Overview
Pathway for Partnership is an award-winning development programme, designed to transform organisations and Partners.
Available for Primary Care Networks (PCNs) at scale, this comprehensive programme is curated to assist your organisations in navigating the intricacies of healthcare leadership, address financial challenges, and ensure operational sustainability. If you’re looking to enhance your practice’s financial and operational strategies and overall resilience, this programme is just for you.
The Problem
Survival – Partners and Partnerships are being squeezed by competing Clinical & Leadership priorities. Partners do not have enough time to run their businesses effectively. How attractive is it to become a partner? Declining figures suggests not!
Increased patient/operational complexities compounded by acute financial pressures and inappropriate transfer of work from secondary care are all making successful delivery of the Primary care NHS contract unviable.
Our Solution
Pathway for Partnership is a guided organisational development programme curated specifically for the uniqueness of GP Partnerships where clinicians lead in a team of peers.
Leadership in GP practice is a ‘team sport’ and a purposefully aligned leadership team that provides clear direction for everyone delivering patient care will take your partnership from surviving to thriving.
Impact
Pathway for Partnership creates Ambidextrous Partnership Teams by enhancing and blending clinical and entrepreneurial leadership behaviours. This approach optimises organisational development, driving bothmedical and financial excellence.
- Improved financial health of organisation
- Productive gains through a clear vision for all
- Enhance organisational culture through reduced disruptions, such as staff turnover
- Made by GP Partners, for GP Partners
Assessment Tool
Try our Primary Care Leadership Assessment Tool to evaluate your practice’s performance.
Funding
At £3,000 per Partner, Pathway for Partnership aligns with the PCN DES 24/25 funding stream via the Capacity and Access Support Payment (CASP) in supporting Partners to develop their Leadership and Strategy skills and improve Operational efficiency.
Head to page 50, section 11, of the Network Contract DES 2024/25 to find out more. Use the link below.
Programme Information
Time
- 12-month programme
- 6 face-to-face sessions (10am – 6pm, Euston, London)
- 7 virtual check-ins (1.5 hours each, via MS Teams, 12:30pm – 2:00pm)
- All sessions recorded for convenience
Dates
Our next cohort runs from February 12, 2025, to January 14, 2026. All sessions are held on Wednesdays.
Virtual check-ins dates:
- February 12, 2025
- March 19, 2025
- May 21, 2025
- July 16, 2025
- October 15, 2025
- December 10, 2025
- February 4, 2025
Face-to-face sessions:
- February 26, 2025
- April 30, 2025
- June 18, 2025
- September 17, 2025
- November 12, 2025
- January 14, 2026
Delivery
- Blended virtual and in-person format
- 6 full-day face-to-face sessions in Euston, London, 10:00am – 6:00pm
- 7 virtual check-ins on MS Teams, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
- In-person attendance strongly recommended to maximise networking and collaborative opportunities
Cost
- Programme fee: £3,000 per Partner.
- Funding opportunities available via your PCN and ICB.
- PCNs and ICBs can commission the programme at a discounted price for network-wide participation. Email us at [email protected].
More Information
For more information, download our Pathway for Partnership Information Pack.
Programme Highlights
What past participants say about the programme
My confidence as a partner has increased exponentially because of this programme. It has given me time and space to be able to consider what I am actually meant to be doing and has been invaluable.
Pathway to Partnership helped us develop a clear vision and culture. We feel more galvanised and positive as a result, which has had a huge impact on day-to-day working in the practice.
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