RESILIENT HEALTH CARE

This book promotes an understanding of the purposeful muddling that health care workers rely on to be better able to function and operate in the multitude of complex ecosystems we call health care The book argues the case for the importance of recognising and understanding muddling behaviours practices and activities in order to create resilient care The book demonstrates how resilient health care principles can enable managers as well as those on the frontlines to work more effectively towards interdisciplinary care by gaining a deeper understanding of real world practices that manifest in everyday clinical settings This is done by presenting a set of case studies theoretical chapters and applications that relate experiences bring forth ideas and illustrate practical solutions Primarily aimed at people who are directly involved in the running and improvement of health care systems it provides practical guidance It is also of direct interest to health care professionals in clinical and managerial positions as well as researchers Jeffrey Braithwaite is Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation Professor of Health Systems Research and Director of the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science Macquarie University A