The role of the leadership skills development and the building of effective nursing teamwork in the improvement of health services quality in the National Health System
The role of the leadership skills development and the building of effective nursing teamwork in the improvement of health services quality in the National Health System
The Greek Health Care System is experiencing notable gaps in organisational leadership, and additionally, the conditions for the building of effective nursing teamwork are not appropriate. The reasons are, on the one hand, the lack of economic, social and moral incentives in the working environment, which leads to confusing roles and responsibilities and also to inefficient utilisation of nursing services and on the other hand, the fact that the organisational standards in healthcare are dogmatically wedded to “class” hegemony of the medical corps. As a result, the working environment is characterised by ineffective communication, which prevents the staff from a collaborative philosophy, and it leads to the de-coordination of actions within the sanitary units. It is necessary to change the organisational and administrative culture in hospitals in Greek Health System, where there should exist training in teamwork and self-management skills. The building of effective nursing teamwork, which is one of the most important sources of motivation in nursing practice, is feasible by applying the “Gibbs Model”, which provides a Framework so that nurses be able to contribute with maximum performance in the provision of health care, while at the same time ensuring conditions for job satisfaction. In parallel, developmental activities for the nursing staff should take place, which could lead to the development of the leadership skills, particularly of the middle-level managers, who will succeed the current administrators in health care units. The application of developmental methods of leadership skills to nurses in health care units, such as the “Nurse Manager Leadership Collaborative (NMLC)” model, can ensure the satisfactory performance and productivity in hospitals, leading finally to the overall improvement of the quality in health services provision.
Management, Nursing Administration, Organizational Leadership, Quality, Nursing teamwork, Greek Health Care System
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Tsimpida, Dialechti
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8 January 2018
Tsimpida, Dialechti
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Tsimpida, Dialechti
(2018)
The role of the leadership skills development and the building of effective nursing teamwork in the improvement of health services quality in the National Health System.
Health Review: Bimonthly Scientific and Informative Journal of Hellenic Health Services Management Association (HHSMA), 29 (170), .
Abstract
The Greek Health Care System is experiencing notable gaps in organisational leadership, and additionally, the conditions for the building of effective nursing teamwork are not appropriate. The reasons are, on the one hand, the lack of economic, social and moral incentives in the working environment, which leads to confusing roles and responsibilities and also to inefficient utilisation of nursing services and on the other hand, the fact that the organisational standards in healthcare are dogmatically wedded to “class” hegemony of the medical corps. As a result, the working environment is characterised by ineffective communication, which prevents the staff from a collaborative philosophy, and it leads to the de-coordination of actions within the sanitary units. It is necessary to change the organisational and administrative culture in hospitals in Greek Health System, where there should exist training in teamwork and self-management skills. The building of effective nursing teamwork, which is one of the most important sources of motivation in nursing practice, is feasible by applying the “Gibbs Model”, which provides a Framework so that nurses be able to contribute with maximum performance in the provision of health care, while at the same time ensuring conditions for job satisfaction. In parallel, developmental activities for the nursing staff should take place, which could lead to the development of the leadership skills, particularly of the middle-level managers, who will succeed the current administrators in health care units. The application of developmental methods of leadership skills to nurses in health care units, such as the “Nurse Manager Leadership Collaborative (NMLC)” model, can ensure the satisfactory performance and productivity in hospitals, leading finally to the overall improvement of the quality in health services provision.
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Published date: 8 January 2018
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Management, Nursing Administration, Organizational Leadership, Quality, Nursing teamwork, Greek Health Care System
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