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This page support Ward and Department Managers on the Leadership Development Program. It provides high quality evidence to support the various aspects of leadership, including leadership through self and leadership through team. This page links a leadership reading list as well as evidence based tools such as BMJ Learning Learning and KnowledgeShare.
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BMJ Learning
Webinar: Leadership essentials
If others look to you for direction, you are leading – whether you hold a formal title or not. Watch this recorded webinar to explore the essential skills needed to strengthen your professional influence, inspire confidence, and improve clinical outcomes. This is designed for all members in leadership roles, especially those who see themselves as ‘accidental leaders,’ as well as those aspiring to step into leadership positions in the future.
Updated: Feb 2, 2026
Webinar: Leadership essentials 2
This recorded webinar focuses on honing leadership strategies and skills necessary for managing diverse teams, navigating change, and enhancing patient care. It is complementary to Leadership essentials 1 webinar but stands alone and does not need you to have watched the first webinar.
Updated: Dec 1, 2025
These modules explore personal leadership attributes, including emotional intelligence, self-awareness, inclusion and compassion. They offer insights into understanding personal behaviours and interactions, and consider how inclusive and compassionate approaches can contribute to effective leadership in healthcare settings.
Emotional Inteligence Updated: May 5, 2023
Inclusion essentials Updated: Jun 8, 2023
Inclusive leadership Updated: Nov 7, 2024
Compassionate and Inclusive Leadership Updated: Mar 25, 2025
These modules focus on the dynamics of effective teamworking, including psychological safety, resilience, workload management and collaboration. They provide practical perspectives on supporting colleagues, fostering positive team cultures and helping teams work effectively in demanding environments.
Webinar: Building psychological safety in teams
How to get the best out of your team
Webinar: Personal and team resilience
Workload and time management Updated: May 27, 2025
Webinar: Time management: Practical strategies for success Updated: Feb 12, 2026
These modules explore topics such as civility, unconscious bias, inclusion, workplace behaviours and psychological safety. They examine factors that contribute to respectful working environments and support reflection on how organisational cultures can influence staff experience and learning.
Webinar: Building a culture of civility in the NHS Updated: May 19, 2025
Understanding unconscious bias Updated: Sep 16, 2019
The impact of micro-behaviours Updated: Nov 7, 2024
Preventing bullying and harassment Updated: Nov 30, 2022
Webinar: Preventing bullying and harassment Updated: Sep 4, 2024
Tackling sexual harassment in the workplace: a complete guide Updated: Jan 6, 2026
Webinar: Preventing sexual misconduct in the workplace Updated: Feb 6, 2025
These modules consider communication skills that can support effective leadership and professional relationships. Topics include cultural communication, assertiveness, influencing others and managing challenging conversations in workplace settings.
Webinar: Communication essentials Updated: Nov 12, 2025
Cultural communications Updated: Jun 7, 2024
Webinar: Being assertive in challenging situations Updated: Oct 24, 2025
Managing difficult conversations and difficult people Updated: May 27, 2025
Webinar: Courageous conversations at work Updated: Jun 25, 2025
Resources in Leading Through Care introduce approaches to quality improvement and decision-making within healthcare. They provide an overview of methods that can be used to support service improvement and explore factors that may influence individual and group decision-making
A collection of five interlinked courses covering the basic steps of quality improvement.
Decision-making for individuals and groups Updated: May 27, 2025
Coaching and mentoring skills Updated: May 9, 2023
Webinar: Coaching and mentoring – Enhancing professional practice Updated: Sep 11, 2025
The art of effective feedback Updated: Nov 30, 2022
Webinar: Providing and receiving feedback Updated: Oct 10, 2025
These modules focus on supporting people through periods of challenge and change. Topics include coaching, mentoring and effective feedback, offering perspectives on personal development, professional support and workplace learning.
Coaching and mentoring skills Updated: May 9, 2023
Webinar: Coaching and mentoring – Enhancing professional practice Updated: Sep 11, 2025
The art of effective feedback Updated: Nov 30, 2022
Webinar: Providing and receiving feedback Updated: Oct 10, 2025
This module examines issues associated with managing people and services during periods of change. They provide information on areas such as absence management and adapting to changing workplace circumstances.
Managing absence Updated: Oct 06, 2021
These modules explore workplace wellbeing, resilience and stress management. They provide information on maintaining personal wellbeing and recognising factors that can affect resilience and performance in healthcare environments.
Webinar: Work, stress, and positivity Updated: Sep 4, 2024
Webinar: Managing stress and enhancing wellbeing in clinical practice Updated: Dec 4, 2025
Webinar: Work, stress, and positivity Updated: Sep 4, 2024
Webinar: Personal and team resilience Updated: Sep 4, 2024
Understanding resilience in the workplace Updated: Nov 30, 2022