Leadership for health improvement: implementation and evaluation

Susan Carr, Monique Lhussier, Joanna Reynolds, David J. Hunter, Catherine Hannaway

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Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a co-authored reflection on the health improvement leadership development programme and the key evaluation messages derived from piloting in an English National Health Service region. It highlights the specific attributes of this approach to health improvement leadership development and clarifies health improvement development issues. Design/methodology/approach Appreciative inquiry and soft systems methodology are combined in an evaluation approach designed to capture individual as well as organisation learning and how it impacts on leadership in specific contexts. Findings The evaluation exposes the health improvement leadership needs of a multi-organisation cohort, offers some explanations for successful achievement of learning needs while also exposing of the challenges and paradoxes faced in this endeavour. Originality/value There are limited reported templates of how to develop leadership for health improvement. This paper details a whole systems approach, acknowledging the impact of context on leadership and an approach to evaluating such complex initiatives.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)200-215
JournalJournal of Health Organisation and Management
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Great Britain
  • National Health Service
  • medical care
  • leadership
  • health facilities

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