Clinical leadership and clinical followership

In response to Abbasi's editorial, 1 we need situational clinical leadership. Leaders that rise to the occasion with managerial responsibility in the NHS. The relationship between doctors and managers depends on negotiation and effective communication about organizational goals. Clear reasoning behind clinical priorities and economical objectives would create the happy medium between the two. The growth of clinical leadership as well as clinical followership needs to be encouraged with openness and innovativeness, to universally benefit patient care.

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