In such a rich contextual environment as the English NHS, the role of doctors in relation to management has been of academic and practice interest since almost the beginning of the health service itself. What is distinctive about the developments in the twenty-first century are the movements made towards a formal professionalization of medical leadership as a recognised and stable entity, one with legitimacy as a concept alongside clinical medical specialisms. 

The importance of Careful and Kind Care, and how to make it happen

Co-chairs: Dr Bob Klaber & Dr James Mountford, Editors—BMJLeader

Presenter: Dr Dominique Allwood, Consultant in Public Health and Associate Medical Director, Imperial College NHS Trust, London and CMO UCLPartners, London

A joint GMC and FMLM session discussing the importance of clinical leadership, it's role in postgraduate training and development (including from a UK regulatory perspective) and how clinical leadership development might be best integrated and reflected upon during training.

Medical leaders across the UK share their own experience and learning about leading in systems.
Panellists will explore leading collaboratively, leading in complexity, and leadership development. This session will build on previous sessions ‘Leading in systems – lessons from the research evidence’ and ‘Hearing multiple voices: the role of the new leader.