Keeping support and clinical supervision on your agenda.

Support and clinical supervision can benefit staff and service users. Inquiries have highlighted lack of support and clinical supervision as potential contributory factors for adverse care events. For support and clinical supervision to be embedded effectively, leaders and managers must value and promote them in their organisations. This article describes practical steps to support implementation of clinical supervision. By examining the main stages of supervision and preparation, evaluation of process and outcomes, and practical considerations, the article supports healthcare managers to encourage staff engagement and to implement a clinical supervision process.

Role development: barriers, enablers and the function of a national organisation.

Successful implementation of any role development relies on strong partnership working between employers, managers, education providers and clinicians in the short and longer term to ensure sustainability. Drawing on the experience of NHS Education for Scotland (NES), this article highlights how one national organisation has supported role development. The article also explores enablers and barriers to proposed workforce changes and the education and learning considerations required for role development. It then outlines the contribution made by NES in providing national guidance for role development to support managers and individual practitioners.