Wavelength Leadership Programme
Challenge
Technology has a critical role to play in enhancing the quality and safety of care, reducing inequalities and improving health outcomes for our population. Senior leaders within the Frimley Health & Care System recognise that if you don’t invest in the leadership and culture, the potential of digital-led transformation will never be realised. Digital was still far too often an afterthought, seen as the responsibility of the IT Department or others, speaking a language clinicians and operational folk didn’t understand.
Programme
Working in partnership with senior leaders across the Frimley system, we designed Wavelength, a 6-month, 5-day leadership programme to develop the skills, mindset, knowledge and relationships that support effective, joined up digital transformation. Drawing on cutting-edge, practical tools and techniques, Wavelength brings together clinical, digital and operational leaders to break down barriers, embed a digital mindset at the core of everything they do and create a shared language around digital-led transformation. It’s a practical and experiential programme where the learning is continually applied to real-life issues participants are grappling with. To ignite new thinking , we draw on CoCreate’s network to include visits to leading tech companies such as Uber & Trainline and run Fishbowls with Innovators in the Healthcare space.
Impact
8 cohorts & c. 275 people have completed the programme and Wavelength has received national interest and was recently showcased at the Kings Fund Digital Congress.
Feedback from a recent cohort included…
- 94% of participants felt more able to lead on transformation and innovation projects
- 97% of participants said Wavelength helped them break down barriers between digital, clinical and operational staff
- 100% of participants finished the programme with a stronger network across the Frimley health & care system
- 100% reported taking a more collaborative and inclusive approach to their work
Wavelength is about bringing together a diverse group of people from across our system to have positively disruptive conversations about how we bring data-led, digital innovation into the heart of system change.
SHARON BOUNDY – DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATION AND DIGITAL, FRIMLEY ICS
It has been a joy working with CoCreate. They’re a true partner who bring energy and drive, expertise in systemic leadership, fresh perspectives from beyond our sector and an applied approach to development which enables our staff to make real progress on real problems.
