Day two - plenary sessions
Lessons for clinical leadership from military operations
Brigadier Tim Hodgetts CBE, Medical Director, at the Defence Medical Services, shared personal lessons of leadership from his own operational experience as an emergency physician, as the doctor leading the medical emergency response team, and as the medical director of a field hospital. The session shed insights into the four leadership styles in managing the critically injured, the daily ethical challenges a clinical leader must face in the operational setting and the tension between being a ‘good doctor’ and a ‘good soldier’.
The future of healthcare
In a captivating talk, Dr Kevin Fong, Anaesthesia Consultant, UCLH and Clinical Lead, Space Medicine, CASE, took delegates on a journey of what the future of healthcare might (will) look like if we take advantage of the opportunities of big data and technology.
@Kevin_Fong ends by reminding us that nature cannot be fooled. Excellent session. #FMLMConf pic.twitter.com/rOHscBbSvq
— Kate Drysdale (@kmdrysdale) February 25, 2015
Leadership in healthcare – a review of the evidence
What do we really know about leadership of health services? In this session, Professor Michael West, Senior Fellow, King’s Fund and Professor of Organisational Psychology, Lancaster University Management School, launched ‘Leadership and Leadership Development in Healthcare: The Evidence Base’. He shared findings from this comprehensive review of the evidence for leadership and explored what this means for the future of healthcare leadership and development.
Prof Michael West: Evidence based #leadership: focus on culture of quality & compassion engages staff #fmlmconf pic.twitter.com/6Xgvh67kFO
— Richard Ma (@Richard_GP) October 15, 2013
Reflections on the FMLM National Conference from emerging leaders
In one of the last sessions of the conference, Thomas Shanahan and Dr Saira Ghafur shared their impressions on the way forward for building leadership in the NHS - with the Clinical Fellow Scheme playing an important role in helping junior doctors to learn how the system works, meet influential people and develop new skills. Their highlights of the conference included: advancing women in medicine, coaching for leadership, working across the system to deliver, and new models of care.
