The FINANCIAL — Manchester Business School is playing a key role in the delivery of two new programmes for the NHS Leadership Academy – the largest and most comprehensive approach to leadership development ever undertaken in the NHS, which will benefit up to 25,000 NHS staff.
Following an eight month process, MBS has been awarded the mid-level and senior-level programmes as part of a consortium led by KPMG, in collaboration with University of Birmingham. As Manchester Business School said, the partnership will draw on its links with other world-renowned organisations, such as Line Communications Limited, Unspun Limited, Cumberlege Connections, Harvard University, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, University of Pretoria, and the European Health Management Association in the design of the programmes.
Professor Naomi Chambers, who is leading the MBS team, said: “This is the largest ever leadership programme ever commissioned by the NHS in England ( itself the 4th largest employer in the world) and it is a testament to the standing of MBS, and to the collective efforts, reputation and the track record of the health management group.”
The organisations were chosen through a competitive and rigorous tender process, which saw more than 30 organisations bid to be part of the consortia.
Karen Lynas, Deputy Managing Director of the NHS Leadership Academy, said: “This is probably the most impressive consortia I have ever come across in the realm of leadership development. The Academy will be working with globally respected academic institutions and high performing organisations with a history of leadership development to design and deliver three exceptional leadership programmes.”
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