Clinical leadership

At a time of crisis for the health and care system, how can managers and leaders in the NHS be supported to line manage and lead well? Simon Newitt outlines the thinking behind The King's Fund's new free online course that aims to do just that.

Women occupy less leadership space in the health and care sector than men and continue to be under-represented in leadership positions, despite making up 78 per cent the workforce. Mandip Randhawa and Simon Newitt describe The King’s Fund’s re-imagined leadership development programme for women who want to change that.

GP trainees Dr Ree'Thee Bhatt and Dr Devina Maru share their experiences of working in health policy roles and outline why an understanding of policymaking is crucial to enabling clinicians to influence change in the health and care system.

What might help a wider range of professionals take on leadership roles in primary care? Kiran Chauhan and Beccy Baird suggest starting with thinking through issues around expectations, support and practical constraints.

What can be done to help address the health and care workforce crisis? Suzie Bailey and Michael West outline seven key actions leaders can take.

Provider collaboratives need to invest in developing clinical and professional leadership if they are to be truly collaborative and make a difference for patients, says Paula Head.

In this guest blog, Dan Leveson, Deputy Director of Strategy at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, describes how work to develop clinical leaders has opened a path to better workforce engagement and wider inclusion.

What have we learnt from our work supporting the development of primary care networks across England? Beccy Baird, Kiran Chauhan and Tricia Boyle share their learning about what groups find useful and pose some questions for PCN leaders and clinical commissioning groups who are thinking about development needs.

Suzie Bailey and Michael West examine why compassionate leadership matters now, in a time of global crisis, more than ever before and how leaders can best support those health workers and carers risking their own health and wellbeing in the fight against Covid-19 (coronavirus).