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Defining the role of practice manager
Author(s) -
Shilcock Maggie
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.25.5.289
Subject(s) - delegate , multitude , key (lock) , business , business practice , practice management , management , good practice , public relations , process management , operations management , computer science , engineering , medicine , political science , engineering ethics , business administration , computer security , law , economics , family medicine , programming language
UNTIL recent years, the management of a veterinary practice was usually carried out by the senior or managing partner. As the responsibilities of running a business have increased, so too has the number of managers employed specifically to run practices. In the first of two articles, Maggie Shilcock describes the multitude of tasks which comprise a practice manager's role and explains that the key to effective practice management is to delegate and oversee these tasks appropriately, while working with the practice's owners to ensure that the business continues to succeed.