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A systematic review of evidence relating to clinical supervision for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

Pollock, Alex; Campbell, Pauline; Deery, Ruth; Fleming, Mick; Rankin, Jean; Sloan, Graham; Cheyne, Helen

Authors

Alex Pollock

Pauline Campbell

Ruth Deery

Mick Fleming

Jean Rankin

Graham Sloan

Helen Cheyne



Abstract

Aim
The aim of this study was to systematically review evidence relating to clinical supervision for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
Background
Since 1902 statutory supervision has been a requirement for UK midwives, but this is due to change. Evidence relating to clinical supervision for nurses and allied health professions could inform a new model of clinical supervision for midwives.
Design
A systematic review with a contingent design, comprising a broad map of research relating to clinical supervision and two focussed syntheses answering specific review questions.
Data sources
Electronic databases were searched from 2005 - September 2015, limited to English-language peer-reviewed publications.
Review methods
Systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of clinical supervision were included in Synthesis 1. Primary research studies including a description of a clinical supervision intervention were included in Synthesis 2. Quality of reviews were judged using a risk of bias tool and review results summarized in tables. Data describing the key components of clinical supervision interventions were extracted from studies included in Synthesis 2, categorized using a reporting framework and a narrative account provided.
Results
Ten reviews were included in Synthesis 1; these demonstrated an absence of convincing empirical evidence and lack of agreement over the nature of clinical supervision. Nineteen primary studies were included in Synthesis 2; these highlighted a lack of consistency and large variations between delivered interventions.
Conclusion
Despite insufficient evidence to directly inform the selection and implementation of a framework, the limited available evidence can inform the design of a new model of clinical supervision for UK-based midwives.

Citation

Pollock, A., Campbell, P., Deery, R., Fleming, M., Rankin, J., Sloan, G., & Cheyne, H. (2017). A systematic review of evidence relating to clinical supervision for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(8), 1825-1837. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13253

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 15, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 10, 2017
Publication Date 2017-08
Deposit Date Feb 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jan 11, 2018
Journal Journal of Advanced Nursing
Print ISSN 0309-2402
Electronic ISSN 1365-2648
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 73
Issue 8
Pages 1825-1837
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13253
Keywords allied health professionals; clinical supervision; literature review; midwives; nurses; systematic review
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/684261
Contract Date Mar 15, 2017

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: ollock A., Campbell P., Deery R., Fleming M., Rankin J., Sloan G. & Cheyne H. (2017) A systematic review of evidence relating to clinical supervision for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. Journal of Advanced Nursing 00(0), 000–000. doi: 10.1111/jan.13253 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.13253. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving












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