title: Developing leadership skills in clinical practice and management.
abstract: Throughout the UK, increasing responsibility is being placed on clinical nurses to play a leadership role within healthcare settings. Recognising the challenges, Nursing Standard is once again collaborating with the Royal College of Nursing and its corporate partner, Smith and Nephew, in launching the fifth Clinical Practice and Management Awards. Editor in Chief Linda Thomas explains the awards and the benefits nurses can gain from taking part.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D013192:Staff Development