Northern Care Alliance
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. They are one of the largest NHS providers in the country, working together as a group since 2016 and formally established on 1 October 2021.
Years awarded: 2023, 2024
Region: North West England
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Public sector (LAs and NHS)
Upskilling future leaders and increasing retention
Theme: Apprenticeships; Culture; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion; Leadership and Management; Onboarding; Talent pipeline / Career pathways; Upskilling
Topics: Academy; Bespoke training; Coaching and mentoring; Customer service / Customer experience; Digital; Health and safety; In-house; Mental health and wellbeing; Neurodiversity; People with barriers
This NHS Foundation Trust serving the health needs of 1.2 million people observed that their Front Line Managers had minimal training, which was affecting their performance and progression opportunities. The FLL Apprenticeship Programme was developed to upskill future leaders over 13 months. Since July 2021, 128 people have been trained. Outcomes include an increase of 18% in staff retention figures and cost reductions due to a more efficient induction process.
Equipping leaders to be human-centric
Themes: Leadership and Management
This NHS Foundation Trust designed the Accelerated Leader Development Programme to help create a new culture, introduce new concepts and refresh skills in a non-hierarchical environment for leaders across the Trust. The blended training programme has been delivered to 2,667 individuals and 91% of participants agree that they understand the Trust’s Leader pledge. Staff survey results also show improvements in indicators linked to line managers following the training.
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Royal recognition for employers who invest in training and development in the UK and Ireland
On Thursday 21 November, 52 recipients from the UK and Ireland were recognised by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal through the Princess Royal Training Awards held at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London. Over the past nine years, The Princess Royal Training...
52 organisations receive royal recognition for tremendous training and incredible impact in 2024
15 August 2024: City & Guilds has today announced the 52 training programmes that will be recognised by the 2024 Princess Royal Training Awards. Now in its ninth year, The Princess Royal Training Awards continue to recognise organisations who demonstrate...
Celebrating the very best training and development programmes in the UK and Ireland
Last week, 53 recipients from the UK and Ireland were warmly welcomed to St James’s Palace, in London, to receive their Princess Royal Training Award from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. Now in their eighth year, the Princess Royal Training Awards were set...
53 Princess Royal Training Awards across UK and Ireland for achieving positive impact through skills development
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, has approved 53 Awards to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland, for their outstanding training and skills development programmes, all of which have shown a significant...
