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Why do compassionate conversations matter

In this one hour webinar, we will explore how to build upon the compassion we see every day in our workplaces and reflect how we develop this into the deep connections that are at the heart of successful team working and collaboration.

Date Tuesday, 21 October 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where Details Online Online - MS Teams
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What you'll learn

  • Why compassionate conversations are vital in the workplace
  • How to deepen everyday compassion into stronger connections
  • Practical approaches to building trust and collaboration
  • Ways to foster a supportive and inclusive team culture
  • Time to reflect on your own practice and experiences

Who is this webinar for?

  • Anyone who wants to communicate with greater empathy at work
  • Staff looking to strengthen team relationships and collaboration
  • Leaders and managers aiming to build compassionate workplace cultures

Lead facilitators

Sally Vaughan

Sally started her career as an NHS General Management Trainee in 2006, gaining an MSc in Healthcare Leadership and Management as part of this programme. She has worked in various operational management roles across mental health and acute services since then, mainly in London teaching hospitals. More recently she was the Associate Director for Surgery, Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, successfully leading those services through the Covid pandemic surges and elective recovery phases. Sally is a qualified coach and has training in Quality Improvement methodology.

Sally supported the opening of the Heatherwood Hospital as a state of the art orthopaedic and opthalmology elective centre at Frimley Health and increased Critical Care capacity permanently as part of the post-Covid response. Her leadership and coordination of surgical services at Frimley saw some of the first 'green pathway' elective patients treated outside of London in a Covid-safe environment against a backdrop of her Trust treating the 4th highest level of Covid patients in the country.

Sally has completed the Nye Bevan Programme and she is a MBTI Step I and Step II qualified facilitator. She also has a Post-Grad Diploma in Organisational Development Practice.

Eleanor Clarke

Eleanor is an independent consultant and qualified work-place mediator, executive coach, team coach and facilitator. She has worked in both the public and private sector. She started out in research and development before moving into service improvement and change management on behalf of public sector organisations, including the MOD, county councils and the civil service. Healthcare is her favourite working environment, and she has worked in primary and community care and arm’s-length bodies for the last 12 years. Switching from process to people development, Eleanor headed up a new Organisational Development service within an NHS Trust, which quickly became a trusted partner to senior leaders, team leaders and staff throughout the organisation. She continues to have a passion for creating value-based solutions to support a culture of compassion and inclusion. She squeezes in a bit of mediation too.

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