Practice leadership development in intellectual disability services: A qualitative study of practice leaders' experiences.

Leadership in intellectual disability services is recognised as having a key role in achieving positive outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities, service quality and workforce wellbeing. However, limited research has explored how leadership capability is developed and enacted by practice leaders within everyday service contexts. This study reports the qualitative findings from a national mixed‑methods evaluation of a bespoke Clinical Leadership Programme for practice leaders in intellectual disability services in Ireland. Following ethical approval, individual semi‑stru