Dr Carole McKenna
Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together(Web) provides us with a roadmap to rebuild health and social care services and implement exciting and cutting-edge changes in Northern Ireland. For this transformation to be effective, we need to increase the prevalence of collective leadership and reduce or eliminate any silo-based leadership approaches, both within our organisations and across the wider health and social care system.
To drive this forward, the HSC Collective Leadership Strategy(Web) was launched, highlighting the need to work across traditional boundaries to address the ever-increasing complexity and demands on our services.
In 2023, the CNO asked NIPEC to lead the development of a new leadership framework for nursing and midwifery. The aim is to increase the collective leadership capacity across the HSC system at all levels, based on the concept that acts of leadership can come from anyone in an organisation and are not restricted to people who hold designated or formal leadership roles.
A Regional Project Task and Finish Group was convened by Dr Carole McKenna, NIPEC Senior Professional Officer and chaired by Myra Weir, Associate Consultant, HSC Leadership Centre.
A Collective Leadership Framework for Nursing and Midwifery (PDF)which includes an Assessment Tool(PDF) underpinned by the four components outlined in the HSC Collective Leadership Strategy(Web), was launched by the Health Minister at CNO’s annual conference on 19 September 2024.
Task & Finish Group: Representation from PCC, 5 HSCTs, PHA, Primary Care, NMTG, Independent Sector, AHPs, HR Directors, CEC, QUB, OU, UU, NIMDTA, NISCC, RCM & RCN