A collaborative approach to the implementation of clinical supervision.
OBJECTIVE
This paper discusses a collaborative approach to implementing clinical supervision, which was initiated between a primary care trust and a school of nursing and midwifery.


BACKGROUND
To enable clinical supervision to proceed successfully and to be perceived as beneficial, this necessitates a collaborative partnership between clinicians, managers and educationalists.


RESULTS
The different stages of the initiative will be explored and the paper will consider examples of the collaborative processes involved. The evaluation of the project is examined and suggestions for the future continuation of the initiative are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
There is evidence that this has been a successful initiative and that a collaborative way of working can be beneficial when implementing clinical supervision.
Spence
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Fife, UK.
Cantrell
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Christie
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Samet
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom