Compassionate leadership and the 10 Year Health Plan: addressing moral injury (21 August 2025)

Summary

Authors of this Kings Fund blog make the case for compassionate leadership. They highlight there is ample evidence for the impact of this style of leadership in health and social care, including higher quality care, greater patient satisfaction, lower levels of workforce stress and burnout, and improved financial organisational performance.

“You cannot wish an entire workforce out of a state of moral injury. Healing requires active engagement with compassion – both self-compassion and compassionate leadership.”