Part of the new Leadership Skills: Empowering Teams in General Practice series for anyone leading teams in General Practice, whether within a clinical or non-clinical service.

From errors to opportunities, creating the conditions for excellence and innovation for your team and service

This practical skills workshop, the eighth in a series of nine, will suit those who are relatively new to a leadership role, and equally, those more experienced leaders who would like to refresh their skills, knowledge and confidence in leading teams in today’s constantly evolving primary care environment.

We recommend that you attend Thur 25 Jun (09:30-12:30) : Part 1 – Creating a Just and Learning Culture (Focus on Team) before coming to this workshop.

Workshop Objectives

The workshop will:

  • Provide an understanding of how systems and processes impact on errors, learning and improvement to services
  • Examine practical ways to encourage all team members to speak up, raise concerns and suggest improvements
  • Explore the role of leader in creating the conditions for full team involvement in learning and improvement to services

Learning Outcomes

Participants will

  • Gain clarity on how systems and processes can support learning and improvement within and beyond the team
  • Understand the role of leader in ensuring that mistakes/errors become learning opportunities
  • Use practical strategies to allow and encourage all staff to speak up, raise concerns and suggestions
  • Be confident about building improvement and innovation into day-to-day teamworking through an inclusive, just and learning approach to teamworking

NHS Management and Leadership Code

This workshop relates to the following parts of the NHS Management and Leadership Code

- Accountable
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Curious
- Inclusive

CQC Well Led Alignment 

This workshop relates to the following parts of CQC Well Led Alignment 

- Leadership capability and capacity
- Open, honest and inclusive Culture
- Safe culture with appropriate oversight and learning