Systems Go! Cross-sector Partnering for Change in Health and Care

Develop in your healthcare role as you learn how to tackle complex health problems through collaborative partnerships with this online course from The King’s Fund.

Duration

3 weeks

Weekly study

3 hours

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Unpack the challenges of health equity

The UK’s health and care system is at a moment of national crisis. It is grappling with persistent health inequalities, over-stretched services and an exhausted workforce.

To address these challenges effectively, there needs to be bold, radical action that moves the system to a preventive approach – one that focuses on promoting health rather than simply treating illnesses.

On this three-week course, you’ll discover how to address the most serious challenges facing the health and care sector through effective and collaborative partnerships.

Understand how partnerships can address health inequalities

You’ll start by understanding how effective partnerships should leverage the collective intelligence, creativity and resilience of local stakeholders working for a common cause.

Through this exploration, you’ll also discover the challenges of cross-sector partnerships and how you can overcome these issues.

Learn what makes systems change

Next, you’ll delve into the purpose and role of partnerships and how they can unite teams to drive change.

You’ll learn how to use the lived and learned expertise of those within partnerships to create systems change.

Develop key skills in systems leadership

Finally, you’ll gain the practical skills in systems leadership to drive crucial change in your healthcare context.

Learning from the experts at The King’s Fund, you’ll understand how partnerships are central to tackling complex problems and ensuring the future of health and care systems.

  • Week 1

    The story of self

    • Welcome

      Find out more about how this course will work, who you will be learning with and what you can expect from the next three weeks.

    • Personal foundations

      Explore your motivation for partnering, the values you bring to partnership working, and your underlying beliefs about systems and change.

    • Partnership foundations

      What does it mean to think systemically? Understand why systems aren’t neutral and the roles that rank and power have to play within them.

  • Week 2

    The story of us

    • Purpose and identity

      Consider the ‘why’ behind your partnership. Why have you come together and what change do you want to see locally?

    • Knowing and doing

      What does effective partnering involve in practice?

  • Week 3

    The story of now

    • Making change happen

      Let’s move towards action.! Learn about change and how to make it happen.

    • Making change stick

      Exploring your partnership as change. Cross-sector collaboration, learning and solidarity when things get tough.

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