Change is an uncomfortable process, no matter how well it is managed. To smooth the necessary transitions, argues Deborah Critchley, the NHS needs to develop clinical leaders who are flexible
The challenges facing nurses, midwives and health visitors, regardless of the clinical area in which they work, have never been so onerous. Strong, effective leadership needs to be exercised at all levels and in all settings if improvements in the quality of patient care and local and national targets are to be achieved.
Nursing Management. 8, 6, 32-33. doi: 10.7748/nm.8.6.32.s12
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