The second of three in a series of books on complexity theory from Radcliffe Publishing, this substantial work describes how complexity theory may be applied to healthcare organisation.
The editor, David Kernick, needs no introduction to regular readers of this Journal. A GP based in a research practice in Exeter, he has played a major role in the leadership of the Complexity in Primary Care Group, established in 2000. His connections have garnered a wide authorship for this book, whose 28 chapters and many illustrations give undoubted value for money. The foreword by Helen Bevan of the NHS Modernisation Agency reflects the support her organisation has given to complexity research in recent years. Contributors include practitioners and academics from (primary …