Net Zero Leadership Training For Boards
Senior leaders have a key role in inspiring the widespread culture and behaviour change necessary to achieve sustainable transformation across an organisation. This interactive training package is tailored to local requirements and designed to inspire board members and system leaders in healthcare and equip them to lead, accelerate and measure progress towards a greener future. Focusing on the unique opportunities of leadership for sustainability this training empowers leaders to fulfil their role in delivering the NHS Net Zero Plan and become catalysts for lasting change. This training offers an opportunity to gain viewpoints from across the organisation, to share good practice and ideas and to receive expert guidance from our facilitators on how you as an organisation can make a contribution in tackling this important challenge.
What is the CSH Net Zero Leadership Training for Boards?
The Net Zero Leadership Training for Boards is an interactive workshop that empowers board-level staff with the knowledge and skills to drive sustainable transformation across their organisation. It focuses on their role in the NHS Net Zero Plan, the unique challenges of sustainability leadership, and strategies to inspire, lead, and measure change. Tailored to local needs, this session equips leaders to meet the expectations for achieving Net Zero.
What does the Net Zero Leadership Training for Boards involve?
The training is delivered in 3 parts:
Bespoke pre-workshop briefing pack
Before the workshop, you’ll meet our staff to discuss your local context and requirements, and your aspirations for the training. To establish a shared baseline of understanding and prepare your participants to engage fully in the training we will use the information you share with us to prepare a bespoke briefing pack which will be distributed to participants ahead of the workshop. The briefing pack will cover: · The risks to health and healthcare resulting from climate change.
The potential benefits of sustainable transformation and how these align with and help to deliver on your existing priorities.
- Your regulatory responsibilities.
- The relevant frameworks for sustainable transformation.
- The essentials of measuring your ‘carbon footprint’.
- Key characteristics of leadership for driving sustainable transformation.
- Refining or operationalising your existing Net Zero/Green Plan and considering how to measure improvement using triple bottom line methods (environmental, social and financial impact).
- A compendium of relevant case studies.
The Workshop
A 2-hour workshop focused on strategies to accelerate sustainable transformation and refine or operationalise your local green/decarbonisation plan. This will include group discussion covering: · Prioritisation and Alignment with existing priorities
- Embedding sustainable considerations in core processes
- Applying leadership and communication skills to achieve culture change
- Engaging and empowering staff
- Facilitating acceleration of sustainable change
- Identifying specific actions for the participants to take forward after the workshop ends.
Follow up session
A 1-hour follow-up session, typically 3-6 months after the workshop, to review progress, share successes, discuss challenges and possible mitigation, and agree next steps.
Facilitators
Dr Hayley Pinto, Education and Training Lead
Hayley was a lead consultant addiction psychiatrist with nearly 30 years of experience in the NHS and publicly-funded services. She is senior honorary lecturer at Norwich Medical School and is involved in climate education, outreach, and activism. Hayley has a degree in psychology and completed general practice training before pursuing a career in psychiatry.
Nuala Hampson, Lead Pharmacist
Nuala Hampson is a pharmacist with a background in education, general practice and sustainable healthcare. She worked as a clinical pharmacist in general practice for over 20 years and postgraduate pharmacy education for 15 years and is an experienced facilitator. Nuala is a member of Pharmacy Declares, a group of climate-conscious pharmacy professionals, and co-chairs the UK Sustainability in Pharmacy Education group.
Chris Naylor, Policy Lead
Chris has a background in health policy and research. He is a Senior Fellow at the health policy think tank, The King’s Fund, and has an MSc in Public Health. He is an experienced facilitator and coach.
Elaine Mead, CSH Associate
Elaine has enjoyed over 35 years’ experience working in clinical, senior management and executive board level roles within the National Health Service across the UK, with her last role as CEO in the North of Scotland. Elaine now works independently as Leadership Faculty for the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and Lead European Faculty for Catalysis, currently coordinating supporting Executive Leaders across Northern Europe.
Rachel Stancliffe, Director
Rachel worked on public health initiatives in the UK, Georgia and Kazakhstan before helping to develop The Cochrane Library. She has a degree in Human Sciences (Oxford) and a Master’s degree in demography and epidemiology (London School of Economics).
How much does the Net Zero Leadership Training for Boards cost?
£3300+VAT
For up to 16 participants
£4200+VAT
For 17-24 participants
£4800+VAT
For 25-32 participants
If you are an individual involved in healthcare leadership, but not able to book for multiple board members, please join the Sustainable Healthcare course to develop your leadership plan.
Ready to book?
Please contact our dedicated education team for more information or to to discuss your specific needs and preferred workshop dates.