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They say a company's success is defined by its people. We couldn’t agree more & our team has a wealth of experience to ensure you as an employer have the sustainable workforce & organisational development solutions to increase the quality of healthcare, patient safety, efficiency & productivity across the sector.

Meet your Regional Director today & find out how you can achieve the results you need.

Putting patient care first in your digital strategy

"It's all too easy to focus on the cultural & organisational challenges employers face with NHS digitisation & forget why we work to implement digital solutions in the first place –the patient." Hadleigh Stollar, former Programme Manager for Integrating Care at NHS Digital & Customer Director for Graphnet Health, discusses here how together we can continue to drive real change to the way care is delivered. Hear more at our upcoming 'Digital Ready Workforce' event, November 20.

Staff management & rostering: a view into the future

Thursday 30th January 2020, Leeds

Join our Sharing Best Practice event where speakers & experts from across the sector will look at how safer, fairer rosters & e-rostering can support the development & effectiveness of your workforce. We’ll be showcasing recent developments for multi-professional rostering, proven to save trusts time & money & discussing current workforce challenges.

People-centric security workshop
 

Tuesday, 26th November, 2019, London

Join our new cyber security training partners CybSafe to learn how to place people at the heart of your cyber resilience strategy & unlock the benefits of an enhanced cyber defence. CybSafe is available via Skills for Health & our team can support your organisation to continually manage & improve cyber security & awareness.

An introduction to leadership & professional development

Join Leadership, Management & Organisational Development Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay for his series of ‘pop-up' development workshops designed to help L&D, OD & HR professionals learn with colleagues & sharpen professional practice.

Successful partnership working - Thursday 5th December 2019, London
Performance & coaching - Thursday 23rd January 2020, London
Using your staff engagement survey to inform OD practice - Thursday 27th February 2020, London

Podcast & blog series
Meaningful leadership 
'In Conversation With...' 

Our expert in Leadership, Management & Organisation Development, Toby Lindsay has been catching up with Gerry Griffin, founder of SkillPill, our leadership & management learning partners, to talk about how we can achieve 'meaningful leadership'.

Hear all three of their 15 minute podcast conversations here, with accompanying blogs:

• The Everyday Necessity of Reflection
• Values-based leadership must be about action, not just words
• What we’re saying is we need to do more with less

Staff health & wellbeing is the key to ‘Our Health Heroes’ delivering great patient care

Our strategic workforce advisor Dean Royles' latest piece discusses the importance of employers recognising how the health & wellbeing of all staff, whatever they do across the NHS workforce, is essential to delivering great patient care.

Published in the National Health Executive, please take a few minutes to read Dean’s blog here

An introduction to leadership & professional development

Join Leadership, Management & Organisational Development Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay for his series of ‘pop-up' development workshops designed to help L&D, OD & HR professionals learn with colleagues & sharpen professional practice.

Performance & coaching - Thursday 23rd January 2020, London
Using your staff engagement survey to inform OD practice - Thursday 27th February 2020, London

We want to hear from you!

We recently launched our debut podcast series 'In Conversation with...'  Toby Lindsay, our Leadership, Management & Organisational Development Consultant & Gerry Griffin, founder of SkillPill, our leadership & management learning partners.

We'd really value your feedback to understand what was helpful & what else you would like to hear from us in our next podcast series.

For a round-up of all of our 2019 leadership initiatives, to download the podcasts & to leave your feedback, please click here

An introduction to leadership & professional development

Join Leadership, Management & Organisational Development Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay for his series of ‘pop-up' development workshops designed to help L&D, OD & HR professionals learn with colleagues & sharpen professional practice.

Performance & coaching - Thursday 23rd January 2020, London
Using your staff engagement survey to inform OD practice - Thursday 27th February 2020, London

Tomorrow's Roster, Today: From Skills for Health, our clients & partners - Tuesday 10th March, 2020, Leeds

Our next Sharing Best Practice event looks at the future of staff management & rostering. Join guest speakers from across the health sector & our clients & partners, as we explore how safer, fairer rosters & e-rostering can support the development & effectiveness of your workforce.

Please note our new Digital Tools Helpdesk number is 0117 3256 500

Pre-register here today to be the first to receive the report ‘COVID-19 Insights: Impact on staff and priorities for recovery’ next week, from Sabina Enback, our Senior Researcher, with a special foreword from Dean Royles, HPMA President.

The second report produced from the June 2020 COVID-19 Workforce Survey, the research highlights a wide range of COVID-instigated factors affecting those working throughout the pandemic. The findings aim to provide some early quantification of their relative impact on the workforce to help employers navigate ongoing challenges.

Informed by policy, grounded in workforce reality, and with a systems-wide approach, our team of health and care sector experts, led by Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay, bring decades of excellence in developmental practice to offer a suite of world-class LM&OD bespoke and open programmes, consultancy and coaching.

There has never been a more vital time to build on what your workforce has achieved this year. Continue to commit to keeping your people at the heart of all you do, with an approach to organisational development centred on them, your values, and your purpose. Meet our team and get in contact today.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) were recently the first UK ambulance trust to meet the ‘Gold Standard’ for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) training delivery, awarded with the Skills for Health Quality Mark.

Learn more here from Robert Flute, SWASFT, EPRR Command Training Advisor, and Laura Faber, our Service Delivery Manager, about how the Quality Mark is achieved and the benefits it can bring to your organisation's training.

Last week we hosted current Quality Mark holders to hear of the recent improvements and developments that we have made with the service. Plus, Kate Cooper, Head of Research, Policy & Standards at The Institute of Leadership & Management joined us to provide valuable insight on the rise of digital learning and recent trends in training delivery, and our Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay discussed current LM&OD practice.

Access the recording of this specialist webinar here, and be taken on the Quality Mark journey, to learn of our future plans to enhance the benefits and value it can bring to your training today.

Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship resources from HASO

In August 2020, Health Education England (HEE) announced a new funding package for employers to support the recruitment and training of Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices (RNDA), as part of the Government manifesto commitment to increase the number of Registered Nurses.

To help employers navigate the available funding, our dedicated resource for HEE, Healthcare Apprenticeships Standards Online (HASO), have created a useful hub answering frequently asked questions, and sharing handy links and tips to help you recruit and/or manage a RNDA, as well as case studies to learn more about the RNDA journey.

Find out everything you need to know about the RNDA campaign here.

Sepsis can be fatal if not spotted early, and nursing interventions are key to noticing the symptoms on time.

The latest long read here, from Skills Platform, explores how recent technological integrations have shown promise in facilitating nurses' management of sepsis patients.

However, in an effort to unpack the latest research, the piece looks to find out why then the UK still seems to be struggling to keep up with other wealthy nations when it comes to hindering the number of deaths caused by sepsis.

According to the latest National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, two in five people with diabetes on insulin experience an error related to the drug's administration while in hospital, as well as in the community setting.

The development of over 30 different insulin products and a variety of devices has led to confusion among both people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals.

Committed to improving access to high-quality diabetes education, Skills Platform has Diabetes elearning across all levels and settings available here. 

Healthcare Apprenticeship Standards Online (HASO) delivering COVID-19 resources to support apprenticeships

HASO's suite of resources for apprentices and employers now includes all the latest guidance to navigate changes to apprenticeships as a result of COVID-19. Find information and advice here, as well as case studies from incredible apprentices on how they're assisting employers meet increased demand on frontline efforts. 

Last week Toby Lindsay, our Principal Consultant delivered a session on: ‘Emotional Intelligence; implications for us as practitioners and those we seek to help’. The first in a series of remote workshops supporting HPMA London Academy members.

Under the circumstances, Toby's reflections here prove how even more meaningful 'being together in emotional openness and sharing the state of ‘not knowing’' can be. And furthermore, how our HR and workforce development professionals across the sector can effectively support their teams both overcome these challenging times and grow sustainable and effective organisational solutions with the right coaching, consultancy and leadership development.

What will skills development and training look like in the future for our health sector?

"The obvious answer is that nobody really knows, but there are already a number of clues. The two near certainties are that the future will be more digital and individuals will need to work more flexibly. It could be argued that these developments would happen anyway – but crises always accelerate change and development."

John Rogers, our Chief Executive, shares his thoughts on what may emerge with 'the new normal' in the latest issue of Public Sector Executive here

Leadership and complexity
during crisis

As COVID-19 continues to escalate, and with our health sector landscape rapidly changing, we caught up with Dr Benedict Eccles, our Head of Practice, to discuss leadership and complexity within the sector.

Read more here about considerations leaders can make about approach, accountability, health and well-being, financial implications and change management for their teams, both now and in the immediate future.

Frontline matters: mental health and well-being of our NHS workforce

A new series of blogs from our Senior Consultant, Andrew Lovegrove, explore key outcomes that could impact the future of our workforce.

Read the first in the series here, where we discuss how NHS employers can ensure their workforce are equipped with the skills and resilience to respond to the immediate crisis, whilst also considering how crucial it is they can maintain good mental health and well-being.

Keep up to date with all our latest guidance and support 
in response to COVID-19 on our dedicated page here

Ensure you receive our Covid-19 Workforce Report 2020 first

With 3000 strong voices from across our NHS, health & social care settings contributing to our Covid-19 workforce survey last month, make sure you are pre-registered to be the first to access the vital findings, which will help us examine the lasting impact coronavirus has inflicted on our workforce.

Sign-up here to receive this invaluable research & together we can strive to create a shared vision of our sector needs for today & for the long-term.

New immunisation & vaccination blended training supports NHS prepare for history making flu vaccination programme

With the announcement last week that 30 million UK people are to be offered free flu vaccinations this year, part of government plans to get our NHS ready for a potential winter coronavirus surge, we have worked with partners Charles Bloe Training to launch a new immunisation & vaccination blended elearning & webinar offer to support the sector prepare.

Find out more here & book your place to refresh your knowledge to vaccinate safely.

Free Covid-19 awareness training launched to keep UK film & TV production workforce safe

Launched earlier this month, we are proud to have partnered with  ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen industries, & First Option, established safety consultants to the entertainment industry, to develop a free online coronavirus awareness course, to support film & high-end television workers return safely to production.

Labelled an invaluable tool by industry figures, read more here

Charity Digital Skills Report 2020 reveals Covid-19 has accelerated a digital evolution

Skills Platform, our elearning & training marketplace, have published their annual Charity Digital Skills Report, providing key insights into how UK charities have adapted to Covid-19.

It evidences that 2020 could be a pivotal moment in how charities embrace digital & strengthens the case for support & investment in digital skills development is needed to achieve lasting, long-term change.

Download the report & read the sector response here

Safeguarding adults & children as crucial as ever in Covid-19

As reports of the latest National Domestic Abuse Helpline figures confirm a feared 80% increase in calls & contacts were made during the first three months of lockdown, we have also seen a rise in access to our Skills Platform Adults & Children elearning.

With a range of courses, suitable for NHS, health & care staff across all levels & settings, ensure your training is up to date here today to continue your vital role in helping protect our society's most vulnerable.

Covid-19 Awareness Course supporting staff get back to work

"Skills for Health's Covid-19 course gives a good understanding of how to deal with Covid-19 in any situation, in my practice & my own personal protection.” Staff Nurse Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Developed for health & care settings, yet relevant for all face-to-face customer service roles, join over 33,000 learners from our NHS, to hair salons, to retail, who have now completed this vital training to help keep us safe in the workplace.

Keep up to date with all our latest guidance & support 
in response to COVID-19 on our dedicated page here

28,000 key workers access our free COVID-19 awareness course

"The material is very extensive & contains a lot of important, detailed information.This is my second course & I can definitely say that this one let me know more about COVID-19."

Staff, whether from our NHS, the wider independent health & social care profession, or other key public services, have found our Covid-19 training course incredibly supportive in equipping them with the right skills, at the right time, to respond to the challenges of coronavirus, whilst keeping themselves safe.

Our recent provision of a certificated version of the course, allowing users to evidence this invaluable training, for just £2, has been welcomed by thousands of learners.

Access both courses here today 

Book your place today to join us at the Convenzis NHS Workforce Management Conference on July 7 & 8, where we will be discussing the key pandemic challenges faced across our health & care sector.

Meet our expert consultants who will be sharing best practice through sessions focussed on workforce planning & development solutions, as well as delving into our Covid-19 Workforce research to further foster innovative, collaborative working & future sector improvement.

Keep up to date with all our latest guidance and support 
in response to COVID-19 on our dedicated page here

Pre-register here today to be the first to receive the report ‘COVID-19 Insights: Impact on staff and priorities for recovery’ next week, from Sabina Enback, our Senior Researcher, with a special foreword from Dean Royles, HPMA President.

The second report produced from the June 2020 COVID-19 Workforce Survey, the research highlights a wide range of COVID-instigated factors affecting those working throughout the pandemic. The findings aim to provide some early quantification of their relative impact on the workforce to help employers navigate ongoing challenges.

Informed by policy, grounded in workforce reality, and with a systems-wide approach, our team of health and care sector experts, led by Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay, bring decades of excellence in developmental practice to offer a suite of world-class LM&OD bespoke and open programmes, consultancy and coaching.

There has never been a more vital time to build on what your workforce has achieved this year. Continue to commit to keeping your people at the heart of all you do, with an approach to organisational development centred on them, your values, and your purpose. Meet our team and get in contact today.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) were recently the first UK ambulance trust to meet the ‘Gold Standard’ for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) training delivery, awarded with the Skills for Health Quality Mark.

Learn more here from Robert Flute, SWASFT, EPRR Command Training Advisor, and Laura Faber, our Service Delivery Manager, about how the Quality Mark is achieved and the benefits it can bring to your organisation's training.

Last week we hosted current Quality Mark holders to hear of the recent improvements and developments that we have made with the service. Plus, Kate Cooper, Head of Research, Policy & Standards at The Institute of Leadership & Management joined us to provide valuable insight on the rise of digital learning and recent trends in training delivery, and our Principal Consultant Toby Lindsay discussed current LM&OD practice.

Access the recording of this specialist webinar here, and be taken on the Quality Mark journey, to learn of our future plans to enhance the benefits and value it can bring to your training today.

Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship resources from HASO

In August 2020, Health Education England (HEE) announced a new funding package for employers to support the recruitment and training of Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices (RNDA), as part of the Government manifesto commitment to increase the number of Registered Nurses.

To help employers navigate the available funding, our dedicated resource for HEE, Healthcare Apprenticeships Standards Online (HASO), have created a useful hub answering frequently asked questions, and sharing handy links and tips to help you recruit and/or manage a RNDA, as well as case studies to learn more about the RNDA journey.

Find out everything you need to know about the RNDA campaign here.

Sepsis can be fatal if not spotted early, and nursing interventions are key to noticing the symptoms on time.

The latest long read here, from Skills Platform, explores how recent technological integrations have shown promise in facilitating nurses' management of sepsis patients.

However, in an effort to unpack the latest research, the piece looks to find out why then the UK still seems to be struggling to keep up with other wealthy nations when it comes to hindering the number of deaths caused by sepsis.

According to the latest National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, two in five people with diabetes on insulin experience an error related to the drug's administration while in hospital, as well as in the community setting.

The development of over 30 different insulin products and a variety of devices has led to confusion among both people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals.

Committed to improving access to high-quality diabetes education, Skills Platform has Diabetes elearning across all levels and settings available here.