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Leading in Health
From Practitioner to Director
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Doctors are trained to treat patients.
Not to run organisations.
Yet thousands of medical and allied health professionals across Australia find themselves responsible for businesses, teams, governance and leadership decisions every day.
The moment a practitioner starts a practice, employs staff, or becomes a director of a company, their responsibilities expand significantly. They are no longer responsible only for patients. They are responsible for people, decisions, risk, culture and the future of an organisation.
Leading in Health provides a practical guide to understanding the responsibilities of leading healthcare organisations with clarity and confidence. Drawing on years of experience advising healthcare professionals across Australia, Sarah Bartholomeusz explains corporate governance in a way that is clear, practical and directly relevant to medical and allied health practices.
The Central Challenge
The Practitioner-to-Director Shift
Healthcare professionals often experience a profound change in responsibility during their careers.
Where you started
Practitioner
- Patient care
- Clinical expertise
- Professional training
- Individual responsibility
The
Shift
Where you are now
Director
- Leadership and governance
- Organisational decisions
- Legal responsibilities
- Risk and accountability
Professional training prepares practitioners to care for patients.
Governance knowledge prepares leaders to run organisations.
Leading in Health helps practitioners understand and navigate this shift.
Inside the Book
What you will learn
The responsibilities of directors and officers in healthcare organisations
How corporate governance applies to medical and allied health practices
The legal and regulatory landscape affecting healthcare businesses
Governance structures that support strong and sustainable organisations
Practical insights drawn from real situations faced by healthcare leaders
This is not a technical legal textbook. It is a practical guide to leadership and governance in healthcare organisations.
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About the Author
Sarah Bartholomeusz
Sarah Bartholomeusz is the Principal of You Legal, which provides confidence to medical and allied health professionals at every stage of practice, helping them navigate regulation and build stronger businesses.
She is also the founder of Elevated Governance, an initiative focused on strengthening governance and leadership in for-purpose organisations. Sarah works with healthcare professionals across Australia and serves on multiple boards. Her work focuses on helping leaders understand their responsibilities and build strong, sustainable organisations.
Also by Sarah
- How to Avoid a Fall from Grace: Legal Lessons for Directors
- Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld
- Growing a Medical Practice: From Frustration to a High Performance Business
Ready to navigate the Practitioner-to-Director Shift?
If you lead, own or are involved in a healthcare organisation, Leading in Health will help you understand the responsibilities that come with that role, and how to lead well.
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