Contents
Manchester University Cohort dates
Programme Dates
Launch – 31 August 2026 (access to virtual campus)
Workshops
Workshop 1
Monday 21 September 2026 to Thursday 24 September 2026
In person at the University of Manchester
Workshop 2
Monday 1 March 2027 to Wednesday 3 March 2027
In person at the University of Manchester
Workshop 3
Monday 10 May 2027 to Tuesday 11 May 2027
In person at the University of Manchester
Workshop 4
Monday 13 September 2027 to Wednesday 15 September 2027
In person at the University of Manchester
Workshop 5
Monday 6 December 2027
In person at the University of Manchester
Workshop 6
Tuesday 27 June 2028
In person at the University of Manchester
Final Submission
MSc Submission – Tuesday 11 July 2028
Birmingham University Cohort dates
Programme dates
Launch18 January 2027 (Access to virtual campus)
Online Induction and Preparation
Programme Induction Module Zero
Monday 18 January 2027, 9am to 12pm (online)
Programme Induction Module Zero
Monday 25 January 2027, 9am to 12pm (online)
Getting Started on the VC
Monday 1 February 2027, 9am to 12pm (online)
Workshops
Workshop 1
Tuesday 9 February 2027 to Thursday 11 February 2027
In person at the University of Birmingham
Workshop 2
Tuesday 16 November 2027 to Thursday 18 November 2027
In person at the University of Birmingham
Workshop 3
Tuesday 7 March 2028 to Thursday 9 March 2028
In person at the University of Birmingham
Workshop 4
Tuesday 5 December 2028
In person at the University of Birmingham
Final Submission
MSc Submission 13 November 2028
If you have any questions, please contact the team at [email protected]
Key benefits
Watch this short video (2:50 min) where Karen Jessop, Elizabeth Gareth Anderson participant, talks about the benefits of the programme.
Individual and Organisation benefits:
- Learn from innovative, world-class healthcare experts and use ground-breaking learning technologies to prepare for the challenges of senior leadership.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the patient experience.
- Strengthen your existing leadership practice through cutting edge theory and evidence.
- Enable more strategic and greater collaboration across large and complex programmes, departments, services and systems of care.
- Bring immediate positive and productive changes to your team(s), organisations, services and patients in areas such as increasing staff morale, improving patient experience, effective service redesign, and providing financial benefits.
- Improve your personal impact to help drive progress in your team(s) and inspire your organisation to build a culture of inclusive, patient centred care.
- Build a powerful, regional and national support network of like-minded, influential leaders
- Increase your resilience to meet the demands of senior leadership within the challenging, transforming environment of the NHS.
- Graduate with a highly sought-after leadership development qualification, improving your career and promotion prospects across the NHS.