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Management fundamentals

Collaboration in healthcare systems

Designed for senior and aspiring NHS leaders, this session explores how strategic collaboration can drive improvement across healthcare systems. Participants will reflect on the complexities of multi-disciplinary partnerships and consider how clarity of purpose, shared values and accountability help build relationships that foster innovation and positive change.

The webinar will introduce systems thinking approaches to address common challenges in cross-organisational working, offering practical ways to enhance transparency, align priorities and deliver joined-up care. By the end of the session, leaders will have a clearer understanding of how to navigate collaboration effectively and create lasting improvements for both patients and staff.

Date Thursday, 20 November 2025 14:00 PM - 15:00 PM
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What you'll learn

  • A clear understanding of the challenges associated with collaborating across providers and the healthcare system
  • How to develop appropriate values and behaviours, while focusing on the strategic outcomes
  • The importance of dialogic approaches to systems collaboration and mindset changes
  • A deeper understanding of the nature of the complexity of collaboration and why dialogic change needs to ensure it is underpinned by system changes and ways of working
  • A system-wide perspective, and how to approach collaboration across traditional system barriers, and the interconnected nature of decision making across the healthcare system

Who is this webinar for?

  • Senior leaders in the organisation looking to gain a broader understanding of strategic collaboration across the NHS system
  • Aspiring leaders looking to develop a broaden their understanding of system provider collaboration
  • NHS leaders seeking to work more effectively with colleagues and communities in developing services across integrated care systems
  • Leaders seeking innovation and/or creativity within their teams, departments, organization, and healthcare system

Lead facilitators

Mark Leyshon

An experienced commercial practitioner, Mark initially started his career in the Automotive industry within Supply Chain Management, and was actively involved in his organisations world class continuous improvement programme. He then moved on to a variety of senior, and executive commercial posts in the rail, energy and travel industries, where his experience includes acquisitions and a management buy out. At the turn of the Millennium Mark started his own Consultancy Company providing PFI support before broadening into a wide variety of improvement and change management assignments.

Jim Lusby

Jim has worked in and around the NHS for more than 30 years. His Board-level experience has been drawn from roles in several large Trusts, a Strategic Health Authority and in the NHS Trust Development Authority.  He also spent four years as a Senior Civil Servant, in national positions in the Department of Health and later as head of the health team in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit. Jim's experience makes him well-placed to advise on all aspects of organisational and system strategy and delivery.  Building relationships and shared priorities in complex operational and political environments has been a particular theme throughout much of his career.