At the time of writing, the author was a modern matron in a surgical division of an NHS teaching hospital in London. This article considers the differences between leadership and management, and discusses the skills required by modern matrons to lead safe and successful clinical services. It also examines three leadership styles – transactional, transformational and situational – and their relevance to the role of modern matron.
Nursing Management. 24, 1, 21-25. doi: 10.7748/nm.2017.e1488
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 11 February 2016
Accepted: 14 November 2016
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