Leadership and Relevance to Health Management Workforce Development: A Scoping Review

Quality leadership is considered a critical component of organisational success. The way in which leadership is implemented plays a significant role in the implementation of quality management (Friman, 2024). Leadership is described as the ability to influence others towards a common goal. Healthcare organizations recognize the importance of leadership. Healthcare leadership frameworks are being adopted more widely in countries such as the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia to guide the development of leadership in healthcare organizations and ensure high-quality care for all (Lyons, 2020). The development of healthcare managers' leadership skills is critical to implementing and sustaining practice innovation, as well as providing high-quality patient- or client-related healthcare within an increasingly complex healthcare system (Chen, 2021). In order to improve healthcare service delivery, healthcare managers must adopt effective leadership strategies (De Brun, 2019; Hu, 2022).