Effective Leadership
A Cure for the NHS?

This book describes the most effective treatment for the problems that exist in the leadership of hospitals in the UK and discusses the characteristics of top leaders occupying executive hospital board positions. It focuses on the potential adverse effects of dysfunctional leadership.

Introduction 1. Theories on the common features of good and bad leadership 2. Exploring the relationship of effective leadership to organisational culture 3. Understanding the difference between blame and accountability, and applying learning organisation principles 4. The problem with nursing and medicine 5. Soundings from a sample of top leaders in health 6. Confirming the diagnosis: What problems need to be addressed? 7. What needs to be done about effective leadership to help cure the NHS?

Professional Reference

Denise Chaffer is a Registered Nurse who has held a range of director posts in a variety of settings for over 15 years, including Acute Trusts and a London Teaching Hospital. She has held a UK wide role with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) with direct responsibility for 33,000 members, and has significant experience of working at international, national and regional level within acute and community settings, in nursing, midwifery and education, and on major change and reconfiguration initiatives.