The third volume in the series, "Allied Health Professions--Essential Guides," to quote editors Jones (head of therapy services, East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, UK) and Jenkins (non-medical clinical director of therapy services, South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, UK), "focuses on the context of structural, organisational and management changes within the [UK's National Health Service] and wider health social care environments, encompassing theory and practice, policy developments, innovations and new or different ways of working." It includes 11 contributions discussing public policy reforms and the National Health Service strategic development agenda, a framework for the management of change, care pathways and the Allied Health Professional, communication and the health professional, managing staff and human resources, getting quality of care right, user involvement in services for disabled people, corporate governance and the health professional, organizational behavior in healthcare, managing health and safety in the workplace, and managing work-related stress. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)