Twenty two nurses from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are making a positive change in their units through the Leadership for Change programme.
The programme, which was created over 20 years ago by the International Council of Nurses, was launched to help nurses gain the skills needed to take a greater role in the leadership of healthcare services.
“Nurse leaders are critical to health system improvements, as well as improvements in their work places. The Leadership for Change programme has been an instrumental part of helping many nurses hone their skills and become visionaries, strategic thinkers, effective planners and managers of change,” said Dr Badriya Al Lenjawi, HMC's Executive Director of Nursing and Leadership for Change National Coordinator.
Launched in Qatar in 2013, Leadership for Change is a partnership between the WHO's Office for Eastern Mediterranean, the International Council of Nurses, the Ministry of Public Health, HMC and the Primary Health Care Corporation. This is the third year the program has been offered in Qatar and signals the first time non-Qatari nationals have been invited to participate. During the first two years the program was exclusively offered to Qatari nationals, this year eight of the 31 participants are long-term residents.
