Developing compassionate leadership and cultures across NHS Wales: Strategy, initiatives, and implications for clinical psychology

This article outlines the rationale, strategy and initiatives undertaken to develop compassionate leadership and cultures across NHS Wales. It also explores the implications of these developments for clinical psychologists working within the NHS in Wales. Describing the strategic frameworks, leadership programmes, and evaluation methodologies, the article highlights the systemic approach adopted by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and its partners to developing compassionate healthcare cultures across Wales. The discussion explores the role of clinical psychologists in contributing to this systemic approach through their influence on leadership, organisational culture, evaluation, clinical practice, and policy advocacy. Mae’r erthygl hon yn amlinellu’r rhesymeg, y strategaeth a’r mentrau a gynhaliwyd i ddatblygu arweinyddiaeth dosturiol a diwylliannau ar draws GIG Cymru. Mae hefyd yn archwilio goblygiadau’r datblygiadau hyn i seicolegwyr clinigol sy’n gweithio yn y GIG yng Nghymru. Gan ddisgrifio’r fframweithiau strategol, y rhaglenni arweinyddiaeth a’r methodolegau gwerthuso, mae’r erthygl yn tynnu sylw at y dull systemig a fabwysiadwyd gan Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru (AaGIC) a’i bartneriaid i ddatblygu diwylliannau gofal iechyd tosturiol ledled Cymru. Mae’r drafodaeth yn archwilio rôl seicolegwyr clinigol wrth gyfrannu at y dull systemig hwn drwy eu dylanwad ar arweinyddiaeth, diwylliant sefydliadol, gwerthuso, ymarfer clinigol, ac eiriolaeth polisi.