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Neighbourhood Health Community of Practice

Action Learning Sets for health and care leaders across the country, who play a role in the development of neighbourhood health in community care.

19 December 2024

We have created a Community of Practice (COP) for neighbourhood working. As part of this programme, we facilitate Action Learning Sets (ALS) for health and care leaders across the country who play a role in the development of neighbourhood working in community care.  

The COP is formed of those leading on the development of neighbourhood health at Place, community provider and PCN level and wanting to develop their leadership skills. The action learning sets bring together colleagues at a similar leadership level and who are leading on establishing and developing neighbourhood working programmes locally. 

The recruitment period for this has now closed but please do register for updates on our Neighbourhood Working programme to be kept up to date with any future offers.

  • The Action Learning methodology is a collaborative approach to supporting individual problem solving, reflective learning, sharing and leadership development. Typically, ALS’ consist of 4-6 sessions and have 8-10 participants. 

    Action Learning supports a continuous process of learning and reflection based on the relationship between reflection and action.

    • Be committed to professional and leadership development 
    • Have a specific ‘real life’ challenge or problem, relating to INW 
    • Thrive through peer-to-peer learning, supporting fellow participants 
    • Gain time and space for deep thinking and learning 
    • Develop relationships with like-minded peers, supporting each other to solve problems and hold each other accountable 
    • Become able to move from insight into action 
    • Grow your confidence as a leader and self-awareness 
    • Gain skills to carry with you in the future 
    • Feel better equipped to lead and deliver neighbourhood healthcare. 
    • Participants will gain the skills, capabilities and confidence to enable local shifts in healthcare closer to communities. 
    • NHS teams feel better connected to others in their neighbourhood, creating more productive and quality services for people. 
    • The COP will act as a trial for longer term approaches, which we may use for future influencing work. 

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