...Fatma Demirkaya; Ece Uysal Kasap Purpose This study aims to develop a new scale to measure nurses’ perceptions of distributed leadership and to test its psychometric properties. Distributed leadership remains an understudied concept in the context of nursing, and no distributed leadership scale...

.... Qualitative Case study Distributed leadership Healthcare access Distributed leadership (DL) is a social process involving the input and participation of leaders and followers across the organizational hierarchy. It is becoming increasingly important for health services organizations due to its impact...

...”. Empowering nurses through a distributed leadership approach supports the wider health-care team involvement and facilitation of the hot debrief process, while reducing the cognitive burden of the lead physician. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method approach was taken to evaluate the experiences...

...Roberta Sammut; Benjamin Briffa; Elizabeth A. Curtis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between perceived distributed leadership and job satisfaction among nurses. Leadership is central to improving quality care. Reports following investigations of poor care standards...

... and decision-making. While elements of distributed leadership were mentioned (good communication, providing help and support), they were mainly described as part of formal management roles, rather than leadership. Observed obstacles to developing nursing leadership included high workload, lack of support from...

...George Boak; Victoria Dickens; Annalisa Newson; Louise Brown Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the introduction of distributed leadership and team working in a therapy department in a healthcare organisation and to explore the factors that enabled the introduction to be successful...