Abstract
M.Cur. (Nursing Management)
Transformational leadership involves the creation of a motivating climate that enhances growth, development, commitment, goal achievement and enjoyment which encourages behaviour based on a set of shared values (Price, 2006:124). In this study transformational leadership referred to concepts of motivation, and change management with regard to the implementation of the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in a PRe setting. During support visits in Ekurhuleni Health District, the researcher observed a lack of transformational leadership among facility
managers in Primary Health Care Clinics to transform the Cervical Cancer Screening Program in line with relevant health care legislation. It was apparent that the problems in implementing the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme were related to poor motivation and lack of implementation of change management principles in the PHC clinics. From the problem statement the following research questions emerged:
To what extent is the facility manager perceived as a transformational leader to implement the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in a PHC clinic?
Which actions should the facility manager take to implement the Cervical Cancer Screening
Programme in PHe? From the findings guidelines for the facility managers were described to enable them to implement a Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in a Primary Health Care clinic within legal requirements...