List of figuresList of tablesList of boxesList of editors and contributors1 Introduction: the current and future challenges of healthcare managementJudith Smith, Simon Moralee, Manbinder Sidhu and Kieran Walshe2 Governance and leadership in healthcareNaomi Chambers3 Quality improvement in healthcareJoy Furnival4 Public health and global inequalitiesPeymané Adab5 Equality, diversity and inclusionSandie Dunne6 Research and evaluationTara Lamont and Gareth Hooper7 The politics of healthcare and the health policy processRuth Thorlby and Mark Exworthy8 Global health: governance in a new geopolitical eraScott L. Greer and Matthias Wismar9 Healthcare financingSuzanne Robinson10 The economics of healthcareRichard Lewis and Matthew Bell11 Setting and managing priorities for healthcareIestyn Williams and Chris Q. Smith12 Climate change and sustainabilityChris Naylor and Hayley Pinto13 Primary careManbinder Sidhu and Judith Smith14 Acute careNigel Edwards and Louella Vaughan15 Integrated careRobin Miller and Viktoria Stein16 Mental healthSarah-Jane Fenton and Sarah Carr17 Adult social careEmily Burn and Catherine Needham18 Informatics for healthcare systemsPaul Taylor19 Healthcare innovationRobert J Romanelli and Sonja Marjanovic20 The healthcare workforceBilly Palmer21 Service user perspectives, experiences and involvementJo Ellins and Tina Coldham22 Measuring and managing healthcare performanceArne Wolters23 Conclusions: future challenges for healthcare managersSimon Moralee and Manbinder SidhuIndex