{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662910fe33dbf40012bf0296/69c296a6d832f1da9319e894?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stop fixing and start framing for real improvement leadership","description":"<p>Leaders set the tone for improvement, but what does that actually look like in practice?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of&nbsp;Leading Improvement in Health and Care, highlights from&nbsp;NHS Impact 2026&nbsp;explore how leadership can move improvement beyond isolated projects and into whole health and care systems. From&nbsp;system thinking&nbsp;and&nbsp;co-production&nbsp;to&nbsp;visible leadership,&nbsp;standard work&nbsp;and the shift from&nbsp;problem-solving to problem-framing, speakers share what it takes to lead change that lasts.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Adam Sewell-Jones, chief executive officer, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust&nbsp;</li><li>Nicola Burgess, Professor of Operations Management, University of York&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Andy Hardy, Chief Executive, University Hospitals&nbsp;Coventry&nbsp;and Warwickshire NHS Trust&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And for the last session of the day, Penny Pereira, our podcast host, hosted a panel discussion exploring how improvement can move beyond individual projects and begin to reshape whole pathways of care with staff and populations. Joining her was:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Caroline Clarke, NHS London Regional Director&nbsp;</li><li>David Fillingham, a Chair in the NHS and Chair of the National Improvement Board&nbsp;</li><li>Rich Amos, Patient Partner with NHS England&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This podcast is part of Learning and Improving Across Systems, a partnership between the Health Foundation, NHS&nbsp;Confederation&nbsp;and the Q community to support health and care systems to learn and improve.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Useful resources</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.nhsconfed.org/articles/national-improvement-conference-2026-resources\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources | NHS Confederation</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://boost.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Boost | Our Learning and Improvement Community</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsimpact/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHS England » NHS IMPACT</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Leading Healthcare Transformation| Virginia Mason Institute UK</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/exec/dbaconference2025/conferenceslidesandphotos/kara_maitra_c9_paper_presentations.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft PowerPoint - DBA Conference Presentation K Maitra.pptx</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.nhselect.nhs.uk/uploads/files/1/UHCW-Leaders%20infographic.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UHCW-Leaders infographic.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.pointofcarefoundation.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Point of Care Foundation</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsimpact/about-nhs-impact/national-improvement-board/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHS England » National Improvement Board</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"NHS Confederation"}