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September 2018 – news and resources

Conference reports

Academi Wales: See Summer School 2018 in action

Excerpt from Bulletin “Watch one of our top leadership speakers on the main stage at this year’s Summer School. If you’re looking for inspiration and ideas this autumn as you return from your holidays, find the time to watch one of these sessions – you won’t be disappointed!”

Full keynote session videos

e-magazine

 Leader
North West NHS Leadership Academy
Our latest Leader newsletter – Summer Edition
https://www.nwacademy.nhs.uk/discover/news-blogs/2018/our-latest-leader-newsletter-summer-edition

Case studies

 NHS Leadership Academy – case studies
https://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/case-studies/

NHS should celebrate diversity from frontline to the top
https://www.hsj.co.uk/equality-and-diversity/nhs-should-celebrate-diversity-from-frontline-to-the-top/7023291.article

New course
+++new++++       Rosalind Franklin programme for mid-level leaders in health and care
https://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/news/rosalind-franklin 
Excerpt from website “The nine-month programme is due to open for applications later this year and will incorporate a blended learning style with mandatory and comprehensive online learning, face to face workshops and small group work.”

Reports

Bridging the gap: an evidence-based approach to employee engagement
Institute for Employment Studies: Perspectives on HR 2018 (September 2018)
https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/bridging-gap-evidence-based-approach-employee-engagement
See also Engaging Manager assessment tool https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/employee-engagement/engaging-manager-assessment

Every Nurse an E-nurse: Insights from a consultation on the digital future of nursing (July 2018)
Ross Scrivener, eHealth lead at the RCN, says: “Involving nursing staff in the design and implementation of programmes and systems to improve patient care is not an optional add-on – it is absolutely vital.
“The NHS and health care generally need to do much more to develop and nurture nurse leadership of the digital agenda.”

Related: NHS England planning further waves of Global Digital Exemplars
Digital Health, 24 August 2018
The prospectus for the Health System Led Investment programme reveals that NHS England is planning to create further Global Digital Exemplars. These flagship organisations are intended to encourage uptake of new technologies.
https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/08/nhs-england-planning-further-waves-of-global-digital-exemplars

Twitter’s impact on engagement within the NHS
https://www.gatehouse.co.uk/twitters-impact-engagement-within-nhs/

Effectiveness of leadership capacity building in the health sector
It is argued that the most effective types of capacity building processes to improve leadership skills in the health sector are monthly intensive training (e.g. ‘Global Nursing Policy Leadership Institute Programme’, GNPLI), or one-year fellowships with mentorship
https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/ds2/stream/?#/documents/3621547/page/1

Go Higher in Healthcare ‘Meet the professionals’
Project update report – 14th June 2018 Dr David Wilkinson
http://www.gohigherwestyorks.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Go-Higher-in-Healthcare-summary-report-1-1.pdf

Books 

The management of wicked problems in health and social care
https://www.routledge.com/The-Challenge-of-Wicked-Problems-in-Health-and-Social-Care/Thomas-Hujala-Laulainen-McMurray/p/book/9781138103627

 A Guide to Medical Leadership & the NHS 2018-19 (first chapter free to download)

Excerpt “Over the course of 137 pages, A Guide to Medical Leadership & The NHS 2018-19’  explores the history, structures and finance of the NHS. We consider the key drivers of organisational change, the conflicting challenges facing the NHS and the different approaches being taken by each of the four home nations of the UK. Revised July 2018, we continually relate the ‘big’ topics to everyday leadership for doctors and clinicians of all disciplines.

Both versions (print and e-book) of the book include exercises which are designed to help you develop your thoughts and experiences by committing them to writing.  The newest version of our non-printable PDF has been created with this in mind, and allows you type in responses to exercises within the digital document which can then be saved for future reference”
https://www.medicalinterviewsuk.co.uk/bookstore/a-guide-to-medical-leadership-and-the-nhs/

 Talent beyond capitals (free e-handbook)
How university towns can attract and retain students and researchers through innovative Talent Relationship Management
https://futureplaceleadership.com/toolboxes/talent-beyond-capitals/

Future Place Leadership is a Nordic management consultancy specialising in the development innovation and marketing of places

 Learning resources from the RCN and Harvard Business Review 

 Learning resources for HCAs. Aps and TNAs (Health care assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Trainee Nursing Associates)
https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/learning-resources-for-hcas-aps-and-tnas

 RCN Introduction to Leadership Programme
https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/professional-services/leadership-programmes/introduction-to-leadership-programme

 Reflection in action
http://rcnhca.org.uk/personal-and-people-development/reflection/reflection-in-action/

Learning resource from Harvard Business Review
HBR Ascend
https://hbrascend.org/
Requires registering , then unlimited access free offer for a limited period
Bite-size articles on a range of leadership related topics
Click on menu “Choose an essential skill to learn” – communicating , managing your career/work,  thinking like a leader, working with others, managing people.

News

 Council of Deans of Health student leadership programme

Brighton students destined to be healthcare leaders of the future
http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/healthsciences/2018/08/17/brighton-students-destined-to-be-healthcare-leaders-of-the-future/

York University : Three nursing students and one midwifery student have just completed a four month Student Leadership programme run by the Council of Deans of Health.
https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/news-and-vents/news/2018/cofdeansprogramme/

 More information about the programme here https://councilofdeans.org.uk/studentleadership/

Find out about @councilofdeans #150Leaders programme in their recent video featuring current participants: http://ow.ly/IRx230llJUW 

 Nursing Times – ‘The RCN must recruit well in a year of nurse leadership change’
https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/editors-comment/the-rcn-must-recruit-well-in-a-year-of-nurse-leadership-change/7025702.article

BMJ Blog Saffron Cordery and Suzie Bailey: Breaking the leadership mould
August 22, 2018
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/08/22/saffron-cordery-and-suzie-bailey-breaking-the-leadership-mould/

 Florence Nightingale Foundation  – Leadership Programmes – Applications close 14th September 2018 at 17:00hrs.
https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/scholarships/leadership-scholarship/
https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Leadership-application-form-for-applicant.pdf

Leadership is not a box to be ticked – Dr Emma Coombe 
https://thehealthcareleadership.academy/box/

Journal articles

Identifying the prevalence of influential factors on middle managers’ abilities to lead organizational change within the context of community nursing and therapy services.
International Journal of Healthcare Management. Aug2018, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p225-232
Hansell, V
Study undertaken at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Norwich, UK

 Darzi Clinical Leadership Fellows: An Activity Theory Perspective 
http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/2337/
London South Bank University ,available after 14th September as download

 Leading the Nurse Within: Developing Confident Leadership Skills for New Graduates
Laut, R et al .
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing;  Vol. 49, Iss. 8,  (Aug 2018): 356-359.

 Leadership Development Through Peer-Facilitated Simulation in Nursing Education
Brown, KM and Rode JL
Journal of Nursing Education;  Vol. 57, Iss. 1,  (Jan 2018): 53-57

 Nurse Leadership Style, Nurse Satisfaction, and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.
McCay R, et al
J Nurs Care Qual. 2018 Oct/Dec;33(4):361-367

Decisional Involvement: Differences Related to Nurse Characteristics, Role, and Shared Leadership Participation.
Fischer SA et al
J Nurs Care Qual. 2018 Oct/Dec;33(4):354-360

 Hospital Leadership Diversity and Strategies to Advance Health Equity.
Herrin J et al
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 Sep;44(9):545-551

Promoting self-concept and leadership competencies among frontline nursing staff.
Carter K.
Nurs Manage. 2018 Sep;49(9):7.

Putting the contradictions back into leadership development
Russ, V and Pedler, M
Leadership & Organization Development Journal;  Vol. 39, Iss. 7,  (2018): 859-872.

How do iLead? Validation of a scale measuring active and passive implementation leadership in Swedish healthcare
Mosson, R et al
BMJ Open; London Vol. 8, Iss. 6,  (2018).

The nexus of nursing leadership and a culture of safer patient care
Murray, M et al
Journal of Clinical Nursing; Vol. 27, Iss. 5-6,  (Mar 2018): 1287-1293

The mental demands of leadership in complex adaptive systems.
Petrie DA, Swanson RC.
Healthc Manage Forum. 2018 Sep;31(5):206-213

Developing nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills using the EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership Social Interaction Maps.
Henderson S and  Barker M.
J Clin Nurs. 2018 Sep;27(17-18):3276-3286

Heroism and nursing: A thematic review of the literature.
MacDonald K et al
Nurse Educ Today. 2018 Sep;68:134-140

The predictive validity of charge nurse personality on objective and subjective performance of subordinates.
Gottlieb T, Gøtzsche-Astrup O.
J Nurs Manag. 2018 Aug 31.

Results of the British Society of Gastroenterology supporting women in gastroenterology mentoring scheme pilot
Frontline Gastroenterology
https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2018/08/04/flgastro-2018-100971

Part one of a six-part continuing professional development series in the journal Nursing Management
Reflection and personal learning, by Coward, Melaine
Author is Head of school, Faculty of Health and medical sciences, School of Health sciences, University of Surrey, England
Aug 2018, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p38-41