The COVID-19 pandemic has led to radical transformations in the organisation



and delivery of health and care services across the world. In many countries,



policy makers have rushed to re-organise care services to meet the surge demand



of COVID-19, from re-purposing existing services to creating new 'field' hospitals.



Such strategies signal important and sweeping changes in the organisation of



both 'COVID' and 'non-COVID' care, whilst asking more fundamental questions



about the long-term organisation of care 'after COVID'. In some contexts, the



pandemic has exposed the fragilities and vulnerabilities of care systems, whilst



in others, it has shown how services are organised to be more resilient and



adaptive to unanticipated pressures.







The COVID-19 pandemic presents a rare opportunity to examine empirically and



to develop new theoretical frameworks on how and why health systems adapt to



such unusual and intense pressures. International contributors consider how



responses to COVID-19 are transforming the organisation and governance of



health and care services and explore questions around strategic leadership at



local, regional, national and transnational level. The book offers unique insight



and analysis on the dynamics of policy-making, the organisation and governance



of care organisations, the role of technologies in governing, the changing role of



professionals and the possibilities for more resilient care systems.