Leadership in Community Nursing - Report of a study carried out by Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Forth Valley

Study funded by Queens Nursing Institute ScotlandIn response to national and local agendas, both NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Forth Valley maintain a strong commitment to the development of those in clinical leadership positions. Queen Margaret University programmes in Nursing incorporate leadership as a core element in preparation for practice, and QMU have accredited NHS Lanarkshire's leadership educational programme for several years. This project emerged from that collaboration, from ideas about the nature of leadership and the recognition that few empirical studies exist in nursing in general, and fewer specifically in community nursing. The two data collection sites were not involved in pilot work of the Review of Nursing in the Community (SEHD 2006) although all staff were working in this context of policy drivers encouraging change (SE 2005a, SE 2005b, Pollock 2007, Kennedy et al 2009, RCN 2009a 2009b).sch_nurAntrobus S, Kitson A (1999) Nursing leadership: influencing and shaping health policy and nursing practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing 29 (3) 746 - 753 Boumans, N.P. & Landeweerd, J.A. (1993) Leadership in the Nursing Unit: Relationships with Nurses' Well-being. Journal of Advanced Nursing 18 pp.767-775. Bowles A, Bowles N B (2000) A comparative study of transformational leadership in nursing development units and conventional clinical settings. Journal of Nursing Management 8 69 - 76 Cain M (2005) Essential qualities of an effective clinical leader. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 24 (1) 32-4 Cook M J, Leathard H L (2004) Learning for clinical leadership. Journal of Nursing Management 12 436 - 444 Kennedy C., Christie J., Harbison J., Maxton F., Rutherford I. & Moss D. (2008), Establishing the contribution of nursing in the community to the health of the people of Scotland: integrative literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 64(5), 416-439 Kennedy C, Elliott L, Rush R, Hogg R, Cameron S, Currie M, Hall S, Miller M, Plunkett, S Lauder W (2009) Review of Community Nursing: baseline study. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch McKenna H, Keeney S, Bradley M (2004) Nurse leadership within primary care: the perceptions of community nurse, GPs, policy makers and members of the public. Journal of Nursing Management 12 69 - 76 Morton J (1999) A model of leadership for community nurses. Journal of Community Nursing 13 (5) 8 - 11 Pollock L (2007) Responses to Visible, Accessible and Integrated Care - the Practitioners' Voice.- Edinburgh: QNIS. Ritchie, J and Spencer, L (1994), 'Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research', in Bryman and Burgess, eds., Analysing Qualitative Data, London: Routledge, p173-194. Royal College of Nursing (2009a) A Sustainable Future: the RCN Vision for Community Nursing in Scotland http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/238092/RCN_vision_for_Community_Nursing_in_Scotland.pdf Royal College of Nursing (2009b) A Sustainable Future: Voices on a Vision http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/238101/A_Sustainable_Future_Voices_on_a_Vision.pdf Scottish Executive (2005a) Building a health service fit for the future: a national framework for service change in the NHS in Scotland (The Kerr Report-) Edinburgh, Scottish Executive http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/924/0012112.pdf Scottish Executive (2005b) Delivering for Health Edinburgh, Scottish Executive http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/11/02102635/26356 Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) (2006) Visible, accessible and integrated care. Report of the review of nursing in the community in Scotland. Edinburgh: HMSO Smith, M. A. (2004). Health visiting: the public health role. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45 (1), pp.17-25. Stanley D (2006) Recognising and defining clinical nurse leaders. British Journal of Nursing 15 (2) 108 - 111 Thurtle, V., Saunders, M. and Clarridge, A. (2006). Advancing practice by developing a primary care nursing programme. British Journal of Community Nursing, 11 (4), pp.167-173. Tweddell L (2007) Health visiting faces fundamental change to cope with future need. Nursing Times 103 (26) 9 Wong CA, Cummings G G (2007) Relationship between nurse leadership and patient outcomes - a systematic review. Journal of Nursing Management. 15 (5) 508 - 521pub4561pu