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Cohort 1 – Recognising the Leader in YOU!

This page is designed to be a resource for all the material you will explore as you progress through the Recognising the Leader in YOU programme.

Please note that this page is specifically for COHORT 1 of the programme and we ask you not to share the the link that you were sent by email to access this page

Recognise the Leader in You Class Agreement Cohort One

We hope you find this page useful and easy to navigate, but if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by email : loth.careacademy@nhs.scot

Part of our Learning agreement was to share learning amongst ourselves therefore if you have any questions & answers or updates which we feel may be useful to the cohort will be captured in the FAQs box at the bottom of the page.

Or if there is anything you would like to share with the rest of the cohort such as top tips or wins and achievements, we can also post on the bulletin board below :

Don’t be shy – celebrate your ‘wins’ with us!

(we will anonymise anything we share)

09.02.25
Recognising the Leader in YOU – introductory day

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19.02.2025

A full day face to face session, where you got to meet each other and start your leadership journey.

There was a lot of energy and experience in the room, which lead to an enjoyable day for all.

Below are some of the words provided to sum up your day:

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Summary slides from the day :

These can also be downloaded using the green button below the viewing box.

Portfolio

If you prefer to type up your reflective journal. a word version is available to download by click on the green button:

WEBINARS

In addition to the face to face session there are 5 online webinars, see below for dates and materials:

20.03.25
Communicating effectively – dealing with difficult conversations

See your email for pre session information – this includes the meeting link and links to the Positive Intelligence assessment tool which you should undertake before joining the meeting.

RESOURCES:

Below are resources from the session which you can view and download as you wish.

A copy of the slide deck has been sent by email to all participants – a recording is also available through the meeting invite in your calendar.

24.04.25
Coaching and Mentoring in Action

The slides from the webinar can be viewed and downloaded below:

22.05.25
How do I influence, support, and carry out change

RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU WITH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:

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Quality Improvement & Standards Team for Care Homes & Primary Care Settings

This team can support Care Homes and Primary Care Settings with Quality Improvement Projects, see their webpages for more details:

Quality Improvement and Standards Team for Care Homes & Primary Care Settings

Quality Improvement (QI) Information, Care Home Examples & Resources

To contact the team please email: loth.carehomesqistandards@nhs.scot


TURAS Resources:

Two new QI Learner Pathways are now available on TURAS: Quality Improvement Zone | Turas | Learn

  • Kickstart QI is for everyone. This pathway will provide an introduction to what quality improvement is. It is a single e-learning module that should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
  • QI Essentials is for anyone who is involved in change and improvement activity. QI Essentials will provide knowledge of core quality improvement methods and tools. This pathway is a set of 4 e-learning modules, with each module expected to take 30 minutes to complete.

SONIA SPARKLES

Access digital illustrations on leadership, improvement, wellbeing and patient care at Sonia Sparkles

19.06.25
Relationships and teamwork – challenging poor practice

17.07.25
Wellbeing and resilience as a leader

FAQs/Bulletin Board

This area is for sharing information and celebrating each others successes

Q – Where do I find the link to join the webinar ?

A – There are different links for each of the sessions (i.e it changes each time) – the link will be emailed direct to you the week before the webinar. Please check your emails – including junk mail folders. If you still can not find the webinar link contact: loth.careacademy@nhs.scot

Q – What happens if I can not attend a webinar?

A – please let us know prior to the webinar so we can advise the facilitators, we will then be able share with you any learning materials, or actions from the session.