Our Acute Network forums

Chatham House advisory group for acute chief executives to form collective action and recommendations on what matters to you, turning conversation to action. 

Benefits:

• A confidential space to collaborate and work collectively on priority areas.
• Work alongside peers to discuss, share and understand challenges, successes and future planning.
• Connect acute vision to wider system context and opportunities to drive policy change.

Shared leadership structures are now a feature over a third of NHS trusts. This forum will work with group model leaders to collaborate on best practice, share learning and recommend standard working models, as well as review own working practices with peers. 

Benefits:

• Build on the findings of our report on shared leadership.
• Influence and shape policy on group model working practices.
• Learn from and collaborate with peers.
• Tap into wider improvement opportunities through this group.

Patient safety, risk and clinical outcomes are important factors that need to be included in policymaking decisions. This group enables members with clinical expertise to influence how we engage with government and national policymakers, as well as learn from each other. 

Benefits:

• Ensure the clinical voice is included in decision-making.
• Advocate on behalf of clinical leaders. 
• Learn from and collaborate with peers.
• Tap into wider improvement opportunities through this group. 
• Amplify diverse clinical leaders’ voices, experiences and recommendations in improvement and shaping outcomes.

This group meets on the first Thursday of each month from 5–6PM.

This forum provides the opportunity for senior leaders to influence national policy, provide input to decision-making as well as learn from their peers. It enables priority areas and concerns for members to be escalated and used to advocate the right changes needed. 

Benefits:

• Ensure the operational management voice is included in decision-making.
• Advocate on behalf of operational leaders and shape policy decisions based on what is really happening.
• Learn from and collaborate with peers to share learning and challenges.
• Connect to wider improvement opportunities through this group.

This forum provides a direct connection with civil servants from the No. 10 Delivery Unit on current health policy matters and provides members with the opportunity to provide feedback, insight and suggestions on a wide range of topics. 

Benefits:

• Shape national health policy. 
• Connect with national decision-makers to ensure the voice of acute members is acted on. 
• Collaborate with peers and share experiences and concerns.