All Leadership articles – Page 223
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John Coakley on the quest for medical leadership
There seems to be an increasing demand for clinical, and in particular medical, leadership. Lord Darzi's next stage review recommendations and the reviews of healthcare being conducted across strategic health authorities will not work without it.
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Transformational leadership in a transformed NHS
To make patient care truly effective, all doctors need to develop the skills of transformational leadership, as Graham Neale explains
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Quint Studer on effective NHS leadership
Lord Darzi's bold recommendations for the NHS on its 60th anniversary have caused quite a stir in the UK and created many challenges for NHS leaders.Some of the goals set forth in the review are ambitious, but they are not insurmountable.
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Kevin Fickenscher on collaborative IT leadership
When the NHS was created 60 years ago, no-one could have imagined the groundbreaking work the service does today, or even the role technology plays in enabling clinicians to deliver care.
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On course for clinical leadership
The chief medical officer's four clinical advisers explain their role and how it is helping to embed medical leadership in the NHS
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The new NHS leadership challenge
Developing new leaders is a strategic decision not an HR one, argues Chris Roebuck, and line managers should get started right away
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David Levy on the changing face of clinical leadership
Clinical leadership is changing in response to Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, but the changes have not been uniform across the health community.
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Steve Feast on breaking through to leadership roles
Considering how many talented clinicians there are in the NHS leadership ranks, relatively few actually make the transition from local clinical leadership roles to senior system-wide or executive positions.
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Embedding leadership in medical training
Medical training must increase its emphasis on leadership skills if the aims of Lord Darzi's review of the health service are to be realised
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Double act for IT leadership
The Department of Health has selected the two IT chiefs who will fill Richard Granger's former position at the top of its NHS Connecting for Health agency.
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Preparing clinicians for leadership
Lord Darzi's review of the NHS emphasises medical leadership as one of the keys to driving up quality in the health service. Oliver Warren describes one programme that is helping to make this a reality
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Stepping up to primary care leadership
A leadership development project set up by Bedfordshire primary care trust and the Royal College of Nursing is helping nurses and therapists develop new skills and improve patient care
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Linda Havard on unlocking clinical leadership
Lord Darzi's next stage review focuses on the importance of healthcare delivery, but at the expense of the details. Are local authorities up to the challenge of meeting the review's grand vision?
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New leadership team to take NHS IT forward
The new leadership team to take forward the government's health IT programme has been announced by the Department of Health.Christine Connelly will be the first chief information officer for health and Martin Bellamy will be the director of programme and system delivery.
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Steve Onyett on medical leadership
The Darzi review has shed new light on the challenge of letting go of central control. The idea that staff can be clinicians, partners and leaders is an engaging way of conveying that leadership needs to be widely dispersed.
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Neil Goodwin on leadership lessons from David Lloyd George
I was delighted to see David Lloyd George listed as one of the most influential people in the history of the NHS - we can learn a lot from his leadership experience.
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Sophia Christie on public health leadership
For much of the last 20 years, public health has faced a huge challenge of marginalisation. A state active model of health was always going to struggle under a government that denied the concept of society.
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Understanding Darzi: harnessing medical leadership
Lord Darzi's review puts forward bold plans for increasing clinical leadership in the NHS. Clinicians must step up to the challenge if their influence and expertise are not to be wasted, writes Susan Shepherd
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Making clinical leadership happen
Education and training are key components of Lord Darzi's plans to increase clinical leadership in the NHS. Ingrid Torjesen explains how the clinical landscape will change
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Can doctors rise to the challenge of leadership?
The NHS needs more clinicians to step up to leadership roles to improve outcomes for patients. But will doctors be able to endure the constant scrutiny and deliver what the service is asking of them, asks Mark Goldman