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Strategic Planning in Healthcare

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Strategic planning in healthcare enables the development of a high-level roadmap to guide the organisation in its planning, prioritisation and allocation of resources. Optimal strategic planning commences with the development of a clear mission, vision and organisational values. Successful strategic planning is inclusive of staff, consumers and external parties. It should be futuristic but realistic, and aligned with operational planning including budgeting processes.

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  1. The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Caroline Clarke

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  1. Group Chief Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Clinical Professor, Monash University, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Erwin Loh

  2. Founding Director, Centre for Health Leadership, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Paul W. Long

  3. Emeritus Professor, Warwick Medical School, Warwick University, Coventry, UK

    Peter Spurgeon

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Clarke, C. (2019). Strategic Planning in Healthcare. In: Loh, E., Long, P., Spurgeon, P. (eds) Textbook of Medical Administration and Leadership. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5454-9_3

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