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Leadership and organisational development

Compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leadership is essential to deliver the highest quality care for local citizens and to create cultures in which staff can thrive in the health and care system.

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The King's Fund has a history of providing leadership and organisational development expertise to support people, leaders and teams in the health and care system. Our work is underpinned by thought leadership, research, extensive practice work, a commitment to anti-racist principles and practice and our learning partnership with brap. Our team of senior organisational development practitioners work with people to build confidence, competence and energy to create meaningful change across organisations and systems.

Whether you’re looking to develop your personal and team leadership, explore system leadership, enhance your clinical leadership or deepen your organisational development capability, The King’s Fund has a programme of learning for you or can tailor bespoke commissions.

ShiftWorks by The King's Fund

Have you signed up to our low-cost online learning platform, ShiftWorks? For just £30pp, per month you'll have access to a growing number of CPD-accredited courses, workshops, newsletters and networking opportunities.

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Starting your leadership journey

  • Emerging Clinical Leaders programme

    An online training programme aimed at clinicians leading others who are ready to take their first step into a more senior leadership role. Aimed at doctors, junior consultants, senior nu...

  • Personal Impact and Influence

    Develop your flexibility in adapting your behaviours in different situations while also enhancing your impact and influence skills beyond formal roles.

  • Release Your Potential

    Apply for our Release Your Potential three-day training programme for new leaders and become more confident in your leadership style.

  • ShiftWorks by The King's Fund

    ShiftWorks is an low-cost online learning package for people working in health and care. It includes a growing portfolio of CPD-accredited courses, nano-learning, events and activities.

Developing your leadership

Relevant for all stages of your leadership journey.

  • Activate

    Activate is a ground-breaking anti-racist leadership development program, relevant to people at all stages of their leadership journey. The course is a collaboration between brap and The...

  • TeamDynamics: Tailored online coaching for your team’s success

    TeamDynamics is an online coaching programme which provides your team with the skills they need to address the complex and profound challenges faced by the health and care system.

  • Circles programme

    Find out about Circles, our new leadership programme for women. Expand your understanding of challenges facing leaders in the health and social care sector.

  • Leadership for Population Health

    Find support working strategically with partners from across the health and care system as you improve the health of your local population.

  • Leading through complexity

    This 10-week experiential course is designed for leaders like you, who are dedicated to creating a healthier society. Through a blend of in-person and virtual sessions we will help you d...

  • Adapt to thrive in digital health and care – community of interest

    Explore how to adapt and thrive in the developing digital health and care system by joining our new community of interest, with an online platform and monthly online sessions.

Growing as a senior leader

  • Top Manager programme

    A senior leadership course for people working in the health and care sector. Aimed at people with senior leadership experience in their own organisations and across systems.

  • Building Your Authority

    Our Building Your Authority programme supports leaders at all levels to work more effectively towards positive change within a challenging and evolving health and care system.

  • Strategic Clinical Leaders

    A leadership training course aimed at clinical leaders working in all sectors of the health and social care system. Leave the course equipped with essential leadership skills, including ...

  • Building Collaborative Leadership

    This programme develops the skills, capability and knowledge needed to support senior clinical and managerial leaders to become more effective at collaborative working.

  • Clinical Directors and Lead Clinicians leadership programme

    A leadership course aimed at clinical directors and lead clinicians. Learn the skills you need to lead a team strategically and operationally, across disciplines and through periods of t...

Organisational development

Find out more about our organisational development services, which include tailored consultancy and our programme for advanced development practitioners.

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