Overview
With healthcare systems worldwide coming under immense strain – rising costs, clinician burnout, unequal patient outcomes - this book offers a pragmatic, deeply human and globally relevant solution. Written by Professor Sally Lewis, a frontline physician and transformative leader in the Welsh National Health Service, the book is a call to action for all policymakers, clinicians and managers. Through stories, strategic frameworks and grounded expertise, Lewis illustrates how healthcare systems can deliver better patient outcomes while using resources more effectively. From discussing grassroots implementation in Wales to proposing guiding principles that are adaptable across continents, the book brings to life the value-based healthcare approach: focusing on what truly matters to patients. This invaluable guide gives you the tools you will need to overcome resistance, harness data and foster multidisciplinary collaboration. With humility and insight, Lewis shows that sustainable, patient-centred reform is not just possible, it is already underway. This is more than a blueprint; it’s a movement. Wherever you are in the world, if you care about health equity, outcomes and sustainable care, this book belongs on your desk.
Full Product Details
Author: Sally Lewis
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
Imprint: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 9781916749511
ISBN 10: 1916749518
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 21 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Sally Lewis has written a powerful and practical guide to one of the most urgent challenges in healthcare today. Drawing on real-world lessons from Wales and beyond, she shows how value-based healthcare can improve patient outcomes while making systems more sustainable. A must-read for clinicians, policymakers, and leaders seeking a path to better health outcomes for individuals and communities. - Professor Zoe Wainer, Deputy Secretary, Community & Public Health at Victorian Department of Health, Melbourne, Australia This is an essential history of the value-based healthcare mindset and method, and a pragmatic guidebook for local, national, and global healthcare transformation. Through examples and frank assessment of the hard work required, she reminds us that getting to the summit of value is a team effort, and our compass must ever be the health outcomes important to patients. - Jennifer Bright, President & CEO, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)
Author Information
Professor Sally Lewis is a distinguished leader in the field of value-based healthcare with a remarkable career spanning 30 years as a general practitioner, medical leader and policy advisor. She is now an international consultant on value-based healthcare system transformation and is Professor of Value in Health Management at Swansea University’s value-based health and care academy. Her work has been recognized by global institutions including the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School, Bertelsmann-Stiftung, the OECD, HTAi and the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
