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Leadership and management

These resources have been provided primarily in support of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Medical Leadership course delivered by the Medical Directorate with resources selected to support the curriculum of this course. It may also be of interest to others with an interest in leadership and management in healthcare.

To access some of the online resources, including e-books, you will need to use your NHS OpenAthens account..

Resources by theme

Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, 2025

Huw Prosser Evans: Generating learning from incident reports in primary care. Kings Fund, 2015

Patient Safety team in conversation about psychological safety with Magnus Harrison, Chief Medical Officer. Leeds Teaching Hospitals, 2025

Managing Risks. Royal Liverpool Hospital, 2018

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Other Resources

The L.O.T.U.S. Compassionate Leadership Framework and Toolkit

What is 5 Why - A Root Cause Analysis Technique

Psychological Safety — Psychological Safety in the NHS
In conversation with Magnus Harrison
Chief Medical Officer - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leadership in todays NHS — Leadership in todays NHS with
Professor Michael West
NHS Leadership Academy

Books and EBooks on this topic on the Library Catalogue — View books and ebooks on this topic on the Library Catalogue

Leading a Service

How does the NHS in England work — How does the NHS in England work - King's Fund Video

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Knowing and Running Your Business

Other Resources

What Is Commissioning And How Is It Changing? The King's Fund [2023]

Roles and Responsibilities of an NHS Board and Chair (2023) Monitor Research Template

Leeds Improvement Method Video Clip

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Improvement and Transformation

Other Resources

Leeds Improvement Method Padlet

NHS Appraisal Skills for Doctors — Appraisal Skills for Doctors video from NHS England

Tips for managing stress — Tips for managing stress from MIND

Guide for resilient doctors — GMC video on resilience for doctors

Compassionate Leadership — Reflections on Compassionate Leadership in the NHS from Professor Michael West - Kings Fund

BMA Job Planning Guidance — BMA Job Planning for doctors

Reflections on Psychological Safety — Reflections on psychological safety with Dr. Magnus Harrison, Chief Medical Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leading and Managing People

Leadership styles — YouTube clip featuring three common styles of leadership

10 Common Leadership Styles — The 10 most common leadership styles

Leadership in todays NHS — Leadership in today's NHS
NHS Leadership Academy video featuring Professor Michael West

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Knowing Yourself - Self Awareness

Basics of active listening — The basics of active listening

Assertiveness and Confidence Building — NHS guide to assertiveness and confidence building

Emotional Intelligence — The value of Emotional Intelligence skills

Coaching in the NHS — Coaching in the NHS
NHS Elect

Conflict resolution — What is conflict and how to resolve it?

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Leadership and Management Skills

OpenAthens

OpenAthens

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Evidence Search

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Leadership and Management Briefing

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