Living and working with complexity

Thinking clearly, acting wisely and staying healthy

The uncertainty and anxiety that come with the experience of complexity can be overwhelming. It can be hard to think clearly and act wisely, and our wellbeing can easily suffer. The Covid-19 pandemic has made these experiences an everyday occurrence for many people, and the need for us to work clearly, wisely and healthily has never been more pressing.

The King’s Fund have put together 3 workshops to lift the lid on complexity. They’ll explore how encouraging ourselves and others to understand and acknowledge the loss of control when faced with complexity can help us, our teams and our wider organisational systems survive and even thrive in conditions of uncertainty. 

The workshops will help you:

  • make sense of the messy reality of complexity, accurately categorise different aspects of that reality and be able to choose appropriate, measured, responses
  • understand your own preferences and strengths in relation to the complexity around you and develop strategies to stretch beyond them
  • help yourself and others be their best during uncertain times.

To find out more or buy your tickets click here.

Free online event

Courage of compassion : transforming nurses’ and midwives’ working environments to enable them to flourish

Following the release of the Kings Fund report on The courage of compassion last month, they are providing a  free online event on 3 December in partnership with the RCN Foundation. Their panel will discuss how we can better support nurses and midwives to flourish at work and to provide compassionate care in a sustainable way.

To book your place click here.

Virtual conference

Leading beyond Covid

The virtual conference, taking place between 23rd-26th November 2020, will share practical ideas about transforming work and workplace cultures. It will explore how leadership and teamworking influences people’s work experiences, releasing their full potential to drive improved outcomes for patients and citizens.

There will also be the opportunity to discuss how to create compassionate cultures with other local health and care leaders.

To find out more or book a place click here.

New agreement for NHS junior doctors

Opportunities to train in the independent sector

A new agreement has been reached between independent healthcare providers and the NHS, allowing staff to train in elective surgery or diagnostic activities. Hundreds of thousands of patients are treated in independent facilities with around half a million NHS procedures each year being delivered by independent hospital. This agreement will allow the opportunity to utilise almost all available independent hospital capacity to ease the pressure off the NHS.

Professor Cliff Shearman, Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England said;

We are delighted our work with NHSE, HEE and the Independent Health Providers Network has led to this agreement. It’s only right that NHS-funded treatment should help train the NHS workforce of the future. Every opportunity should be taken to provide them with access to good quality training opportunities.”

To find out more click here.

Digital Transformation and Covid 19 – Online Event

Implementing quality standards and solutions

The Kings Fund are hosting a free online event next week, Tuesday 15th September 10-11am and will discuss the changes in service and delivery of healthcare over the past few months.

The event will include:

  • what an inclusive, person-centred digital revolution would look like for the NHS and social care
  • the standards from before the pandemic and what the gains from this rapid transformation should consolidate
  • what this transformation will mean for people and staff on the ground

To register your place click here.

Kings Fund Online Event

Personalising digital tools for people with learning disabilities

The free online event will take place on Thursday 8th October, 12-1pm and will discuss examples of innovative digital solutions, considering how technology can help to personalise care for people with learning disabilities.

The event will feature:

  • practical ways of adjusting a digital tool to the individual using it, to make them feel more comfortable in their path to more independence
  • the importance of creative and empathetic attitudes in problem-solving in order to build tailored solutions
  • evidence for the benefits of using digital tools for people with learning disabilities and some cautionary tales, too
  • ways to involve the person, their family and carers at an early stage and throughout the decision-making process
  • the role of technology in promoting better health outcomes for people from disadvantaged groups and enhancing social inclusion

To book your place click here.

BMJ Live

A free virtual conference

BMJ are hosting a live, virtual conference taking place between 15-17th October.

The event will feature a range of sessions covering clinical webinars, leadership skills, career progression, one-to-one careers advice and wellbeing. You can create your own online agenda so you can attend sessions the most relevant to your needs.

To book your place click here.

Digital health and care conference

A virtual conference for the digital revolution

The Kings Fund are holding a virtual conference from Monday 2nd November to Thursday 5th November, which will bring together top experts from the NHS and other parts of the digital health system to discuss the lessons learned and next steps after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The conference, along with other topics, will include:

  • the role of leadership in a time of crisis
  • the role of digital solutions
  • how to engage with health care staff and prepare them for the digital work environment

To find out more and see the full programme click here.

This virtual conference will take place over four half-days from Monday 2 November. You can join the short, interactive sessions live or catch up later on demand.

Register before Sunday 20th September for early bird rates.

Royal Marsden Manual

Update on accessing the resource

Further to our recent post about trouble accessing Royal Marsden Online, we can now confirm that this issue has been resolved. You can now access this resource by login in via their website here. Sorry for any inconveniences this has caused. If you have any further questions or queries about this resource, or any other electronic resources please contact the library services here.