Are you a doctor or medical student who wishes to acquire and develop your leadership and management skills? Do you recognise the role and influence of strong leadership and management in modern medicine?

Clinical leadership is important for all doctors in terms of driving forward high quality care for their patients. In this up-to-date guide Professor Peter Spurgeon and Dr Bob Klaber take you through the latest leadership and management thinking, and how this links in with the Medical Leadership Competency Framework.

As well as influencing undergraduate curricula and some of the concepts underpinning revalidation, the Framework forms the basis of the leadership component of the curricula for all medical specialties, so a practical knowledge of it is essential for all doctors in training.

Using case studies and exercises to provide a strong work-based emphasis, this practical guide will enable you to build on your existing experiences to develop your leadership and management skills, and to develop strategies and approaches to improving care for your patients.

This book addresses:

- Why strong leadership and management are crucial to delivering high quality care

- The theory and evidence behind the Medical Leadership Competency Framework

- The practical aspects of leadership learning in a wide range of clinical environments (e.g. ward, clinic, handover, emergency department, theatre and primary care)

- How Consultants and trainers can best facilitate leadership learning for their trainees and students within the clinical workplace

Whether you are a medical student just starting out on your career, or an established doctor wishing to develop yourself as a clinical leader, this practical, easy-to-use guide will give you the techniques and knowledge you require to excel.