Leadership and management

This guidance explores your role in management and leadership. It covers your responsibilities relating to

• employment issues 
• teaching and training 
• planning, using and managing resources 
• helping to develop and improve services.

Following this guidance will help you work better with your colleagues and help to improve the service you provide to your patients.

This guidance came into effect 12 March 2012 and was updated on 13 December 2024 when regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates by the GMC came into effect.