Kindness, compassionate leadership and putting people first – FCA reflections on Sheffield’s Improvement Expo 2022
The FCA team recently attended Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s Improvement Expo 2022 which included a host of inspiring and interesting sessions.
Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust’s CES Big Room leading the way nationally on Cauda Equina pathway
Leading nationally in co-designing a framework for clinical care structured pathway across their integrated care system with key stakeholders.
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust & Devon Partnership NHS Win the HSJ Mental Health Initiative of the Year Award
A ground-breaking collaboration between the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) in connecting the physical and mental health services for gastroenterology patients, has been named the Mental Health Initiative of the Year, at the 2021 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
Sheffield Sepsis Big Room celebrates World Sepsis Day
Participants from Sheffield’s Sepsis Big Room celebrated World Sepsis Day today to help raise awareness of the symptoms associated with the condition and make others realise its just as severe as a heart attack.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals use their FCA’s methodology to enable implementation of the Frailty Virtual Ward
The NHS is increasingly introducing virtual wards to support people and monitor their condition at the place they call home, including care homes.
Sheffield’s Central FCA team exhibit at NHS Confed Expo in Manchester
The team spent 48 hours spreading the FCA magic at the UK’s biggest and most significant gathering of healthcare professionals.
The FCA is working with the Parkinson’s Excellence Network
Parkinson’s Excellence Network choose the Flow Coaching Academy’s Methodology to improve multidisciplinary care for people with Parkinson’s.
The FCA is working with The Stroke Quality Improvement for Rehabilitation (SQuIRe) project
The Stroke Quality Improvement for Rehabilitation (SQuIRe) project seeks to address the underlying causes of unwarranted variation in community stroke care provision.
The FCA Participates in Q Visit
Early in October, the Flow Coaching Academy (FCA) welcomed Q members to Sheffield for a Q visit during which they shared practical coaching tools, the FCA improvement roadmap and methodology for improvement coaches.
The FCA’s Improving with people first course gains ILM Recognised status
The Flow Coaching Academy’s ‘Improving with People First’ course has been validated by ILM, against a set of global quality measures and has been approved as ILM Recognised.
Time to do things differently
Steve Harrison, Deputy Organisational Development Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Strategic Lead for the Flow Coaching Academy shares his reflections on the last 18 months.
Understanding problems and helping others
How humble enquiry can help build relationships and overcome problems
Virtual Coaching Series
Guidance, hints, and tips about using your coaching skills in the virtual world to enhance your meetings online.


