Dr Tennant, who recently completed the MSc in Medical Leadership, explains how the course made her a better leader and why she would recommend it to others.
Dr Sabreen Akhtar is coming to the end of her year as a chief registrar at Aneurin Bevan Health Board. Based on her experiences in Wales she highlights what makes a good leader, how to engage trainees in quality improvement, and why the NHS community is so important to her.
Melissa Almond, senior patient experience facilitator at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, leads the collection of patient experience stories across the organisation.
I undertook the MSc in Medical Leadership between September 2011 and September 2014, completing it in 3 consecutive years while working as a full-time specialty registrar in acute medicine. I believe I was the first person who was not a consultant to complete the course.
I completed the MSc in Medical Leadership in October 2012, having studied for it over 2 rather than 3 years. I graduated with the first cohort on this programme in 2013.
Beth Carr recently completed the MSc in Medical Education, a part-time modular masters taught at the RCP in London, and jointly delivered by the RCP and University College London.
This collection of 'Tell us your story'case studies are examples of integrated care improvement projects – stories where unifying services has improved care for patients.
