title: Effective medical leadership development for a complex NHS.
abstract: The NHS Leadership Academy in England is investing £46 million in a standardized model of development, with academic qualifications becoming essential in future NHS leadership roles. This represents a cul-de-sac for medical leaders because it is based on a series of misplaced assumptions about health-care leadership and its development.
authors.affiliation: Director of the Centre for Innovation in Health Management, Keele University, Keele.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edmonstone
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malby
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom