Leadership drop-in: monthly conversations with NHS NWLA – frequently asked questions 

This summary consolidates the recurring questions raised during our Leadership drop-in: monthly conversations with NHS NWLA sessions. We hope this […]

How leaders can co-produce better with their communities

Co-production has become a common phrase across the NHS, local government and the wider public sector. Yet despite the best […]

From hospital to community: Insight from ‘This Van Can’ cancer awareness initiative

By Mingxi Suo, NHS North West Leadership Academy What can happen when a public health campaign moves into community spaces […]

Our C.A.R.E. Leadership Way

The C.A.R.E. Leadership Way highlights the power of partnership working to create a shared approach to leadership across organisations. Through strong relationships, listening and tailored leadership development support, the NHS North West Leadership Academy worked alongside partners to connect local ambitions with wider development opportunities, helping to strengthen leadership capability, collaboration and inclusion across the South East Sector Health Care Partnership.

Breaking the silence – one conversation at a time

By Kash Haroon, North West ADASS Associate Ask leadership teams how race is experienced in their organisation and the answer […]

Leader Summer 2026

Foreword By Frances Dodd, Head of NHS North West Leadership Academy This edition of Leader brings together powerful perspectives from […]

NHS Leadership and Management Framework

The Department of Health and Social Care has published the new NHS staff standards, including the first national NHS staff standard on line management and the new NHS Leadership and Management Framework.

How to have impactful 1 to 1 conversations: Create space and conditions with the four-step framework

By Amy Boydell-Smith, Business Psychologist What if we saw 1:1 conversations as small sanctuary spaces within our working lives? Spaces […]

Holding mind in mind: Building trust and reflection in NHS coaching supervision

By David Eaton, Service Manager, CAMHS & YoutherapY, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Executive Coach and Coaching Supervisor. Introduction […]

Learning from Leading across generations in the workplace Masterclass

By MIAA Led by Carys Ward, Workplace and Coaching Psychologist, this masterclass explored the opportunities and challenges of leading a […]