The Programme
Below is an outline of the Collaborative Primary Care Network Leadership Programme, that can be provided and adapted to meet the needs of your team.
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It is an opportunity for Federations, Training Hubs & Primary Care leaders to come together, learn together and enhance the quality and effectiveness of their networks and working relationships
This course was created to break down the silos of professional development and bring together, in person, PCN Managers, Digital and Transformation Leads, PCN Clinical Directors, ICB, GP Federation & community leaders to enhance their working relationships and create integrated services to meet the needs of the population.
The strength of this course is having people from the same area coming together, working together & learning together.
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You can decide who needs to be in the room.
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Interested?
Details of the Sessions
Session 1: Core Strengths – Understanding yourself and others.
Session 2: Shaping the environment.
Session 3: Corporate and Clinical Governance.
Session 4: Influencing change.
Session 5: Creating your strategic plan.
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Session 1: Core Strengths – Understanding yourself and others
Collaboration is critical in the field of healthcare, and high-performing teams invest in this area to enhance their communication, utilise their strengths and understand their motivations.
It's hard to make meaningful progress when you lack rapport with your team or feel the foundations of collaboration aren't in place. This is where the core strengths framework can help you to develop a greater understanding of:
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What motivates you and others?
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Your individual or team's overdone strengths portrait, and conflict sequence.
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Individual and team strengths.
We will provide you with a personalised assessment which focuses on how you can best apply the results, to embed a more productive and satisfying work environment for all. Learn more about the Core Strengths Approach here.
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Session 2: Shaping the environment
This session is focused on building a strong and supportive team dynamic, where responsibility and accountability are clearly defined.
The session will cover:
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Building a coalition.
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The five dysfunctions of a team where we will explore how the following common issues occur and how to address them:
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Absence of trust.
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Fear of conflict.
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Lack of commitment.
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Avoidance of team accountability.
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Inattention to team objectives.
3. The skills required, the challenges and opportunities for boundary-spanning roles.
Session 3: Corporate and Clinical Governance
This session will cover the common issues networks experience when it comes to Corporate and Clinical Governance.
Delegates will have the opportunity to:
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Develop their understanding of clinical and corporate governance pillars.
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Critically appraise their current governance arrangements.
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Create a governance improvement plan.
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Session 4: Influencing change
This session will introduce you to some simple, yet effective, tools to help influence and drive change and decision-making.
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Utilising quality improvement principles.
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Complexity theory.
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Scenario planning.
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Using data to inform decisions.
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Creating decision-making principles for the future.
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Making the case for change.
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Session 5 - Creating your strategic plan
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In this session, we will review NHS policy, your network and population health data and support you to identify where there are gaps, and opportunities, to create a framework to build your strategic plan.
This session will highlight:
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Who needs to be part of the conversation?
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How will you approach different motivations and agendas?
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Financial constraints.
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Leading with uncertainty.
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Location
We will deliver these sessions in person
I really enjoyed this programme, looked forward to each session and learned something each time. Can we do it all over again? :)
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Attendee
Lincolnshire Development Programme
It's very useful for PCN managers, content excellent, engaging speakers, lots of time to discuss with others.
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Attendee
Lincolnshire Development Programme
Over the sessions I've really taken all the notes you've given me on-board and it's really transformed the company internally and my life personally because now I'm not overwhelmed, I'm back on my feet and I'm so grateful for the support you have given me. Thank you so much Tara!
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JOANNA ASHBY
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF MPOD INC
OUR STYLE
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We are committed to lifelong learning.
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We believe work should be fun.
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We will only take on clients where we can genuinely add value and make a positive difference.
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We strive to deliver great work, proactively building on our knowledge and skills.
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We believe in testing different approaches.
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We do not pretend to know everything; our best results come when we work collaboratively.
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We know that in order to effect positive change and make it stick, we don’t do the work for you; we do the work with you.
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We do not use fancy corporate speak or complex project management tools. It's just not us!
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If something isn't working, we will tell you. We will provide honest advice in a professional and constructive way.
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We will stay in close communication with you and aren't afraid to ask questions.
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We are flexible and are here to meet your needs. Things may change, and that's OK.
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We will take some time to develop the best course of action which is the most suitable for you.
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We will not outstay our welcome. When the project ends, we will do all we can to put systems in place to support your initiative to thrive without us.
OUR EXPERTISE
With the experience and expertise of leading 11 training hubs, supporting over 120 Primary Care Networks, 4 GP Federations and 2 ICBs, Tara understands and appreciates the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects at scale.
Tara is the CEO and founder of THC Primary Care and is passionate about sharing best practice which is easily digestible. This can be found via a repository of resources totalling over 200 blogs and 300 Business of Healthcare podcasts to date.
Tara's formal education is underpinned by:
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A degree in Business and Marketing Management
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An MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare.
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Completion of the General Practice Improvement Leads Programme run by NHS England
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The Chartered Institute of Professional Development Certificate in Personnel Practice.
Tara is also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and is an advisor for DigiBete, an app for young people and families living with diabetes. DigiBete is clinically approved and funded by the NHSE.
Thank you so much for the excellent advice and help you gave me with my recent tender. You helped me over the weekend and at such short notice. A friend recommended me to you, and in less than 30 minutes we were talking on the phone.
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You made a complicated procedure much easier to handle due to your expertise. I would recommend your services to anyone.
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REENA GONSAI
PRACTICE MANAGER
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