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Strengthening health system leadership for better governance

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ID11491673
AuthorsLucy Gilson (0000-0002-2775-7703, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Irene Akua Agyepong (0000-0002-0193-5882, University of Cape Town)
Year2018
Volume33
Issuesuppl_2
Pagesii1-ii4
Publication date2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Policy and Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/heapol/czy052
PMID30053034
OpenAlexW2828762882
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited31

This editorial provides an overview of the six papers included in this special supplement on health leadership in Africa. Together the papers provide evidence of leadership in public hospital settings and of initiatives to strengthen leadership development. On the one hand, they demonstrate both that current leadership practices often impact negatively on staff motivation and patient care, and that contextual factors underpin poor leadership. On the other hand, they provide some evidence of the positive potential of new forms of participatory leadership, together with ideas about what forms of leadership development intervention can nurture new forms of leadership. Finally, the papers prompt reflection on the research needed to support the implementation of such interventions.

Corporate governance · Health care · Leadership development · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Management · Nature versus nurture · Neuroleadership · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Shared leadership · Sociology · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Quality and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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  • Enabling relational leadership in primary healthcare settings

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year3,71
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25
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