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 provides a single reference point for colleagues implementing the NHS Leadership and Management Framework. NHS Leadership and Management Framework What is the NHS Leadership and Management Framework? The framework provides […]
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 intentions, many leaders still struggle to move beyond consultation towards genuine partnership with their communities. The challenge is not usually a lack of commitment. It’s understanding what meaningful co-production actually […]
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 and meets people where they are? Launched by Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, This Van Can has been touring across the region, bringing conversations about cancer symptoms and screening into local […]
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 is often the same: we don’t hear much about it. Or, as I heard ten years ago across the North West: race? It’s not a problem. Silence about race often […]
Leader Summer 2026
Foreword By Frances Dodd, Head of NHS North West Leadership Academy This edition of Leader brings together powerful perspectives from across the North West, reminding us that inclusive leadership is not simply an aspiration, but a core responsibility for us all, as leaders. There are personal reflections on what it […]
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 that not only support the delivery of high-quality care but also allow people to pause, feel heard, think differently, and reconnect to purpose. At times, we might not have all […]
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 Internal coaches in the NHS usually work inside the same organisation as the people they coach. This can create challenges because they are juggling more than one role, dealing with […]