We believe that effective, skilled leaders lie at the heart of lasting improvements to healthcare. We offer high-quality leadership development opportunities – free of charge – to healthcare professionals from a wide range of organisational and professional backgrounds. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who share our passion to improve patient care, and can inspire others to do the same.
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Leadership schemes overview
The Health Foundation's range of leadership schemes provide high-quality leadership development opportunities - free of charge - to individuals and teams working in healthcare across the UK. Here you can read about our overall approach to leadership for quality improvement.
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Clinician Scientist Fellowship Scheme
A prestigious award supporting talented medical professionals to pursue academic research delivered in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences
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Harkness/Health Foundation Fellowships
The aim of the Harkness/Health Foundation fellowship is to encourage and support healthcare practitioners from managerial and clinical backgrounds to participate in the Harkness Fellowship programme, run by The Commonwealth Fund of New York.
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Health Foundation Leadership Fellows
A tailored programme of personal and professional development to individuals who have the potential to make an outstanding contribution to improving the quality of care.
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Leaders for Change
Equipping health professionals with the skills and knowledge to lead change projects that will improve the quality of local services.
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Quality Improvement Fellowships
Quality Improvement Fellowships give senior clinical leaders the opportunity to spend a year in the USA, based at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, to study the best international practices in quality improvement.
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Shared Leadership for Change (BME)
Shared Leadership for Change – Improving the Quality of Healthcare for BME Groups is a leadership development scheme for teams of healthcare professionals working to improve the quality of healthcare for black and minority ethnic (BME) groups
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Shared Leadership for Change (diabetes)
Shared Leadership for Change (diabetes) provides leadership development for multi-disciplinary teams working across organisational boundaries to provide high-quality care for diabetes patients.