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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (2022) RCN position on clinical supervision.

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Masamha R, Alfred L, Harris R, Bassett S, Burden S and Gilmore A (2022) ‘Barriers to overcoming the barriers’: a scoping review exploring 30 years of clinical supervision literature, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(9), pp. 2678–2692.

• The RCN Forum Chairs Committee and the Forums Governance Group commissioned this review.
  

RCN Nurses in Management and Leadership Forum.

• Find out about the work of the forum.
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Gowar C, Naylor C, Cream J and Chikwira L (2024) Realising the potential of integrated care systems: developing system-wide solutions to workforce challenges. London: The King’s Fund.

IntraHealth International, Nursing Now and Johnson and Johnson (2019) Investing in the power of nurse leadership: what will it take?

• This report provides an in-depth analysis of the gender-related barriers to and facilitators of nurse leadership and makes recommendations for policymakers and implementers.
  

Kapadia D, Zhang J, Salway S, Nazroo J and Booth A (2022) Ethnic inequalities in healthcare: a rapid evidence review. NHS Race and Health Observatory.

McMahon A and Sin CH (2015) A guide to economic assessment in nursing. Harrow: RCNi.

Messenger G and Pollard L (2022) Health and social care review: leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future. Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS England (2023) Long term workforce plan.

NHS England (2022) Combatting racial discrimination against minority ethnic nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

NHS England (2020) NHS people plan.

NHS England: NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES).

• Includes the latest WRES report, previous reports, and details of phase two.
  

Department of Health and Social Care (2025) Fit for the future: 10 year health plan for England (CM 1350).

NHS Leadership Academy: The healthcare leadership model.

Timmins N (2015) The practice of system leadership: being comfortable with chaos. London: Kings Fund.

West M, Bailey S and Williams E (2020) The courage of compassion. Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high quality care. London: The King’s Fund.

We would like to thank the RCN Nurses in Management and Leadership member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Ellis P (2022) Leadership, management and team working in nursing. 4th edn. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.

Frain A, Murphy S and Frain J (2021) ABC of clinical resilience. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Huston C J and Marquis B L (2024) Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: theory and application. 11th edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.

Kotter J (2012) Leading change. 2nd edn. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press.

Kouzes J and Posner B (2022) The leadership challenge: how to make extraordinary things happen in organizations. 7th edn. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.

Last R and Lillyman S (2024) Reflective leadership in healthcare: a practical guide. London: Routledge.

Marson N (2019) Leading by coaching: how to deliver impactful change one conversation at a time. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Patterson K, Grenny J, McMillan R and Switzler A (2011) Crucial conversations: tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Peters S (2012) The chimp paradox. Vermilion, London.

Stacey G, Westwood G, and Florence Nightingale Foundation (UK) (2023) Leadership development for nurses and midwives. (no place): Elsevier.

Stanley D, Bennett C L and James A H (2023) Clinical leadership in nursing and healthcare. 3rd edn. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

Stanley D (2019) Values-based leadership in healthcare: congruent leadership explored. London: Sage.

Yoder-Wise P (2023) Leading and managing in nursing. 8th edn. St Louis: Elsevier.

Weiss S A, Tappen R M and Grimley K A (2024) Essentials of nursing leadership and management. 8th edn; Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

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Use these links to see details of journal articles on each topic.

Journals of interest for leadership. Use these links to see details of availability.

Why WRES, Why now?

• Vinice Thomas and Ian Jackson discuss the WRES (NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard).
  

Simon Sinek: YouTube videos

TED Talks

• What makes a great leader? These TED Talks offer surprising, nuanced approaches on how to inspire and empower others to do their very best.
  
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