160 Turning a crisis into an opportunity for general practice teams in NI

Abstract

healthcare outcomes. At present there is less emphasis on developing leadership skills compared to other aspects of training Aim To understand anaesthetic trainees' experience of leadership and management and how best to develop these skills during training. Ultimately, this led to the implementation of a leadership and development passport (adapted from the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management leadership passport) amongst anaesthetic trainees. Method An electronic survey was sent to all anaesthetic trainees in our trust. It consisted of ten questions regarding leadership opportunities, at what level of training to introduce leadership and management skills and how best to achieve these goals. Results In total 22 trainees responded. 95% thought leadership and management skills were important with 59% thinking they should be incorporated throughout training. 95% of trainees have had ideas in improving patient care or the working environment, however, 77% have not had these sustainably implemented. Multiple barriers were identified with lack of opportunity and lack of time being the top two. A vast majority, 82%, thought that the leadership passport would be a useful tool. Conclusion Trainees are meeting barriers having their improvement projects implemented. Despite increasing emphasis on doctors' leadership and management skills by the GMC, the practicalities of leadership development during training remains unclear. This leadership passport aims to empower trainees to sustain their ideas and to support them in developing leadership and management skills. We are confident that this will be an invaluable tool in developing the leadership skills of tomorrow's doctors.