Leadership and engagement for improvement in the NHS: Together we can

I believe a true leader is approachable and involves staff/team in decision making and let the staff and team have a voice. A leader who listens to staff and patients is takes on the role to show and demonstrate and actions the problems and makes the service and patient care better. This has a positive impact on others and encourages people to prosper and show their potential.

I will link engagement to participatory, which means involving staff and patients in decision making makes them own the process and have a sense of belonging to the team and not an outcast. This definitely boost the morale of staff and makes them think of better ways of helping one out.

Having read this by the Kings Fund has confirmed the importance of staff engagement in god health quality outcomes. Experience has taught me that when I feel appropriately challenged in my role, listened to and able to contribute to service development, I am better at my job and feel empowered to make more of a difference.

I think awareness of staff engagement is crucial, being heard and looking at the amount of overload of paperwork, online courses, extra reading, revalidation, so much to do now and I wonder how much more nursing staff will be expected to do in order to constantly prove we are reaching targets.

Engagement is very important to staff and management because everyone has a chance to be apart of the bigger picture the reason everyone has a job and the reason why the establishment was created in the first place, to make sure the patience have an experience of a lifetime one that they will never forge and to provide quality health care.

I totally agree with the notion "engagement" Reading all reviews above and the insight into the Kings Fund Review about Leadership and engagement in NHS" has given me a flush back into my current clinical practice area as a nurse. Of recent, I have become really concerned with the way leadership and management is going. There is no staff engagement at all. Certain groups of staff are not involved in the departmental decision making and as a result, this has affected staff morale hence a great impact on patient's experience. This has also lead to majority of staff living as they feel not valued and no involved at all.

Engagement with people generally and staff members is a must have requirement for a Leader. People lead in different ways but if you are leading a team that don't buy into what you say or do then you are on a hiding to nothing. The best Leaders get the best out of their staff and keep their staff motivated and contributing to good patient outcomes.

Engagement with people especially staffs is definitely needed especially if you have services to deliver and to ensure that services is given properly the people delivering it should be well inform of what is the goal and vision of any organization .Hearing to their feedback on ways to improve the work process will bring better patient outcome

Engagement is very crucial, leaders should learn how to engage their followers and get their followers to engage. In the NHS engagement is important for both staff and patients because it transforms, empowers, influence and improves care. Engagement brings about team work and goal achievements, it improves performance and brings about positive approach to work

Often a great leader isn’t one who has doubt, to be in such a great position and not have any doubt shows a very rigid way of thinking. Working together involving all member of the team achieves outcomes, and prevents repeating care and treatment. Enabling staff to use skills not only motivates their working but how they support others too. A person gains respect from others they do not demand it!