Practice Leaders Programme Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Cohort Findings

1. Practice Leaders Programme Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Cohort Findings Dr Marion Lynch, Programme Director Leadership Fellows, Oxford Deanery, South Central SHA. Method Through Action Learning Sets and personal coaching individuals involved have developed their leadership competencies, improved local services and enhanced joint working. • Background • 2008-9 in Milton Keynes 19 participants undertook PLP. This programme received an International IHI Award. • 2009-10 the programme moved to Oxfordshire and 16 participants united to address new solutions for unplanned admissions to hospital. • 2010-12 in Buckinghamshire the programme has been jointly funded by the commissioning group. With 30 participants from across professions and services , including lay membership. Outcomes The PLP has credibility both in process and outcomes. Analysis of the programme has highlighted specific themes in terms of Personal Growth, Service Improvements and Legacy and Sustainability. The people involved are committed participants now in clinical leadership roles across the consortia. The outcomes are significant, tangible and measurable. Way forward In 2012 the programme is now an approach used to develop and rethink local solutions for clinically led commissioning and public involvement. It is the driver for clinical engagement. The new NHS requires transformational leadership; people motivated to make changes and the knowledge to go about making them and an awareness of the system they work in. There is a real opportunity to extend the PLP model to developing Practice Based Commissioning, managing patient expectations, integrating the NHS and Social Services and developing the role of the voluntary sector. Aim To enhance leadership skills across the health economy to improve patient care. Acknowledgements: EF Verner Consulting