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Admin (Retired)
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- Type 1
Women entering medical school has reached more than 70%, but there are still relatively few women in leadership positions.
It is difficult to work in the NHS at the moment without reflecting on the issues of leadership, influence and culture and the part that they play in patients' safety.
Do women bring particular attributes to the ethos and culture of the NHS?
I have narrowed that question to the role of women doctors rather than considering the huge contribution made by the many thousands of women who work in the NHS as nurses and in professions allied to medicine.
It is disappointing, given that the proportion of women entering medical school has reached more than 70% in many places, there are still relatively few women in leadership positions. So many bright women are choosing to study medicine but not necessarily to lead when opportunities present themselves. They are less likely to see themselves equipped for senior posts than men are, and usually do not plan their careers as far ahead.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/oct/29/women-change-culture-nhs
It is difficult to work in the NHS at the moment without reflecting on the issues of leadership, influence and culture and the part that they play in patients' safety.
Do women bring particular attributes to the ethos and culture of the NHS?
I have narrowed that question to the role of women doctors rather than considering the huge contribution made by the many thousands of women who work in the NHS as nurses and in professions allied to medicine.
It is disappointing, given that the proportion of women entering medical school has reached more than 70% in many places, there are still relatively few women in leadership positions. So many bright women are choosing to study medicine but not necessarily to lead when opportunities present themselves. They are less likely to see themselves equipped for senior posts than men are, and usually do not plan their careers as far ahead.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/oct/29/women-change-culture-nhs