Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice.

Adamson, Elizabeth; Cook, F; Crowther, Carol; Dewar, Belinda; Donaldson, Jayne H; Gloag, Anne; Gray, Morag; Gentleman, Mandy; Hornett, Melanie; Horsburgh, Dorothy; Kalorkoti, Jenny; King, Linda; Macdonald, Alison; McIntosh, Iain; Morrow, Billie; Pullin, Simon; Ross, Janis; Smith, Stephen; Taylor, Scott; Tierney-Moore, Heather; Tocher, Ria; Waugh, Anne

Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice.

Adamson, Elizabeth; Cook, F; Crowther, Carol; Dewar, Belinda; Donaldson, Jayne H; Gloag, Anne; Gray, Morag; Gentleman, Mandy; Hornett, Melanie; Horsburgh, Dorothy; Kalorkoti, Jenny; King, Linda; Macdonald, Alison; McIntosh, Iain; Morrow, Billie; Pullin, Simon; Ross, Janis; Smith, Stephen; Taylor, Scott; Tierney-Moore, Heather; Tocher, Ria; Waugh, Anne

Authors

Elizabeth Adamson

F Cook

Carol Crowther

Belinda Dewar

Jayne H Donaldson

Anne Gloag

Morag Gray

Ms Mandy Gentleman M.Gentleman@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer

Melanie Hornett

Dorothy Horsburgh

Jenny Kalorkoti

Linda King

Alison Macdonald

Iain McIntosh

Billie Morrow

Simon Pullin

Janis Ross

Dr Stephen Smith Ste.Smith@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Scott Taylor

Heather Tierney-Moore

Ria Tocher

Anne Waugh

Abstract

The Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme (LCCP) commenced in 2007 as a three year programme of work. Initial funding was received from a private benefactor and the two organisations involved in the programme (NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Napier University) were required to match this funding. The work of the programme developed beyond the initial funding. A Lead Nurse and four Senior Nurses were appointed to deliver the programme and a wide range of staff from both organisations were actively involved and participated with this team. The impetus for this programme arose from local and National concerns about care focussed on patients and their relatives experiencing a lack of empathy and compassion, acknowledging that it is often small acts of kindness and a human connection, alongside clinical competence that is appreciated by patients and relatives.

Citation

Adamson, E., Cook, F., Crowther, C., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gloag, A., Gray, M., Gentleman, M., Hornett, M., Horsburgh, D., Kalorkoti, J., King, L., Macdonald, A., McIntosh, I., Morrow, B., Pullin, S., Ross, J., Smith, S., Taylor, S., Tierney-Moore, H., …Waugh, A. (2012). Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian/Edinburgh Napier University

Report Type	Research Report
Publication Date	2012-06
Deposit Date	Aug 13, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Aug 13, 2013
Publisher	Edinburgh Napier University
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords	Nursing; leadership; care; compassion
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6207
Contract Date	Aug 13, 2013