By Dr Nathanael Macdonald
Orthopaedic Registrar, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
As we emerge from another wave of Covid-19, it becomes clear that the difficulty facing healthcare currently is how we return to normal practice.
Our...
By Peter Lees
FMLM Chief Executive
Celebration of FMLM’s first 10 years is muted by the pandemic but it is important to mark the event and acknowledge those whose efforts made this all possible when things could have turned out so differently (...
By Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
NHS Medical Director then National Medical Director 2007 - 2018
People sometimes ask me what I was most proud of in my decade as national medical director. The Clinical Fellow Scheme is always towards the top of the list...
The FMLM Leadership and Management Standards for Medical Practitioners provide a level of achievement against which doctors can benchmark and measure their leadership development. The FMLM standards are divided into four domains which reflect an...
The Trainee Steering Group has a number of past and future projects which aim to support trainees in the leadership development.
The leadership development passport was developed to aid trainees in generating and recording their leadership...
Doctors should endeavour to know and understand themselves, their impact on others and be constantly striving to improve. They must be resilient and demonstrate the energy, drive and motivation to lead and work with others to consistently high...
The effective medical leader has a sophisticated knowledge of establishing and leading teams and how to get the best out of them. Equally they know when to lead and when to allow others to take the lead. They are robust defenders of fairness and...
The effective manager or leader understands and contributes positively to the strategic direction and operational delivery of the organisation in which they work. Doctors in these positions espouse and practice The Seven Principles of Public Life...
The importance of integrated care has been emphasised in all healthcare systems across the UK. All recognise the interdependence of systems of care and the need for multi-disciplinary team working, across the whole continuum of care needs and...
By Dr Paul Evans
FMLM Medical Director
If the past year has taught us anything, it is that effective medical leadership is crucial in the coordination of national and global responses to meet the challenges of delivering successful patient outcomes...