...Rory Conn; Amit Bali; Elizabeth Akers Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a structured clinical leadership programme on healthcare professionals working within the British National Health Service (NHS). Clinical leadership is now regarded as essential in addressing...

...Rebecca Malby; Kieran Mervyn; Luca Pirisi Purpose – The largest organisation in the western world, the UK National Health Service (NHS), might be best viewed as a network of interdependent organisations. However, the public has only recently begun to see it as a living network. Public reforms...

... service improvement.This paper describes a study commissioned by The Health Foundation, exploring the links between leadership behaviours reported by clinicians and managers in NHS organisations and their service improvement work. The study highlights leadership behaviours that appear to be positively...

...Blair McPherson The NHS has been accused of operating a ‘macho’ management culture and now there are claims that management bullying is endemic in social services. This article explores the origins of this culture. Is it caused by the performance‐driven, target‐obsessed and finance‐led government...

...Alastair Mitchell‐Baker This paper uses Alistair Mant's colourful systems metaphor of the frog and the bicycle to explore the current changes in the NHS. Considering the implications of these system changes from this organisational health perspective, a possible leadership strategy is considered...

...Barbara Stocking Barbara Stocking relays her experience as Director of Oxfam and draws parallels, themes and differences with her time working for the NHS and the civil service. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Leadership Charity NHS Delivery perspectives on leadership...