title: Communication at the heart of supervision.
abstract: Clinical supervision is emerging as a means to explore issues related to professional practice. This paper, the first of two, explores the need for communication that helps the supervision relationship, whether on an individual or small group basis.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010550:Personal Space