Previous Programmes
Grow your skills and confidence to create positive outcomes for more patients
Resources from previous programmes
Click on the previous workshops to access the presentations and resources used at that workshop.
You can also read an overview of some of the leadership skills and techniques covered at the workshops.
In this event delegates learned to increase personal effectiveness when leading people and projects, focusing on how to use different communication skills and styles, manage meetings and delegate work successfully.
Presentations and downloads:
- Personal Effectiveness Presentations Catherine Blackaby
- Using the findings from research/audit to help structure a working group Jane Watson
- News from the NHS: using policy to your advantage Noel Baxter
- Self-care: Managing the stress of accountability Melissa Canavan
In this event delegates learned about Quality Improvement utilisation in everyday practice.
Presentations and downloads:
- Quality Improvement, real world essentials Binita Kane
- Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign (QSIR): Your toolbox Noel Baxter and Garry McDonald
- Waking Up Your Unconscious Jane Watson
- PCRS/Policy Update Noel Baxter
In this event delegates learned how to utilise patient feedback in order to evaluate a project or service.
Presentations and downloads:
- Designing research questionnaires: start with the end in mind Bronwen Thompson
- Surveys in the NHS - How does the NHS collect data to monitor its performance? Bronwen Thompson
- Writing a questionnaire: reviewing survey-based research articles Helen Ashdown (available on request)
- PCRS Update Noel Baxter
- Group workshop and feedback: collecting data from patients Helen Ashdown and table teams (available on request)
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK wishes to acknowledge the support of Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Pfizer Ltd in the provision of an educational grant towards this meeting. Sponsors had no input into the content of this programme
In this event delegates learned how to get a project underway.
Presentations and downloads:
- The secrets to make your project happen Catherine Blackaby
- News from the NHS: using policy to your advantage Bronwen Thompson
- Learning to control your monkey mind (mindfulness session) Melissa Canavan
- PCRS-UK update and news Noel Baxter
- Promoting and presenting persuasively Melissa Canavan and Stephen Gaduzo
Plus detailed action planning Sticky Steps process
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK wishes to acknowledge the support of Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Pfizer Ltd in the provision of an educational grant towards this meeting. Sponsors had no input into the content of this programme
In this event, delegates learned to identify what makes their team tick and help challenge them to get the best from their team.
Presentations and downloads:
- Aligning your team, setting direction and understanding collective leadership in a team Catherine Blackaby
- What styles do you have in your team? Know your colours! Mel Canavan and Stephen Gaduzo
- Policy update: what’s new in respiratory policy? Bronwen Thompson
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK wishes to acknowledge the support of Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Pfizer Ltd in the provision of an educational grant towards this meeting. Sponsors had no input into the content of this programme
In this event delegates learned how to develop and initiate a plan to change an idea into reality including the steps required to allow your case to be heard, manage those who may wish to block it and to identify those who can help.
Presentations and downloads:
- Planning your project and engaging others Catherine Blackaby
- Policy Update Bronwen Thompson
- PCRS-UK update Noel Baxter
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK wishes to acknowledge the support of Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Pfizer Ltd in the provision of an educational grant towards this meeting. Sponsors had no input into the content of this programme
Being effective in our roles increasingly requires clinicians to be able to communicate persuasively in order to promote improvements in respiratory disease management and services. This workshop aimed to provide tools and advice on influencing the local agenda and priorities for the benefit of respiratory patients?
Presentations and downloads:
- Influencing and Negotiating Catherine Blackaby
- Policy update Bronwen Thompson
- PCRS-UK update Noel Baxter
Primary Care Respiratory Soceity UK wishes to acknowledge the support of Boehringer-Ingelheim Limited and Napp Pharmaceuticals in the provision of an educational grant towards this meeting. Sponsors had no input into the content of this programme
From the feedback received, attendees highlighted new confidence and skills in charing meetings and personal effectiveness, handling conflict in teams, understanding different personality traits and how to deal and communicate effectively with them, understanding different communication styles and learning how stress can be a barrier to effective communication.
Presentations and downloads:
- Keynote speaker: CLICK your thinking Terry Stuart
- Who do you think you are? Clare Cook, Steve Holmes
- Running a meeting – what can possibly go wrong? How to make sure it goes right Katherine Hickman, Bronwen Thompson, Helen Ward
- Reflecting on my learning style to engage those of others Noel Baxter, Steve Holmes
- Workshop sessions Noel Baxter, Clare Cook
- List of tools
- Stake-holder mapping document