This issue presents a wide-ranging exploration of leadership, workforce, systems, and patient care challenges across diverse healthcare settings in 48 articles. The editorial highlights adaptive leadership and the importance of building collective capacity. Commentaries and viewpoints invite rethinking of prescribing education and address pressing concerns such as nurse motivation and professional sustainability.

Research contributions span organisational commitment, recruitment, and competency models for health managers, alongside comparative analyses of health service utilisation, attrition in allied health, and the determinants of turnover among nurses and doctors. the review articles synthesise knowledge on GP workforce planning, financial performance, chronic disease education, universal health coverage, and corruption in procurement. 

Also, the 7 selected conference articles from Global Conference on Innovating for Impact have been included as special supplement.