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We know that clinical leadership within health care organisations is an essential element to delivering safe, high-quality health services. Less is known, however, about how clinical leadership within government organisations can positively affect and influence the broader health system. This document is the result of a project a multidisciplinary group of clinical advisors recently undertook which aimed to describe the value of clinical leadership within Manatū Hauora. The group developed a definition of clinical leadership and related principles for the government context of Manatū Hauora.

This article introduces that definition and those principles and outlines the application of clinical leadership within the context of Manatū Hauora. Our group of advisors is developing a second publication, which will provide a more detailed explanation of the work we undertook to understand the value of clinical leadership for Manatū Hauora, and our findings.

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