Flaptekst

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to radical transformations in the organisation


and delivery of health and care services across the world. In many countries,


policy makers have rushed to re-organise care services to meet the surge demand


of COVID-19, from re-purposing existing services to creating new ¿field¿ hospitals.


Such strategies signal important and sweeping changes in the organisation of


both ¿COVID¿ and ¿non-COVID¿ care, whilst asking more fundamental questions


about the long-term organisation of care ¿after COVID¿. In some contexts, the


pandemic has exposed the fragilities and vulnerabilities of care systems, whilst


in others, it has shown how services are organised to be more resilient and


adaptive to unanticipated pressures.





The COVID-19 pandemic presents a rare opportunity to examine empirically and


to develop new theoretical frameworks on how and why health systems adapt to


such unusual and intense pressures. International contributors consider how


responses to COVID-19 are transforming the organisation and governance of


health and care services and explore questions around strategic leadership at


local, regional, national and transnational level. The book offers unique insight


and analysis on the dynamics of policy-making, the organisation and governance


of care organisations, the role of technologies in governing, the changing role of


professionals and the possibilities for more resilient care systems.