TY - JOUR

T1 - What is clinical leadership and why might it be important in dentistry?

AU - Brocklehurst, P

AU - Ferguson, J

AU - Taylor, N

AU - Tickle, M

PY - 2013/3/8

Y1 - 2013/3/8

N2 - The concept of leadership means different things to different people. At present there is no single definition of leadership nor an established theoretical approach. Despite this, leadership in the clinical environment is becoming increasingly cited as an important component in the transition of the National Health Service (NHS) and in the development of clinician led services. In medicine, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will soon be operational and the Department of Health (DH) seeks to establish a similar approach in dentistry, where local clinicians drive forward a quality agenda with a focus on patient outcomes. To facilitate this, the NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB) are in the process of developing Local Professional Networks (LPNs) for dentistry. Given this shift towards localism and clinician led services it would appear that leadership will have a significant role in both medicine and dentistry. This paper explores what leadership is, before determining why it might be important in providing a clinician-led, patient-based and outcomes-focused service.

AB - The concept of leadership means different things to different people. At present there is no single definition of leadership nor an established theoretical approach. Despite this, leadership in the clinical environment is becoming increasingly cited as an important component in the transition of the National Health Service (NHS) and in the development of clinician led services. In medicine, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will soon be operational and the Department of Health (DH) seeks to establish a similar approach in dentistry, where local clinicians drive forward a quality agenda with a focus on patient outcomes. To facilitate this, the NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB) are in the process of developing Local Professional Networks (LPNs) for dentistry. Given this shift towards localism and clinician led services it would appear that leadership will have a significant role in both medicine and dentistry. This paper explores what leadership is, before determining why it might be important in providing a clinician-led, patient-based and outcomes-focused service.

KW - Dentistry

KW - General Practice, Dental

KW - Humans

KW - Leadership

KW - Quality of Health Care

KW - State Medicine

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.219

DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.219

M3 - Article

C2 - 23470386

VL - 214

SP - 243

EP - 246

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

SN - 1476-5373

IS - 5

ER -