Nurses’ and midwives’ perception of the leadership skills and attributes required of future leaders

Bond, C, Plotkin, L, Stacey, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0787-4319 and Westwood, G, 2024. Nurses’ and midwives’ perception of the leadership skills and attributes required of future leaders. British Journal of Nursing, 33 (20), pp. 984-992. ISSN 0966-0461

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Abstract

Aim: Identify the skills and knowledge future nurse and midwife leaders might require in the next 6 years.

Design/methodology/approach: An online questionnaire elicited health professionals’ perspectives on the future requirements for nurse and midwife leaders. Qualitative data were generated in response on health care and the likely leadership skills for the future. Data were extracted and analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Findings: Four generic categories were abstracted from the core category ‘Nursing and Midwifery Leadership’. These were values/traits; creating positive healthcare cultures; digital capability/competence; and systems thinking.

Limitations/implications: This first stage evaluation has gained a wide variety of perspectives regarding the perceived skills and knowledge future nurse and midwife leaders might need. This is important to enable those who deliver leadership development programmes to plan appropriately, ensuring their programmes are designed and adjusted in response to the needs of a shifting health and care landscape. However, over 50% of respondents were White, so the data may not be representative of the diversity of registered nurses and midwives. The findings may not have direct relevance to the global context due to geographical limitations.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	British Journal of Nursing
Creators:	Bond, C., Plotkin, L., Stacey, G. and Westwood, G.
Publisher:	Mark Allen Group
Date:	November 2024
Volume:	33
Number:	20
ISSN:	0966-0461
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.12968/bjon.2024.0142 DOI 2464764 Other
Rights:	This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in the British Journal of Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0142
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	13 Aug 2025 14:02
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2025 14:02
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/54177

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