title: Clinical leadership: Part 1. Key components of the programme.
abstract: This is the first in a series of three articles that provide an overview of the origins of the RCN Clinical Leadership Programme, the key components of the programme, the wide-ranging impact and benefits to date and the process for becoming an RCN-accredited clinical leader.
authors.affiliation: RCN Leadership Programme, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom