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Chapter I- Introduction
Rapid changes in the Health care environment are raising concerns about the availability of strong and functional health leaders. It is the need of time that healthcare leaders to possess the qualities that can ensure the successful and systematic delivery of a health system (Barsh et al., 2009). However in most countries there exist a leadership gap that is responsible for the poor health system and in return poor patients care. Several factors are responsible for the development of these gaps. These may include a lack of resources for building effective leadership, lack of motivation, gender differences in giving priorities to leaders and poor planning and improper vision while making investments for leadership programs in the health care system (Bloom, 2010).
This research will undertake several means to investigate the factors that are responsible for creating these gaps and how they are affecting the functioning of the overall health care system of the UK. In addition, the research will also address the importance of effective leadership and its impact on the well-being of the Health community as well as society as a whole. In addition, the suggestions and recommendations will also be discussed in understanding the incorporation of several practices that can improve the quality and delivery of healthcare leadership.
Research Aims and Objectives
The research aim is to evaluate the factors responsible for the leadership gap in the Health care system. Aspects such as competency prioritization and change of vision and planning in filling this gap will also be addressed. In addition, the purpose of the research is to help health practitioners and health departmental heads on how to address these issues and particularly what steps should be taken to improve the service of health care leaders in institutions. Keeping in mind the aims of the research the following objectives of the study are developed:
The objectives of the current study are:
- To address the importance of Leadership in the Health care system
- To identify underlying factors responsible for the leadership gap in the Health sector
- To identify the gender difference in Health care Leadership.
- To understand how changing the Healthcare environment can affect the leadership practices
- To address vision and planning procedures involved in improving health care leadership
- To address steps or innovations taken by Government and Health agencies to develop skilled health care leaders.
- To help health practitioners and departments in developing strategies to minimize issues related to health care leadership and to enhance performance/productivity.
Research Question
The research question which is the whole focus of this study is as follows:
How can the Leadership Gap be addressed in the Healthcare sector in terms of competency prioritization, effectiveness, identification of the ever-changing requirements, and visionary planning? How do various organizations develop sustainable leadership, and is there a need for evolving roles/competencies in healthcare leadership?
The answer to the above-mentioned questions will be explained in detail keeping in view the aims and objectives defined through proper recommendations supported by the literature reviewed, the data collected and the results obtains in this research
Chapter: 2 Literature Review
Effective leadership practices are crucial for the success of any organization, and especially in Health care system-based organizations, this subject gains more importance. Leaders are responsible for addressing problems strategically and according to the organizational climate (Schyve, 1991). Unfortunately, the deliveries of Health care leaders have been considered to be not entirely satisfactory at various levels according to various researchers, and there exist several gaps in leadership that can affect their performance in health organizations. These include gender differences, motivational factors, lack of resources and many more.
Several researches in the literature support the development and planning of careers while female leaders are usually ignored by the Health care leaders (Bloom, 2010). This is a major gap in the healthcare system as there are only a few women in top leadership positions even though the majority of the students in medical colleges and institutions are females.
Another important cause of the leadership gap is the style of leadership in the health care system. According to various researchers, dictating and focusing on the “Tell and Sell” principle is also resulting in poor delivery of health services. Collaborative leadership should be encouraged in which all the members should be engaged in solving an issue. The stakeholders, as well as the government, should take account of such actions that break the system barriers in the achievement of leadership goals. To strengthen the Health care systems it is important to incorporate Leadership skills that help to coordinate the resources and stakeholders' interest in achieving the desired healthcare impact (Goldberg & Eileen, 2006).
According to Leadership Academy (2013), the concept of advanced leadership in health care is a cyclic process where the goal is placed in a centre and the actions that should be taken are arranged around it. The activities involving vision, policy developments, system structural enhancements, process optimizations, research and development, customer care etc. are formulated and directed by the leadership as well as the management, which will eventually define the future of healthcare in the years come. Therefore, it is pivotal that the Health care leaders address this parameter to initiate change for filling the gap.
The literature review section of this research will cover all the aspects of health care leadership including understanding and importance of the concept. In this section, all the potential causes of the leadership gap and how health care leaders can solve them will be discussed. In short, the literature review will address the topic of health care leadership comprehensively.
Chapter: 3 Methodology
The research methodology of this research is based on descriptive methods which involve the accumulation of various key philosophies in one stage. Hence for the first part of this research, secondary data will be collected to properly evaluating the Leadership in the healthcare sector in terms of competency prioritization, effectiveness and identification of the ever-changing requirements. The information and theories presenting all these variables will be collected from journal articles, online databases and published industry reports.
In the second part of this research, the primary data including qualitative and quantitative data in the form of surveys and interviews will be collected from the practitioners, patients as well as the management associated with the healthcare care sector of the UK. The main elements which will be considered for drafting the questionnaire and interviews including the top health managers are as follows:
- The demographics sample such as age, gender, position, experience etc.
- The participation of individuals in leadership developmental programs over the last two to three years.
- Identifying the industry standards for measuring the leadership competencies that will be beneficial for the health care sector.
- Gauging is the most significant factor for nurturing future leaders of the health industry.
- Recognizing significant institutes, coaching centres or colleges which are offering leadership developmental programs about health care sectors.
The analysis tools used for quantitative data collected from the survey will be SPSS or similar tools and the findings of the data will be discussed in detail in the results and discussion section of the paper. The interview data collected will be analyzed for representing the important subjects for further discussion. The issues of reliability and legitimacy will also be discussed along with ethical concerns.
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