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Protecting patients and learners: educational leadership on the fringes
  1. Sanjiv Ahluwalia1,
  2. Elizabeth Hughes2
  1. 1 School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University - Chelmsford Campus, Chelmsford, UK
  2. 2 Workforce, Training and Education, NHS England, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Sanjiv Ahluwalia; sanjiv.ahluwalia{at}aru.ac.uk

Abstract

The development of high-quality clinicians takes place through immersion in clinical practice facilitated by educational supervisors with appropriate capabilities and organisational support to undertake the role. Learners give feedback on the quality of their learning experience on placement, which provides insights about the quality of clinical care received by patients.

In this article, we explore the role of educational leaders in engaging with learner feedback about patient care, the challenges and tensions this generates, and the path through resolution. We use a lived example to showcase the issues raised and offer reflections on the challenges faced.

  • medical leadership
  • Education
  • patient experience

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  • Contributors Both authors have contributed equally to the writing and planning of this article.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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