{
  "abstract": "Background The significance of effective medical leadership in enhancing healthcare outcomes has been widely acknowledged. This study evaluates the Emerging Leaders Programme, a multidisciplinary leadership development initiative for healthcare professionals at a UK Hospital Trust.Methods The evaluation spanned three cohorts (2017–2019) and a total of 54 participants, employing mixed methods to assess participant reactions, learning, behaviour changes and organisational impact. Quantitative pre-/post-measures included the Primary Colours Questionnaire (PCQ), Medical Leadership Competency Framework Questionnaire (MLCFQ) and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), while qualitative data were gathered via free-text comments and long-term follow-up interviews.Results The programme had high satisfaction ratings, with particularly positive feedback relating to the multidisciplinary cohort and experiential learning via Quality Improvement projects. Findings indicated improvements in participants’ leadership skills, knowledge, confidence and job satisfaction. Organisational outcomes included increased organisational interest in quality improvement and individual career progression.Conclusion The results highlight the value of a structured leadership programme in developing healthcare leaders and driving organisational improvements, with long-term effects. Recommendations for future programmes include multidisciplinary involvement, experiential learning, inspiring speakers and embedded mixed-methods evaluation.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Green Templeton College, New College, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK",
        "Thrum Leadership Ltd, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Oscar Lyons"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Thrum Leadership Ltd, Oxford, UK",
        "London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Juliette Phillipson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Thrum Leadership Ltd, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Mary Fenwick"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand"
      ],
      "name": "Thomas Swinburn"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Primary Care, Oxford University, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jacobus Charles Bender Kotze"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK",
        "Medical Education, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Joao R Galante"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "East of England HPT, Harlow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Karandeep Nandra"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford, UK",
        "RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Nicholas Fahy"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Richard Canter"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Impact and outcomes of the Emerging Leaders Programme: a mixed-methods evaluation of a leadership development programme for healthcare professionals",
  "uid": "2bcd8bab-1b54-5882-8dac-544677dbfd14"
}