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Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room

Abstract

The article explores the concept of clinical leadership in the National Health Service in the UK by seeking to establish a workable definition and by contrasting it with managerial leadership, focussing on the 'disconnected hierarchy' in professional organizations. It proposes that the problems faced by clinical leadership relate to the current nature of general management in the NHS and concludes by suggesting that clinical leadership is the 'elephant in the room'-often ignored or unaddressed.

Citation

(2008). Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 290 - 305. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.959

Publication Date Sep 4, 2008
Journal International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Print ISSN 0749-6753
Publisher Wiley
Pages 290 - 305
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.959
Keywords NHS, health services management; clinical leadership; general management leadership; professional practice; challenges for clinical leadership
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hpm.959/abstract



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