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A world of possibilities
ADMINISTRATION Administration manager Helen Hyland Email: [email protected] Administration assistant Sandra Lynch
This issue features a profile of the new chief executive of NHS England Simon Stevens (page 11). We also have news of Paul Gray (page 6), who this month takes up post as chief executive of NHS Scotland.
BUSINESS UNIT Commercial director Tony O’Rourke PA to commercial director Angelina George Head of marketing Helen Sumner Deputy head of marketing Michelle Day Marketing executive Louise Wilkinson Group educational projects manager Laura Downes Display advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3123 Advertisement and sponsorship sales manager Neil Hobson Senior sponsorship and advertising specialist Julia Gomersall Advertisement and sponsorship executives Rachel Fisher, Kelly Smith Advertisement production executive Sally Gauntlett Classified advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8423 1333 Classified advertisement manager Andy McCallum Sales project specialist Freddie Collier Classified advertisement executives Mandy Croggon, Shona Gethin
While Mr Stevens, with experience of the US private healthcare sector, is said to be ‘bubbling with new ideas for how to achieve change’, Mr Gray speaks of Scotland facing ‘a crucial time as we drive forward greater health and social care integration’.
CONSULTANT EDITOR Debbie Mazhindu Reader in clinical nursing practice and innovation at Buckinghamshire New University and Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jane Brookes Ward manager (paediatric medical), Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham Geraldine Cunningham Associate director of culture change, Barts Health NHS, London Naomi Elliott Director of international initiatives, school of nursing and midwifery, Trinity College Dublin Gemma Ellis Consultant nurse in adult critical care, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Jenny Kay Director of quality, Merton Clinical Commissioning Group, London Anastasia Mallidou Assistant professor, school of nursing, University of Victoria BC, Canada Ada ter Maten Nurse researcher, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Healthcare, Netherlands Niall McCrae Lecturer at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London Elaine Strachan-Hall Registered nurse, South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body Donna Swinden Senior therapist, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Frances Wong Professor (school of nursing) and associate dean (faculty of health and social sciences), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK, China Haiou Xia Professor at the school of nursing, Fudan University, China
But how are senior nurses in front line services to judge their appointments, and judge them as leaders? I was in Zurich, Switzerland, last month at the 2013 congress of the European Nurse Directors Association, where researcher in health management Andrea Cavicchioli spoke about how to evaluate leadership skills. He gave a brief history of ideas on leadership, from the ‘great man’ theory, through the traits, situational and leader-member exchange theories, to transformational leadership. Professor Cavicchioli, who is from the University
NURSING MANAGEMENT RCN Publishing Company, The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex HA1 3AW Nursing Management is indexed, abstracted and/or published online in the following media: British Nursing Index, Medline and Ovid ABC APPLICATION APPROVED 6,364 (Jan-Dec 2012) SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Royal College of Nursing Journal subscription department, Copse Walk, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff CF23 8XG. Tel: 0345 772 6100 Personal rates for print edition: from £66 a year in the UK and Europe, and from £121 a year in the rest of the world. Institutional print edition rates: from £446 a year Email: [email protected] ©2013 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers. ISSN 1354-5760 (print). ISSN 2047-8976 (online) Printed by Stephens and George, Merthyr Tydfil Acceptance of an advertisement does not constitute a recommendation or an endorsement of a product or service, either by the RCN or RCN Publishing nm.rcnpublishing.com
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Leaders must ask themselves whether they have created a working environment in which people feel free and safe to tell the truth
Nick Lipley Editor @editorNM
of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, argues that all of the eight theories he outlined offer us useful techniques to manage our everyday working lives. A leader may have aspects of any of the theories, giving tens of thousands of possibilities, so the professor suggests a handful of tests, which include whether a leader adapts to his or her organisation, develops staff, has relationships based on trust, and loves and serves others. Some of the important questions leaders must ask themselves and others is whether they have created a working environment in which people feel free and safe to tell the truth, and nurtured a culture in which staff can reinvent their organisation if necessary. As the UK prepares for a general election in 2015 and a referendum on Scottish independence next year, Professor Cavicchioli’s suggestions give us some points to consider in assessing how Mr Stevens and Mr Gray perform in challenging and uncertain times. See news, page 6, and analysis, page 11
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A world of possibilities
ADMINISTRATION Administration manager Helen Hyland Email: [email protected] Administration assistant Sandra Lynch
This issue features a profile of the new chief executive of NHS England Simon Stevens (page 11). We also have news of Paul Gray (page 6), who this month takes up post as chief executive of NHS Scotland.
BUSINESS UNIT Commercial director Tony O’Rourke PA to commercial director Angelina George Head of marketing Helen Sumner Deputy head of marketing Michelle Day Marketing executive Louise Wilkinson Group educational projects manager Laura Downes Display advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3123 Advertisement and sponsorship sales manager Neil Hobson Senior sponsorship and advertising specialist Julia Gomersall Advertisement and sponsorship executives Rachel Fisher, Kelly Smith Advertisement production executive Sally Gauntlett Classified advertisements Tel: +44 (0)20 8423 1333 Classified advertisement manager Andy McCallum Sales project specialist Freddie Collier Classified advertisement executives Mandy Croggon, Shona Gethin
While Mr Stevens, with experience of the US private healthcare sector, is said to be ‘bubbling with new ideas for how to achieve change’, Mr Gray speaks of Scotland facing ‘a crucial time as we drive forward greater health and social care integration’.
CONSULTANT EDITOR Debbie Mazhindu Reader in clinical nursing practice and innovation at Buckinghamshire New University and Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jane Brookes Ward manager (paediatric medical), Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham Geraldine Cunningham Associate director of culture change, Barts Health NHS, London Naomi Elliott Director of international initiatives, school of nursing and midwifery, Trinity College Dublin Gemma Ellis Consultant nurse in adult critical care, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Jenny Kay Director of quality, Merton Clinical Commissioning Group, London Anastasia Mallidou Assistant professor, school of nursing, University of Victoria BC, Canada Ada ter Maten Nurse researcher, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Healthcare, Netherlands Niall McCrae Lecturer at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London Elaine Strachan-Hall Registered nurse, South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body Donna Swinden Senior therapist, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Frances Wong Professor (school of nursing) and associate dean (faculty of health and social sciences), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK, China Haiou Xia Professor at the school of nursing, Fudan University, China
But how are senior nurses in front line services to judge their appointments, and judge them as leaders? I was in Zurich, Switzerland, last month at the 2013 congress of the European Nurse Directors Association, where researcher in health management Andrea Cavicchioli spoke about how to evaluate leadership skills. He gave a brief history of ideas on leadership, from the ‘great man’ theory, through the traits, situational and leader-member exchange theories, to transformational leadership. Professor Cavicchioli, who is from the University
NURSING MANAGEMENT RCN Publishing Company, The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex HA1 3AW Nursing Management is indexed, abstracted and/or published online in the following media: British Nursing Index, Medline and Ovid ABC APPLICATION APPROVED 6,364 (Jan-Dec 2012) SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Royal College of Nursing Journal subscription department, Copse Walk, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff CF23 8XG. Tel: 0345 772 6100 Personal rates for print edition: from £66 a year in the UK and Europe, and from £121 a year in the rest of the world. Institutional print edition rates: from £446 a year Email: [email protected] ©2013 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers. ISSN 1354-5760 (print). ISSN 2047-8976 (online) Printed by Stephens and George, Merthyr Tydfil Acceptance of an advertisement does not constitute a recommendation or an endorsement of a product or service, either by the RCN or RCN Publishing nm.rcnpublishing.com
NURSING MANAGEMENT
Leaders must ask themselves whether they have created a working environment in which people feel free and safe to tell the truth
Nick Lipley Editor @editorNM
of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, argues that all of the eight theories he outlined offer us useful techniques to manage our everyday working lives. A leader may have aspects of any of the theories, giving tens of thousands of possibilities, so the professor suggests a handful of tests, which include whether a leader adapts to his or her organisation, develops staff, has relationships based on trust, and loves and serves others. Some of the important questions leaders must ask themselves and others is whether they have created a working environment in which people feel free and safe to tell the truth, and nurtured a culture in which staff can reinvent their organisation if necessary. As the UK prepares for a general election in 2015 and a referendum on Scottish independence next year, Professor Cavicchioli’s suggestions give us some points to consider in assessing how Mr Stevens and Mr Gray perform in challenging and uncertain times. See news, page 6, and analysis, page 11
Our mission Nursing Management inspires and shares professional excellence in nursing leadership and patient care. The journal is editorially independent and opinions expressed in it do not necessarily reflect the policy of the RCN, nor that of any contributor’s employing organisation, unless specifically stated.
Follow us: @NSComment
Read more at: nursingblog.rcnpublishing.co.uk
Visit us at: Nursing Management December 2013 | Volume 20 | Number 8
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