January 2026 News Bulletin
Please see our latest news and events below
Re‑establishing the North East & North Cumbria OD Network – Join Us!
We’re refreshing the regional Organisational Development network for colleagues across the North East and North Cumbria, and we’re inviting anyone involved in OD, change, transformation or people‑focused improvement work to take part. This includes those with OD in their job title and those without — if you work with people, influence change or are curious about how to engage others in shaping their organisation, there’s a place for you here.
The network aims to provide a safe, supportive and barrier‑free peer space where colleagues can connect, build relationships and share the brilliant practice happening locally. It’s a space for those who may sometimes feel unsure, isolated, or “not senior or clever enough,” as well as those who want to grow their confidence, deepen their practice or simply learn with others. Our first session will be a chance to get to know one another, hear about some of the excellent OD work happening in our region, and understand the types of challenges and priorities colleagues are currently working with so we can design useful tools, learning and development opportunities together.
By coming together, we hope to make sense of what it’s like to work across the NENC system in 2026 and beyond, and build shared knowledge and resources that genuinely support our local organisations, places and communities.
Our first session will take place on 2 April 2026 to book a place please follow the link: North East & North Cumbria OD Network – North East and Yorkshire Leadership Academy
Work in Yorkshire and the Humber?
We are also exploring how we can best support those working in OD in Yorkshire and the Humber. If you would like to be involved in this conversation, please contact [email protected]
Limited spaces available: Clinical Leadership for Integrated Care Programme
Are you a senior clinical leader involved in cross-system working?
This three-month virtual programme is designed to develop clinical leaders with greater self-awareness, enhanced influence, and the ability to lead positive change within integrated care systems.
What you’ll gain:
- Deeper understanding of yourself, others, and complex systems
- Skills to develop influence and lead effective meetings
- Strategies for working with complex problems through collaboration
- Tools to make sense of broader systems and your role within them
Who is this programme aimed at?
- Senior clinical leaders (consultant level or above, or Band 8a+ for nursing/AHP roles) currently involved in cross-system working within North East and Yorkshire organisations.
For more information and how to apply please read our information pack: Programme information pack
Management & Leadership Framework Drop-In Session
What is the Framework?
The Management and Leadership Framework responds to reviews of leadership in health and care, including the 2022 Messenger Review, 2019 Kark Review, and supports the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.
Delivery of the 10 Year Plan objectives, and assuring safe and effective health and care services, requires NHS managers and leaders who are confident, capable, and focused on the evolving needs of staff, patients, and communities. The framework will offer a consistent approach to current and future NHS managers and leaders. It will apply to all managers and leaders, across all roles and organisation types.
The Framework currently consists of:
- The management & leadership code: the principles and behaviours required of all managers and leaders across the health and care system
- The standards: the essential competencies needed for management and leadership – at every level, and in every role type.
Audience
These sessions are open to staff from organisations who have been part of Socialisation Phase, and those who are just beginning to explore next steps in their organisation :
- Supporting the framework implementation within your organisation
- Supporting leadership development within your organisation
- Supporting delivery of appraisal processes within your organisation
Those who attend drop-in sessions will be given access to the framework micro-site to support their strategic reflections and planning for implementation
To find out more about the Framework and book onto a session you can visit our news page
Events:
(some events may be waiting list only)
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn. Leading Well: Building a culture of care in the NHS
Coaching Others Through Change
This workshop will provide an opportunity for coaches offering support internally during orgnanisational change to consider the impacts on clients and themselves. This workshop is open to internal coaches working at any level, including those in training toward coaching accreditation (any route).
Career Development Workshop
This workshop will focus on exploring your personal career journey, preparing for interview and feeling able to bring your “best self”. Join us for an opportunity to connect with peers from across the region
Career & Interview Skills Coaching – CPD for Accredited Coaches
Designed for accredited coaches to build skills around career and interview skills coaching. The workshop will build the coaching skill set around supporting career planning, interview skills and interview preparation.
Supervision Café
The Supervision Café offers accredited coaches an opportunity to engage in group supervision. In this setting, coaches can collectively address current challenges in their practice. The format is informal, with facilitated supervision.
Neurodiversity for Coaches
A session for coaches on how to work well with all clients presenting or whom have been diagnosed with neurodivergence. By the end of the session, you will have started to share and explore with each other techniques to explore clients’ needs with them and practice contracting for how to work well together.
Managers Toolbox
The Managers’ Toolbox is a series of practical sessions tailored for managers with at least 12 months’ experience in role – particularly those leading teams while balancing demands from across the organisation.
These new workshops focus on real-world challenges, offering tools to build high-performing teams, sustain engagement, and lead more effective meetings and more.
Manager as Coach
Manager as Coach (MAC) is a leadership programme consisting of 3 linked workshops. These can be accessed as a complete series, or in isolation, depending on your own learning needs. The aim of MAC is to support development of a coaching approach when working with individuals, or with the whole team. The programme is aimed at managers at all levels and roles, and those aspiring to their first management role.
Join us to gain insight and skills into how you can give and receive feedback to support appraisal, talent enablement conversations etc.
Quiet Leadership Programme
Join Julian Stodd, author of ‘The Quiet Leadership Guidebook’ for an intimate four-week journey exploring leadership as daily practice through:
- Guided reflection and storytelling
- Meaningful conversations about leadership in small actions
- Connection with NHS peers in a supportive learning space
Leading Together: Creating Solutions through System Leadership.
This series consists of five concise, stand-alone masterclasses, tailored for individuals whose work involves collaboration across teams, organisations, or system boundaries. The sessions are designed to help leaders strengthen their understanding of system leadership and systems thinking, foster culture and vision within a system, and enhance their ability to work collaboratively at place and system level to improve services and population health within their area.
Future Fit Leadership
A dynamic series of six standalone masterclasses created to inspire fresh thinking, share proven best practices, and explore the possibilities that lie ahead.
Delivered as focused micro-learning sessions, each masterclass equips participants with practical ideas they can immediately apply within their own practice and with their teams.