Health Service Management is the branch of management

Management

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

 that is concerned with the planning, organising, staffing, directing, controlling and cordinating the delivery of healthcare services within a health facility.

It ensures that specific outcomes are attained, that departments within a health facility are running smoothly, that the right people are in the right jobs, that people know what is expected of them, that resources are used efficiently and that all departments are working towards a common goal.

Leadership

Leadership

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...

 is a core component of management and the central theme of health service management.

Healthcare management is usually studied in a business school or, in some institutions, in a school of public health.

Effective healthcare managers do not need to be healthcare professionals but most are.