Managing people and resources

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Managing people and resources

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You will find resources here that will help you to understand and develop your skills for effective people and resource management. These will help managers across social care, social work and health recruit, develop, motivate, performance manage and retain people throughout the employment journey.

You are invited to explore these resources in any order and at your own pace. The resources can be used in several ways:

To consolidate and extend your knowledge in areas of interest and relevance to you
To enhance your awareness of your personal effectiveness and impact in your role
To support and prepare for your personal development plan discussions with your line manager
To evidence progress towards achieving personal development and career goals

The resources have been organised into two sections titled Core and Featured.

Core resources

Cultures, leadership and teamwork for high quality care in NHSScotland Link

In this video Professor Michael West talks about leadership in the NHS and the impact of team working on the quality of patient care.
Team working and effectiveness in healthcare Link

This report presents the findings from the ‘Healthcare Team Effectiveness Project’ and highlights how multidisciplinary team working can contribute to quality, efficiency and innovation in health care in the NHS.
Understanding how you affect performance in your team Link

Use this self-assessment to identify whether your behaviour is contributing to underperformance in your team, and to pinpoint specific areas where you can change your approach.

Featured resources