title: Support systems.
abstract: CLINICAL SUPERVISION is variously regarded as a lifeline, an intrusion or an irrelevance. When done well, it can enhance and improve your practice and develop your career. But it is also a much misunderstood and confused concept.
authors.affiliation: Edge Hill School of Health Studies, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: May