Leading race equality in mental health
International Journal of Leadership in Public Services
ISSN: 1747-9886
Article publication date: 19 August 2009
Abstract
The national policy Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health (Department of Health, 2005) is in its fifth and final year. Evidence suggests that the changes that were hoped for have not been achieved. This has raised the question as to whether the objectives were unattainable or whether the implementation is yet to see the leadership that is required to bring change in a field fraught with emotion and soured optimism. Drawing on engaging leadership theories and the concept of organisational incompetence this paper highlights key requirements for change, including giving a focus on what has gone well, for example through using appreciative inquiry, and on pursuing possibilities beyond those prescribed through performance management.
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Citation
Sewell, H. (2009), "Leading race equality in mental health", International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/17479886200900014
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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