Oral Health and CVD Prevention – The Power of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) We must seek any ‘silver linings’ for the NHS from the dark clouds of COVID. The Pandemic has focused minds on the challenge of reducing health inequality and reminded us that prevention is more effective and cheaper than medical management of […]
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NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Blog Series: ““From Junior Doctor to Senior Leader” by Doctor Regional Clinical Leadership Fellows
Doctors are often perceived as the leaders of clinical teams, due to both natural career progression and long held assumptions about hierarchies within the NHS. Yet, one only needs to speak to the average “junior doctor” to see how many do not see themselves as leaders; often battling systems that create a sense of infantilisation […]
Commissioning Editor Introductory Blog: Living up to more diversity and inclusion in health care leadership (research) by Jamiu O. Busari
Introduction BMJ Leader (BMJL) is one of the BMJ’s journals and is co-owned by BMJ and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. It is an international, peer-reviewed, online-only journal that focuses on healthcare management and leadership. BMJL is constantly expanding its scope and taking bold steps to be a more inclusive search journal. We are […]
NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Blog Series: “Carrying the torch of nursing leadership” by Nursing Regional Clinical Leadership Fellows
Nurses make a huge difference to the lives of patients and their families. Bearing in mind the compassion and dedication of our nursing teams, it is no surprise that the nursing profession seems to have a special place in British esteem; frequently polled as the most trusted profession and, largely, admired and respected by the […]
NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Blog Series: “A meaningful moment for midwifery leadership” by Midwives Regional Clinical Leadership Fellows
Maternity and neonatal services are currently facing unprecedented challenges – many of which have received considerable media and political attention over recent months. The current climate means that the wellbeing of our dedicated teams is at risk, due to the escalating workforce crisis where we are witnessing increasing levels of burnout, with fears of a […]
What should the future of junior doctor leadership development look like? by Anna Street, Liam Loftus, and Raees Lunat
The potential positive impact of junior doctor leadership is becoming increasingly recognised across the system, with both the GMC, and Royal Colleges, frequently expanding their expectations of junior doctors in the leadership domain. The question that stems from this is how do we then support and educate our junior doctors to achieve these competencies? Following […]
NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Blog Series: “Being the change we want to see in AHP leadership” by AHP Regional Clinical Leadership Fellows
Some people are surprised to learn that Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS, supporting many clinical pathways and working across numerous organisational boundaries. As a collection of 14 diverse professions, we provide system-wide, holistic care, with a strong focus on supporting individuals to live full and active lives. […]
Getting to know you by Victoria Agunloye
I recently became a paediatric consultant and spend a large part of my day trying to look the part of a fully functioning leader. As juniors we get very little teaching on the topic and then get thrown off the treadmill of training, expected to be good quality leaders. As clinicians we are in the […]
Introducing the NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Blog Series by Rammina Yassaie
Seven Regions. Seven Professional Groups. One strong community of future leaders. As I approach the end of my year as an NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow, I am filled with mixed emotions; immense pride for what my colleagues have achieved in the first pilot year of the scheme, excitement to see what the future holds […]
‘Magical Meander’: Service Growth
Oh for the good old days of payment by results. In yet another unexpected twist I have found myself over the last weeks, stuck between a rock and a hard place. We have a brilliant team who have developed pathways and led research in a niche area of medicine. Pre-COVID they were slowly becoming the […]