Chairs Address: New faces and fresh perspectives in the NHS
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Foreword Frances Dodd
Chairs address: New faces and fresh perspectives in the NHS Silas Nicholls
Leadership Connections Mary Moore
NHS North West Anti-Racism Allies Development Programme Providing Bespoke Board Development to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Alison Hughes and Claus Madsen
An introduction to Frances Dodd, Head of the NHS North West Leadership Academy Foreword,
Leadership Development Naveed’s Story
Delivering Local Leadership Development
which I believe should be the golden thread running through everything we do. As the pressure on our leaders seems to continually grow, such as with the current financial and workforce pressures, it is so important to try and find some time to stop and ask what is making an impact, what is making a difference but also what can we stop, this is vital for our wellbeing and sense of purpose. One of my favourite phrases and challenges is “You can do anything but not everything”, which feels particularly relevant for the current times in the NHS. So, as we approach autumn, hopefully, you will get some time to get away and recharge your batteries. I look forward to meeting you soon, but also please do contact me to introduce yourselves. I hope you enjoy the breadth and depth of articles in this issue, which highlights the inspirational work of the NHS North West Leadership Academy.
I am delighted to be able to write this foreword as the new Head of the NHS North West Leadership Academy and excited to contribute to its continued success. It was the unique membership model that attracted me to this role and I look forward to meeting and working with you all. In particular, I place value on building relationships and intend to place a priority on connecting with you, to listen and fully understand your challenges and opportunities, enabling me to undertake my role in the most effective way. Previously, working in a Trust and regularly being in our services, both within the community and wards was a constant reminder of the positive influence of a leader, particularly on a day-to-day basis, through impact on individuals, teams, patients, service users and the communities we serve. However, to enable our individuals and teams to be their best requires support, compassion, a focus on wellbeing and creating a sense of belonging, through celebrating the wonderful diversity of the NHS,
Wellbeing Leadership in Primary Care: Ambitions for Change
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Spotlight on Good Practice: A Trust’s Commitment to Improving Staff Engagement and Staff Survey Scores Enhancing Skills as a ‘Change Consultant’ in Organisational, Cross-organisational and System Change Work Building a Growth Mindset in New NHS Leaders Laura Maclennan
Professor Silas Nicholls Chair and member of: North West Leadership and Talent Board NHS North West Leadership Academy Executive Committee
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focus on the well-being and retention of staff. How we make the workplace a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to be is increasingly (and rightly so) becoming much more of an important focus for NHS leaders up and down the country. Whilst new technologies, capital investment and future strategies are important, its people who are at the heart of the NHS. Talking of people, I’m delighted to welcome Dr Frances Dodd as our new Head of the Leadership Academy for the North West. Frances brings a wealth of experience gained across a range of different sectors and I’m very much looking forward to working with her. I would also like to thank Dianne Mardell who has been acting Head of the Academy and who has worked
closely with me and other colleagues in moving the work of the Academy forward. Dianne will still be acting as an associate to the Academy, which is great to hear. I am also pleased to announce that Dr Manisha Kumar will be taking on the role of Deputy Chair for the NHS North West Leadership Academy. Manisha is a General Practitioner as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. Bringing both a medical and primary care perspective, Manisha will be a real asset to our board.
Welcome to our latest edition of Leader.
Firstly, I would like to thank colleagues working across all parts of the NHS for their incredible hard work in managing the continued post-COVID recovery, the ongoing pressures that all systems are facing around urgent and emergency care as well as working on the recovery of the NHS finances. It’s a huge leadership challenge for us all. I was lucky enough to spend some time recently at the NHS Confederation Expo in Manchester. It was great to hear about the latest developments, share in good practice and catch up with a few colleagues that I’ve not seen in a while. What was striking about this year’s Confed was the strong
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Thank you for all that you are doing.
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