Management and leadership

Management and leadership

In 2001, the Audit Commission made it clear that excellent pharmacy services require good leadership. This theme was restated in the broader sense for all clinical services in the Next Stage Review.¹¹ Development of management and leadership skills in pharmacy is therefore an important aspect of CPD. Chapter 19 deals with the key aspects of management; this chapter will briefly mention some important training initiatives. Often the first aspects of management training will be taught in the local hospital on a multiprofessional basis – personnel management, understanding the orga-nisation, budget control, for example. Access to external training may be provided, such as to the Open University health management courses or to Masters in Business Administration, for those taking on full-time manage-ment roles. The national development scheme for senior pharmacists, and the more recently introduced national course for technicians, is an invaluable opportunity to gain insight and develop skills in a uniprofessional setting.