Helping Leaders “Blink” Correctly

In the first of two articles, IHI’s Bob Lloyd describes two of four core skills health care leaders need to use data appropriately in decision making: understanding the messiness of improving health care, and determining why you are measuring. Without these capacities, Dr. Lloyd argues, we run the risk of going off in the wrong direction in the “blink of an eye.”
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NHS sustainable board leadership programme

This resource pack encourages the integration of sustainability policy in board leadership programmes. The pack makes the connection between sustainability, lower costs, improved patient healthcare and system efficiency. It also promotes better use of natural resources.

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Do you know an outstanding nurse?

Last year Nursing Times celebrated the 60th anniversary of the NHS by asking readers to nominate the 20 nurses who had had the greatest influence on the profession over the previous 60 years. There are many exceptional nurses who are helping to transform healthcare, and we believe that they deserve to be more widely recognised.
You are invited to nominate any outstanding nurses who you believe have provided leadership to the profession over the past 5-10 years in the areas listed here. A panel of distinguished judges will decide which shortlisted nominees will join the Diamond 20 in the Hall of Fame.
Make sure your respected and admired colleagues gain the recognition they deserve, nominate them now.
What to do now:
Visit the website, choose your categories and then email your nominations to hofnominations@emap.com by 8 January 2010
The Hall of Fame inductions will be announced at a celebration in the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London on Thursday 18 February 2010.

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23rd October 2009: Breaking Through Conference

The National Breaking Through programme demonstrates how the NHS can manage talent and ensure that the brightest and best of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff are contributing to the NHS agenda in leadership roles. The Breaking Through Conference, which promises to provoke thought and enable debate, will be taking place in London on 23rd October 2009. Click here for further information.

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Primary Care LIVE

Primary Care LIVE is the most significant conference and exhibition in the primary healthcare calendar. It is the only event with a truly national reach into primary care. This conference is the leading learning forum for primary care. This is most effective way to update your knowledge and skills and deliver your CPD – all under one roof. Its taking place at London ExCeL, 30th Sept & 1st Oct 2009 and Manchester Central, 4th & 5th Nov 2009. Click here for further information.

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Knowing is not enough - Report from IHI

In the current climate of global economic change that influences how health care organisations set priorities and do their work, it is health care leaders and educators who must act decisively for better health, better care, and better learning. The authors of this report identify five strategies for addressing challenges and reshaping health care, and discuss competencies that offer a new bridge between health care operations and graduate medical education. Examples of new health professions education models to promote better care are also shared. Read the report here!

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Pilot Communications Graduate Management Scheme

The Pilot Communications Graduate Management Scheme will identify emerging leaders, with the potential to go on to leadership positions in communications in the NHS. This pilot scheme will run in six Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) from autumn 2009. To find out more information click here!

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Free audio/web broadcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

This Free broadcast on 4th June 2009 focuses on Paul Levy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center his blog, “Running a Hospital,” is must reading for any health care leader, administrator, or clinician interested in building cultures of improvement, safety, and transparency. There will be lively discussion with this senior leader who’s turned the lights on to show what change looks like at a teaching hospital in real-time - whether it’s reducing infections or seeking input from staff on how to deal with a deficit and save jobs during tough economic times. Click here to register and find out further information. or you can listen to the recording of the programme here!

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Institute of Leadership and Management Awards for Excellence invite nominations

The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Awards for Excellence recognise and reward forward-thinking individuals who have achieved outstanding results through leadership and management development.There are two awards presented in the compeition. The Award for ILM Learner of the Year and the ILM Achiever of the Year. Entries will be judged in UK national categories – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The rest of the world will be judged in an International category. One winner from each of these categories will be put forward for nomination as the overall winner for Awards. The deadline for entries is 30 January 2009.

Two new national leadership programmes from the Improvement Foundation

The Leading Improvement for Health and Well-being Programme and the Leadership for Clinical Service Improvement Programme both build on experience and expertise of delivering highly successful leadership programmes and health improvement programmes across the UK and abroad. Making a difference to peoples’ health and quality of life and reducing health inequalities requires strong leadership from different agencies working together towards common goals. These programmes aim to bring such people together and for them develop the personal, leadership and quality improvement skills required to make such improvements. Applications are invited and should be made online by early 2009 If you have any queries about the programmes or wish to discuss an application please do not hesitate to contact Dr Catherine Hannaway, the Improvement Foundation’s National Lead for Leadership Developmentor or telephone 07810 836306.

'Trust me, I'm a health manager' - a new book exploring the value of NHS managers

This is a short paperback book, commissioned by the NHS Institute's Building Leadership Capability team and written by Greg Sheridan, Charlotte Rastan and Dan Foulkes. The book takes a fresh look at the role of NHS managers, highlighting their value and the breadth of issues they face on a daily basis. NHS staff can order a copy of the book, from the NHS Institute.

Talent Management in the Public Sector

This event provides an opportunity for representatives of employer organisations across the public sector to come together to discuss and debate, hear case studies and explore ideas on and solutions to the talent management challenge.

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Enhancing Engagement in Medical Leadership Tools

The Enhancing Engagement in Medical Leadership project is a joint project led by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) and the NHS Institute. The project goal is to create a culture of greater medical engagement in management and leadership with all doctors at every level. This is a UK wide project which started in 2006 and has achieved all the deliverables for Phase One including: development of a Medical Leadership Competency Framework; International study on preparation of doctors for leadership roles; Research into the link between medical engagement and organisational performance. Find out more here.

Leading Improvement: A Review of Research and Guidance

What do health care leaders need to do to stimulate and sustain successful improvements to their services? John Ovreteit from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, has just produced a very interesting evidence review on leadership of quality and improvement.

The Health Foundation Leadership Fellows Award Scheme

Deadline for completed applications is 8 September 2008
Now in its fifth and final year, this prestigious scheme provides personal and professional development opportunities to individuals who have the potential to significantly improve the quality of healthcare services in the UK. Successful applicants will benefit from almost two years of one-to-one coaching, learning sets, seminars and workshops. They will also work with experienced leadership development consultants to identify and address specific training needs. Involvement in the scheme benefits the award holder, their employing organisation, and the health service more widely, as they strive to become more effective leaders driving through improvements in health care. Fellows have previously attracted positive media coverage highlighting their achievements and bringing both them as individuals and their employing organisations into the spotlight. If you are interested in applying for this scheme you can find further details on the Health Foundation website where you can also download the application form, guidance notes and frequently asked questions about the scheme.

Meeting the Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits Can Work with Business

This is a PDF workbook which provides a step-by-step process for nonprofits to explore and develop alliances with business. Based on James E. Austin's The Collaboration Challenge, it has been developed and provided free by the Leader to Leader Institute.

Seven Leadership Leverage Points for Organization-Level Improvement in Health Care (Second Edition)

Leadership models and frameworks can provide a roadmap for leaders to think about how to do their work, improve their organizations, learn from improvement projects, and design leadership development programs. Because IHI has gained a lot of new knowledge and field examples, and is also faced with questions about relationships among various IHI leadership frameworks, they thought it was timely to write a Second Edition of their white paper, Seven Leadership Leverage Points for Organization-Level Improvement in Health Care. You will need to log in to the IHI website to download this paper.

Enhancing Engagement in Medical Leadership

This project is designed to encourage doctors to become more actively involved in the planning, delivery and transformation of services and to help the NHS create a culture where doctors are engaged. Support from and engagement of doctors is necessary to improve the delivery and effectiveness of health and social care services. Find out more here. A Medical Leadership Competency Framework is due to be published shortly following approval from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.