Abstract
‘Follow the leader’ - that’s how the saying goes. And as a result, what we have been taught about successful teams as we progress through our nursing careers has been always focussed on leadership. If we take a look at the recent high profile reviews about care in the National Health Service (NHS) and across the world, the driving focus for health service change is on the appointment of high profile leaders who, it would appear, will fight the good fight and change health care culture and standards almost single handedly. The logic of this is that health care staff will be directed by, and quite literally, follow the leader
DOI
10.1111/nicc.12138
Publication Date
2014-11-01
Publication Title
Nursing in Critical Care
Volume
19
Issue
6
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
1362-1017
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
First Page
268
Last Page
269
Recommended Citation
Coombs, M. (2014) 'Followership: the forgotten part of leadership in end-of-life care', Nursing in Critical Care, 19(6), pp. 268-269. Wiley: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12138