As a final year student midwife embarking on my leadership module, I must confess I thought to myself…. “Why do I need to learn about leadership, I am only a student, I am not a leader.” When I thought of leaders, I summoned imagery of powerful, authoritarian, senior ranking management, not little old me! I […]
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Equity talks: Leading for Vaccine Access in an Age of Mistrust. By Mario Jimenez
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity brings together health professionals from around the world and across disciplines to build leaders, combat disparities and create community. Its mission is to develop global leaders who not only understand the roots of health inequities but also have the skills and courage to create more equitable organizations and communities. Each […]
AI vs doctors: The wrong question for healthcare’s future. By Clarissa Carvalho, Mary Madden, Remi Paramsothy
As AI technology is rapidly advancing, the question is can it really fill a burgeoning gap in clinical care? A shortage of clinicians has left patients languishing on waiting lists and filling waiting rooms. Can AI replace clinicians to fill this need? Recent claims in the media suggest it can. Microsoft announced that its AI […]
Leading with purpose: Strategic advocacy in action. By Nomalanga Makhanda & Malany Kalicharan
Serving as Chair and Deputy Chair of the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Strategic Advisory Group (CAHPO BAME SAG) has been one of the most formative experiences of our careers. This voluntary role has offered a rare opportunity to influence national policy, build inclusive leadership capacity, and advocate for […]
Of Pandemics and the Future. By Dr. Lind Grant-Oyeye
In 2019, I was preparing to attend a WHO summit on patient safety in Switzerland: a gathering of policymakers, government representatives, and practitioners. Then came the email notifying participants that the conference was no longer taking place, due to some delegates having to tackle a new virus in their region. Few could have imagined that […]
Shakespeare, strategy, and the soul of healthcare leadership. By Aliya Turk
Recently, I had the opportunity to take part in an unforgettable leadership development day delivered by Olivier Mythodrama for the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM). This wasn’t your typical healthcare training session. It was immersive, unconventional, and deeply reflective — using Shakespeare’s Henry V as a mirror to explore our own leadership stories. […]
From crisis to connection: How ‘high intensity use’ services are transforming the NHS. By Lauren Watts, Carissa Gilbert, Hannah Baird, Jack Spencer
As the National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow in the Healthcare Inequalities Improvement team at NHS England, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to national strategy and policy – challenging at times, but always revelatory [LW]. Of the many inspiring initiatives I’ve encountered, the High Intensity Use (HIU) Programme stands out [LW]. Our team enjoyed visiting […]
A prescription for caring in healthcare leadership – Book review by Dr. Cristina Costache
You can’t spell “healthcare” without “care”, but that doesn’t mean compassion and care are always present in healthcare environments. Compassion is central to teamwork, effective care delivery, good patient outcomes and employee satisfaction1. So how do we harvest and protect this important ingredient? Dr Joshua D. Hartzell’s book offers a “prescription” divided into 23 sub-prescriptions, […]
From Policy to Practice in Primary Care: Why the NHS 10-Year Plan Is a Call to Action for Realising Value-Based Healthcare. By Dr. Lynda Odoh
In reading the NHS 10-Year Plan, I was drawn by the phrase “a value-based approach,” repeated strategically and with intent about nine times. In one of those excerpts, it says: “The era of the NHS’s answer always being more money, never reform, is over. It will be replaced with a new value-based approach focused on […]
From blame to capability: What the NHS can learn from Australia’s approach to medical leadership. By Dr. MaryAnn Ferreux
The UK government’s recent consultation “Leading the NHS: Proposals to regulate NHS managers” has reignited long-standing debates about how we hold healthcare leaders accountable when things go wrong [1]. Regulation alone cannot prevent system failure. The NHS needs to change its culture, which can only be done by focussing on fostering compassionate, competent, and courageous […]