“…There is increasing expectation that they will do so, although nurse leaders do not yet always receive sufficient interprofessional support and recognition in practice to enable them to function to their full capacity (Franks 2014). However, evidence is starting to appear that demonstrates the benefits of nurse leadership in multiprofessional settings (Birkeland et al 2013, Clarke 2014, Lloyd et al 2015) and formal initiatives have been established to promote leadership skills among nurses as well as among other healthcare professionals (http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/).…”