Ward leadership: balancing the clinical and managerial roles.
This qualitative study investigated ward managers' experiences of combining a clinical leadership role with the managerial and administrative parts of their job. Ward managers saw their main task as one of developing their staff and improving the quality of their service, yet found balancing their different roles problematic.
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Kate
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Pindersfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Wakefield.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom