RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chief registrars: Leading in a time of COVID-19
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP e1
OP e4
DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0168
VO 8
IS 1
A1 Amy Colori
A1 Mya Dilly
A1 Lizzie Moriarty
A1 Aaisha Saqib
A1 Ruw Abeyratne
A1 Tessa Thomas
A1 Lynne Millar
A1 Rakshit Kumar
A1 Caroline Evans
YR 2021
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/1/e1.abstract
AB The NHS is currently in the midst of a global health crisis that requires rapid action from its staff and systems. The Royal College of Physicians’ chief registrars, in their role as middle leaders that bridge the gap between junior doctors and senior leadership in NHS trusts nationwide, are uniquely positioned to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Our strategies fall into three overlapping categories: our roles as middle leaders, developing effective communication techniques and promoting staff wellbeing. We discuss lessons of good leadership in a time of crisis, from embracing new ways of working and new technologies, to utilising professional networks to drive change, to providing tools to support the wellbeing of the colleagues we both lead and care for. The lessons of our initial response are being shared across our national network. We also hope that the novel approaches we have developed will inform the practice of future middle leaders.