Organising Care in a Time of Covid-19

<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to radical transformations in the organisation</p><p>and delivery of health and care services across the world. In many countries,</p><p>policy makers have rushed to re-organise care services to meet the surge demand</p><p>of COVID-19, from re-purposing existing services to creating new ‘field’ hospitals.</p><p>Such strategies signal important and sweeping changes in the organisation of</p><p>both ‘COVID’ and ‘non-COVID’ care, whilst asking more fundamental questions</p><p>about the long-term organisation of care ‘after COVID’. In some contexts, the</p><p>pandemic has exposed the fragilities and vulnerabilities of care systems, whilst</p><p>in others, it has shown how services are organised to be more resilient and</p><p>adaptive to unanticipated pressures.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a rare opportunity to examine empirically and</p><p>to develop new theoretical frameworks on how and why health systems adapt to</p><p>such unusual and intense pressures. International contributors consider how</p><p>responses to COVID-19 are transforming the organisation and governance of</p><p>health and care services and explore questions around strategic leadership at</p><p>local, regional, national and transnational level. The book offers unique insight</p><p>and analysis on the dynamics of policy-making, the organisation and governance</p><p>of care organisations, the role of technologies in governing, the changing role of</p><p>professionals and the possibilities for more resilient care systems.</p>