1. What is Leadership all about?
DR JOHN SIMPSON
Associate, CLINICAL LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS
Senior Professional Officer, RQIA, N. IRELAND
Formerly Medical Director, SHSCT, N. IRELAND

2. OVERVIEW LEADERSHIP SKILLS and their DEVELOPMENT in HEALTHCARE
“Good Leadership Saves Lives” from HEROIC to DISTRIBUTIVE leadership
LEADERSHIP SKILLS and their DEVELOPMENT in HEALTHCARE
PATIENTS AS LEADERS
Infection Prevention and Control -
PUT YOUR LEADERSHIP TO THE TEST

3. WHY LEADERSHIP? - A FEW REMINDERS
Learning from Bristol: Response to the Public Inquiry into children’s heart surgery at Bristol London: DoH (2002)
Mid Staffs NHS Trust Public Inquiry Francis (2013)
“Place quality of care, especially patient safety, above all other aims.” Berwick (2013) A promise to learn – a commitment to act. London: Department of Health

4. LEADERSHIP SKILLS & DEVELOPMENT
“distributive leadership” Kings Fund (2012) Leadership and Engagement for Improvement in the NHS, Together we can.
“collective leadership development, not just developing leaders” West et al (2015) Leadership and Leadership Development in Health Care. Kings Fund, FMLM, Centre For Creative Leadership
“You cannot assume safety, only improve it.” Leonard (2012) How can leaders influence a safety culture? The Health Foundation

5. SOME USEFUL TOOLS?
An organisation with a memory – Report on learning from adverse events in the NHS Donaldson (2000) Dept of Health, London
Manchester Patient Safety Framework National Patient Safety Agency (2006)
Patient-Safety-Related Hospital Deaths in England: Thematic Analysis of a National Database, Donaldson et al PLOS Medicine June 2014, vol 11
Medical Leadership Competency Framework (2010) NHS applicable to nurse leadership?

6. INVOLVING PATIENTS AND CARERS
‘Patient and Public Involvement in Quality Improvement’ HQIP April 2016
Provide Training and Support
Recruit Two People for Each Key Committee
Link with Board Non – Executives

7. IPC - LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
IHI ‘Transforming Care at the Bedside’ Lee, Peck et al 2008
WHO ‘Clean Care is Safer Care’ 2009
WHO ‘Guidelines on Core Components of IPC’ Nov 2016

8. FOCUS ON PATIENT SAFETY “Good Leadership Saves Lives”
PATIENT OUTCOME FOCUSSED
BUILD ON WHAT EXISTS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
ACROSS ALL AREAS OF CARE
LINK TO COMPLAINTS & LITIGATION
LOCAL & NATIONAL LEARNING
OUTPUTS AND FEEDBACK
OVERSIGHT – BOARD, PPI

9. In Summary
Good leadership in healthcare therefore means continuously improving that leadership, thus continuously improving quality and then demonstrating that with measurable outcomes.

10. THANK YOU