Rethinking Your Unit Council Structure

Rapid change is constant in the healthcare industry, leaving hospitalsand the units withinto react and adapt. Unfortunately, the typical shared (professional) governance structure fails to address the challenges of modern healthcare systems, both in efficiency and ability to maintain long-term change. As a result, change in healthcare is often met with roadblocks and resistance.Rethinking Your Unit Council Structureapplies the innovativeFLIGHT Modelof risk and change to:Determine your units immediate needsEmpower team members to identify problems and initiate solutionsTranscend elements of traditional unit council structures that hinder progressImprove staff engagement and satisfactionThis book provides a solutions-based approach to determining and addressing the unique needs of your unit, hospital, or system so that your change initiatives can succeed.