NHS spends “vast sums” on improving leadership but many programmes are based on “fads and fashions,” King’s Fund says

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The NHS spends “vast sums” on improving leadership, but many programmes are based on “fads and fashions” rather than on hard evidence, says a review commissioned by the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, the King’s Fund, and the Center for Creative Leadership. A report of the review’s findings argued that healthcare organisations should use evidence to nurture cultures that deliver safe, compassionate, and high quality care, noting the importance of “collective leadership.”1 As leadership was “the most influential factor” in shaping organisational culture it was vital to ensure that the necessary leadership behaviours, strategies, and …