title: Contingency theories of leadership: how might we use them in clinical practice?
abstract: This article explores how contingency theories of leadership (pragmatic theories that note 'no one size fits all') can be used by multidisciplinary health-care teams to improve communication and patient care.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Trainee, Health Education East Midlands and Masters candidate in Leadership for the Health Professions in the Swansea University School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP.
authors.forename: J K A
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medical Education and Director of Strategic Educational Development in the Swansea University School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKimm
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007857:Leadership; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D058996:Quality Improvement