Leading Primary Care: Tales from the Leadership Hikers

This book is a valuable resource for primary care practitioners, empowering them to recognize and harness their leadership qualities. It weaves together stories from diverse practitioners, highlighting practical applications of leadership principles in contemporary primary care. The editors' insights and references to their companion book, The Leadership Hike, make it an essential tool for individuals at all stages of training and practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 27 May 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This new book of leadership narratives delves into the realm of driving change within primary care, offering a valuable resource for a wide audience. It empowers both clinicians and non-clinicians by equipping them with the recognition and harnessing of their leadership qualities. The book weaves together captivating stories from diverse primary care practitioners, showcasing their leadership skills, navigating challenges, and extracting valuable lessons from their experiences.

To enhance the readers' understanding, the editors have provided their insights alongside each contribution, emphasizing the lessons that the broader community can glean. Rather than merely reiterating theoretical concepts, they reference their companion book, The Leadership Hike, to provide a deeper context.

Key Features:

Transforms theoretical leadership principles into practical applications through real-life experiences in contemporary primary care.

Appeals to individuals at all stages of training and practice by offering real-world examples from a diverse array of primary care professionals.

Addresses a wide range of subjects to empower a cross-section of the primary care team.

Highlights areas of significant change within the primary care workforce, motivating current and future leaders to shape the future.

Encourages self-reflection through thought-provoking questions, prompting readers to apply the lessons in their own lives.

Prof Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard DBE PhD FRCGP FLSW, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, enthusiastically recommends this book and its accompanying suite of resources. She trusts that readers will find them as inspiring and thought-provoking as she has.

The book's narratives shed light on the realities of driving change within primary care, making it an invaluable resource for a broad primary care audience. It empowers both clinicians and non-clinicians by equipping them with the skills to recognize and leverage their leadership qualities. The book showcases a diverse range of primary care practitioners, from junior to senior levels, operating in clinical practice and large-scale operations. Through their captivating stories, these professionals illustrate how they applied their leadership skills, navigated challenges, and distilled valuable lessons from their experiences.

To further enhance the readers' understanding, the editors have added their insights to each contribution, emphasizing the lessons that the broader community can glean. Rather than merely reiterating theoretical concepts, they reference their companion book, The Leadership Hike, to provide a deeper context.

The book's key features include:

Transforming theoretical leadership principles into practical applications through real-life experiences in contemporary primary care.

Appealing to individuals at all stages of training and practice by offering real-world examples from a diverse array of primary care professionals.

Addressing a wide range of subjects to empower a cross-section of the primary care team.

Highlighting areas of significant change within the primary care workforce, motivating current and future leaders to shape the future.

Encouraging self-reflection through thought-provoking questions, prompting readers to apply the lessons in their own lives.

Prof Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard DBE PhD FRCGP FLSW, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, wholeheartedly endorses this book and its accompanying suite of resources. She believes that readers will find them as inspiring and thought-provoking as she has.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032218991