Liverpool City Region Race Equality Hub Shadowing Programme
The Liverpool City Region Race Equality Hub (REH) Shadowing Programme was a pioneering initiative designed to advance diversity and inclusion in leadership across the region. Commissioned by the Liverpool City Region Race Equality Hub and delivered by management and consultancy company GraceHola Ltd, supported by the NHS North West Leadership […]
Leading change through collaboration with Jackie Pratt, Assistant Director of OD and Leadership, NHS Greater Manchester
Jackie Pratt, Assistant Director of Organisational Development (OD) and Leadership, NHS Greater Manchester has been tackling system working and organisational development challenges across the footprint since 2018. Jackie started this journey while working at the NHS North West Leadership Academy, and then transferred her leadership and talent expertise to become […]
Building a community first NHS with Pip Morrant
From physiotherapist to community minded director Phillipa Morrant, or Pip as she prefers to be called, qualified as a physiotherapist in 2011 after studying at Keele University. Entering the workforce at a time of limited vacancies, she spent 18 months on the staff bank before securing a permanent post. “I […]
Learn and grow together with the Mary Seacole Local programme
Josh Reinke is an Integrated Contact Centre Area Dispatch Lead at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust(NWAS). Keen to drive change and explore leadership approaches in the NHS, Josh completed the Mary Seacole Local programme, a regionally commissioned leadership initiative by the NHS North West Leadership Academy. This case study […]
Leadership Case Study: Warren Heppolette – Career growth in the NHS
Background Warren Heppolette’s leadership journey within the NHS is marked by a consistent commitment to transformation, public service, and system-wide impact. Since joining the NHS in 2006, Warren Heppolette has played a key role in driving major, complex reforms across Greater Manchester’s health and social care system. From his early […]
Anthony Davison: Advocating compassionate, community-driven nursing leadership
“I started working for the NHS in 2002, as a bank healthcare support worker and very quickly decided this was the career I wanted to go into. The caring profession suited me and my personality. I got a permanent role as a healthcare assistant working with the elderly, people with […]
“Using compassion to create engagement” – how compassionate leadership has improved Staff Engagement
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health, learning disability and autism trust based in the North West. It serves medium-sized, but densely populated areas, across 88 locations, both rural and urban. It employs approximately 4.5k employees, plus bank and voluntary workers. Making staff […]
Celebrating the success of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s first Mary Seacole Local cohort
Recently, the NHS North West Leadership Academy had the privilege of working with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust as they delivered their first Mary Seacole Local (MSL) cohort. This programme is designed to equip future leaders with the practical skills and personal insight needed to drive meaningful change within the […]
“Becoming the best, sustaining the best” – Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust’s Staff Survey journey
Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH) are a specialist heart and chest care organisation in the North West region. They serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people. They have an ambition to “Be the Best” and have an Outstanding CQC […]