-aware and reflective practitioners. The book will be an ideal resource for all nursing and allied health care trainees, as well as qualified professionals who need a clear and engaging guide to the key issues, theories, and practice skills needed for effective leadership in health care.