This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. written with healthcare managers, professionals, and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations, and management. key areas covered include: structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease, and integrated careallocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing prioritieshealth technologies, research, and innovationglobal health policy: governing health systems across borderspatient and public involvement in healthcarehealthcare governance and performancethis fourth edition will be significantly rewritten, with new editors, contributors and significantly updating and bringing in new chapters designed to better support learning, practical application, and further study. in addition, there lens of international focus will be strengthened with each chapter and will include case studies giving global examples of health systems and services, alongside new and updated learning activities to encourage application to healthcare organizations, and a range of links to useful online resources.healthcare management remains essential research-based reading for students, teachers and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making.