We believe that effective, skilled leaders lie at the heart of lasting improvements to healthcare. We offer high-quality leadership development opportunities – free of charge – to healthcare professionals from a wide range of organisational and professional backgrounds. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who share our passion to improve patient care, and can inspire others to do the same.
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Leadership schemes overview
The Health Foundation's range of leadership schemes provide high-quality leadership development opportunities - free of charge - to individuals and teams working in healthcare across the UK. Here you can read about our overall approach to leadership for quality improvement.
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Clinician Scientist Fellowship Scheme
A prestigious award supporting talented medical professionals to pursue academic research delivered in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences
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Harkness/Health Foundation Fellowships
The aim of the Harkness/Health Foundation fellowship is to encourage and support healthcare practitioners from managerial and clinical backgrounds to participate in the Harkness Fellowship programme, run by The Commonwealth Fund of New York.
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Health Foundation Leadership Fellows
A tailored programme of personal and professional development to individuals who have the potential to make an outstanding contribution to improving the quality of care.
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Leaders for Change
Equipping health professionals with the skills and knowledge to lead change projects that will improve the quality of local services.
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Leading Practice Through Research
This award, which is now closed for new applications, enables health professionals to undertake research projects to improve the quality of patient care or the health of the UK population.
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Shared Leadership for Change (BME)
Shared Leadership for Change – Improving the Quality of Healthcare for BME Groups is a leadership development scheme for teams of healthcare professionals working to improve the quality of healthcare for black and minority ethnic (BME) groups
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Shared Leadership for Change (diabetes)
This scheme, which is now closed for new applications, provides leadership development for multi-disciplinary teams working across organisational boundaries to provide high-quality care for diabetes patients.
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Leadership Fellows 2008-10
The Health Foundation Leadership Fellows 2008-10