Good boss, good care

A new partnership of two influential organisations is to develop clinical leaders in independent healthcare, the target being improved patient care. Disa Young reports.

Robust clinical leadership is a crucial component of effective, safe and high-quality healthcare.

Clinical leadership development is an area where the independent healthcare sector can co-operate rather than compete and the Association of Indep­endent Healthcare Organ­isations (AIHO) aims to maximise the synergies that benefit the sector as a whole.