Equipping clinical leaders for system and service improvements in quality and safety: an Australian experience

To develop clinical leadership among health professionals working in public sector organisations to improve their skills in ensuring high quality and safe health services. A longitudinal pre‐post‐intervention mixed methods study that included 60 health professionals working in one state in Australia...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2016-04, Vol.40 (2), p.138-143
Main Authors: Leggat, Sandra G., Smyth, Anne, Balding, Cathy, McAlpine, Iain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action learning
Administrative Personnel - education
Australia
clinical leadership
Development programs
Empowerment
Health education
Health Personnel - education
Health services
Humans
Leadership
leadership development
Medical personnel
Patient safety
Professional Competence
Professional development
Professionals
Program Development
Public sector
Quality Improvement
quality of care
Regional development
Rural areas
Safety
Safety Management - methods
Safety Management - organization & administration
Skills
Systematic review
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Summary:To develop clinical leadership among health professionals working in public sector organisations to improve their skills in ensuring high quality and safe health services. A longitudinal pre‐post‐intervention mixed methods study that included 60 health professionals working in one state in Australia. The program was successful in the development of clinical leaders. An interdisciplinary, inter‐sectoral leadership development program involving health professionals from metropolitan, regional and rural areas can be successful in developing knowledge, skills and competencies among these health professionals in health service quality and safety. Health professionals can participate in a development program to enhance their clinical leadership skills. While this was a post‐qualification course, targeting experienced health professionals, the learnings could be applied to pre‐qualification education of health professionals.
ISSN:1326-0200
1753-6405
DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.12462