Published in 2023 and edited by Naomi Chambers, the publication “Research Handbook for Leadership in Healthcare” aims to dissect the multifaceted and transdisciplinary role of leadership within the healthcare sector. The book stands out for its in-depth exploration of contemporary leadership theories and practices tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities faced by healthcare leaders […]
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Leading by sharing and learning. By James Mountford & Inge Kristensen
As a leader in health and social care – why attend a conference on quality improvement? Leading for better health is ever more complex and challenging, yet also ever more exciting since we have a constantly growing base of evidence and experience on which to draw. Constantly exploring what “leading well” looks like today in […]
In conversation with Pedro Delgado
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to MedicsVoices.com, where we talk to the key opinion leaders in health and medicine around the world. Today I’m talking to Pedro Delgado. You’ve had a remarkable journey starting in Venezuela, educated in the US, working with IHI (Institute of Health […]
In conversation with Roger Kline
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ Leader conversation. Today I’m talking to Roger Kline. There’s something you say on your website that caught my imagination – that you are a disruptive innovator. So, my question is, can you be a disruptive innovator and a […]
When luck has nothing to do with it. By Dr. Frances Wedgwood
“We’re so lucky to have these wonderful trainees,” I would often hear from my fellow GP educators. I would say it too. And indeed, we did feel lucky to have these brilliant, passionate, clever trainees who would breeze through their exams without needing any additional support, intrigue us with their thoughtful reflections and challenge us […]
Visualising the invisible narrative of ‘Differential Attainment’. By Dr. Nagina Khan, Prof. Partha Kar and Prof. Subodh Dave
Differential Attainment Many medical educators ‘have been’ and ‘remain’ challenged by the concept of Differential Attainment (DA). The term DA describes a variation in levels of educational achievement that occurs between different demographic groups undertaking the same assessments. But this is not limited to medical education, Regan De Bere et al, have shown that DA […]
Serving the underserved communities as a General Practitioner. By Dr. Priya Kumar
My name is Dr Priya Kumar, and I am a frontline General Practitioner (GP) who has also been part of the Slough wider team for the past 10 years. During this time, I have held a variety of roles including the primary care strategy lead, urgent care lead and more recently as the health inequalities […]
Community Research Engagement Network (CREN): helping communities understand the benefits of engagement and participation in research. A participatory community perspective of engagement in research. By Lily Keck, Claudia Sykes and Dr. Nagina Khan
Why is it important to work together to involve and engage communities in research? It is very important to understand what public involvement means. It has been defined by INVOLVE, the national advisory group that supports public involvement, as “Research being carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or […]
Silence about disabled doctors is a political statement in itself: the solution is intersectionality? By Prof. Shibley Rahman
“The way we imagine discrimination or disempowerment often is more complicated for people who are subjected to multiple forms of exclusion. The good news is that intersectionality provides us a way to see it.” Prof Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw Defining disability Given the overall sensitivity of disability policy in the UK, there are various ways of […]
Delivering true health equity: just because it’s hard to do, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. By Dr. Amrit Sachar and Dr. Nagina Khan.
“There’s an ingrained societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another. That equity is a zero sum game. In fact, when the nation targets support where it is needed most—when we create the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully—everyone wins.” The Curb Cut Effect -Angela Glover […]