Medical leadership, in this text, refers to the engagement of medical doctors in the management side of the health sector. The authors (of the U. of Warwick Medical School and the King's Fund, a charitable foundation working to influence the UK health sector, England) examine medical leadership in the context of the British National Health Service. They present chapters examining roles and models of leadership, the role of medical leaders in health system reform, the historical development of medical leadership, the connections between medical engagement and organizational performance, the development of a medical leadership competency framework, examples of initiatives intended to embed leadership development, and future directions. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)