I'm preparing for a talk on "leading change across boundaries" next week. I'm stressing the point that when we're leading change across silos & systems, we can't just be programme managers, we have to be systems convenors: bringing people together with shared purpose. For an

Preparing for low frequency, high acuity events to prevent skills decay in Infectious Diseases. Pandemics will happen again & we need to be prepared. The power of skills and drills Callum P Mutch James Tiernan Mastery Skills - NHS Lothian #SESAM

Preview-advocacy/inquiry-listen (PAAIL) framework 💡for debriefer debriefing Fantastic session with Jenny Rudolph and friends with real time coaching 💯. Really helpful and will definitely take this one home

What a team! Well deserved award on a hugely important issue 🤩 Mastery Skills - NHS Lothian James Tiernan Kirsty Freeman

Collaboration across boundaries is critical for change in public service but it often fails. Is that because we've been working with a model of "collaboration in uniformity" rather than "collaboration in unity"? Effective collaboration is not about homogenising/eliminating

One model I use constantly is the "hierarchy of capabilities" from the book "Humanocracy: Creating organizations as amazing as the people inside them". As leaders we can expect people to follow the rules, be diligent in their work & to have expertise. But if we want people to

Most large conferences & "all staff" days treat their audience as "consumers" to be talked at when they have a room full of potential co-creators with amazing talents and gifts. Is it possible to design large gatherings in a more relational way? How can we light candles rather

NHS Lothian Peer Mentoring Programme has training webinars coming up ! Sign up to start your mentoring journey.

Great to have the opportunity to join a round table discussion at Scottish Parliament organised by Gillian Mackay MSP to discuss ways to stop children and young people from vaping. ⁦RCPCH Scotland⁩ ⁦RCPCH⁩ ⁦⁦Gillian Mackay MSP⁩ ⁦ASH Scotland⁩

In the age of big data, trusting our intuition for decision making is often poorly regarded. Yet studies show that pairing gut feelings with analytical thinking helps us make better, faster, more accurate decisions. How to stop overthinking & trust your gut feelings: 1)

🧠MINDSET🧠 is a tabletop simulation board game designed to explore which factors influence medical staff adopting a growth 🌱 Vs fixed 🚫 mindset. Useful for training and a super fun game🎯! Read to learn more: ijohs.com/article/doi/10…

30-40% of the variability in team morale, performance & critical organisational behaviours can be explained by what leaders do. three action areas for leaders who want to create team environments where people thrive & excel: 1) Revitalising: help people feel energised & motivated

Sara Robinson flying the flag for Edinburgh EM NHS Lothian Medical Education discussing the importance of peer support - an immediate informal response to staff distress. Amazing programme in NHS Lothian. #RCEMasc

Our integrative literature review for Med Ed is now online! Check out the novel presentation of results as a snakes and ladders board: …epublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Today, on International Women’s Day, we launch our Stamp Out Sexism campaign. We know that two thirds of women working in surgery have reported being the target of sexual harassment and 91 per cent of women doctors have experienced sexism. Experiencing sexual misconduct can

Well done ⁦NHS Lothian Medical Education⁩ for an exceptional piece of work and for gaining recognition for your efforts by ⁦NHS Education for Scotland (NES)⁩ #equalityanddiversity #agileresponse

Behind every successful endeavour ⁦NHS Lothian Medical Education⁩ has achieved we have @marmac134

Our research just published in BMC! From Corners to Community: Exploring Medical students’ sense of Belonging through Co-creation in Clinical Learning: doi.org/10.1186/s12909…. I'm thrilled to have this out in the world!

‘More part of the team’: co-creating with medical students during paediatric placements Win-win for all: for students, for the team, and for patients ep.bmj.com/content/early/…

Could this be an effective way of complementing undergraduate education? @A_V_Simpson tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…