MDN news
Released on 12/01/2010
Board areas come together for cross-regional networking
Following some successful larger scale Network meetings in the second half of 2009, expect to see more cross-regional meetings bringing together managers from neighbouring NHS board areas. Already planned is an event for the South West region which will be addressed by Dr Carol Craig, chief executive of the Centre for
Confidence and Wellbeing and a leading writer and
practitioner in the field of positive psychology. Her
presentation will explore how team morale and outcomes
can be improved by fostering optimism, self-belief,
resilience and a sense of purpose and adopting a holistic
approach to wellbeing and improvement.
Look out also for a West region event on the topic of
work/life balance, which will be confirmed shortly - look
out for details on the Glasgow and Clyde and Lanarkshire
network websites.
Other key management topics coming up on
the MDN schedule in 2010:
LEAN thinking - LEAN is an increasingly hot topic in
healthcare management. The system is now being used in
NHS boards across Scotland to empower frontline staff to
identify waste and inefficiencies. Sharon Slane from NHS
Tayside will discuss LEAN and rapid improvement in
Dundee in March.
Neuro-linguistic programming – coach and trainer Brian
Costello has been using the psychological technique of
NLP as a management tool for seven years. He will
introduce the concept to Lanarkshire MDN at the end of
January.
Coaching – a topic of perennial interest to managers, MDN
favourite John Armstrong will speak at a number of
locations during January and February.
Get networking in 2010
Only a few days into the new year, and the Managers’ Development Network diary is already filling up with events covering topics both familiar and unexplored and featuring speakers new to the Network as well as returning tried-and-tested favourites. As well as the selection of events below, managers in NHS Forth Valley and in the Clyde region should look out for events in their area during February and March, to be confirmed soon.
All of the MDN regions now have their own websites and all events can be booked directly online. Go to http://ihmscotland.wordpress.com and click on the link for your region. With challenging times ahead in the NHS, securing continued service improvement will rely more than ever on professionals coming
together to share experiences and best practice - so make the most of your Network in 2010.
EVENTS DIARY
A selection of forthcoming MDN events is below, with full details available from the contact person listed, on attached flyers and at http://ihmscotland.wordpress.com. Meetings are free of charge and open to all Scottish health and care managers.
January
Mon 18 - Dumfries & Galloway – Coaching for Effective Performance, with John Armstrong - 12-2pm, Bruce Hotel, Newton Stewart - http:/mdnsouthwest.wordpress.com
Wed 27 - Lothian– Doing things quicker: unlocking yourself from procrastination - 12-2pm, Apex City Hotel, Edinburgh - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
Thu 28 - Fife – Doing things quicker: unlocking yourself from procrastination - 12-2pm, Dunnikier House Hotel, Kirkcaldy - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
Fri 29 - Lanarkshire – An introduction to neuro-linguistic programming - 12-2pm, The Almada Suite, Hamilton - http://mdnlanarkshire.wordpress.com/
February
Fri 12 - Glasgow & Clyde – Coaching for Effective Performance, with John Armstrong - 8-10am, Campanile Hotel, Glasgow - http:/mdnglasgow.wordpress.com
Mon 22 - Borders – Coaching for Effective Performance, with John Armstrong - 12-2pm, Borders General Hospital, Melrose - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
Thu 25 - Lothian – Coaching for Effective Performance, with John Armstrong - 8-10am, The Lister Institute, Edinburgh - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
Thu 25 - Fife – Coaching for Effective Performance, with John Armstrong - 12-2pm, Dunnikier House Hotel, Kirkcaldy - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
March
Wed 3 - Tayside – Lean Thinking/Rapid Improvement, with Sharon Slane, NHS Tayside Modernisation Team - 12-2pm, Queen’s Hotel, Dundee - http://mandevnet.wordpress.com/forthcoming-events/
Tue 9 - South West Scotland – Achieve Quality Outcomes and Improve Morale by Developing Confidence and Wellbeing, with Dr Carol Craig, Centre for Confidence & Wellbeing - 12-2pm, The Park Hotel, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock - http:/mdnsouthwest.wordpress.com
Wed 17 - Grampian – Speakers from the edge with Karen Darke - 12-2pm, Summerhill Hotel, Aberdeen - http://mandevnet.wordpress.com/forthcoming-events/
Thu 18 - Lothian – The role of personal and professional development in leadership, with Peter Gabbitas - 12-2pm, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh - http://mdnsoutheast.wordpress.com/
Farewell to Charlotte
Charlotte Leggatt has stepped down as one of the MDN Facilitators for the North region.
Charlotte was one of the first Facilitators to be appointed following the launch of the MDN and was instrumental in helping to establish and grow the Network. Brian Blake will continue in the North region Facilitator’s role. IHM members will still hear from Charlotte in her capacity as the practice managers’ representative on the IHM
Scottish Council.
Senior NHS leaders talk to the Network
The new season of MDN events offers further chances to hear senior NHS managers share their experiences and ideas about professional and career development and its contribution to service improvement.
Following Network appearances last year by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde chief executive Robert Calderwood and NHS Tayside operational director, Gerry Marr, Peter Gabbitas returns in March to look at the links between professional development and leadership. Chief executive of the former West Lothian NHS Trust, Peter now holds a joint appointment by NHS Lothian and City of Edinburgh Council as Director of Health and Social Care. He follows his previous talk in the Borders with a Network appearance in Edinburgh.
