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Next Generation Senior Leaders

The hard skills most leadership development ignores. Data literacy. Business cases. System dynamics. Decisions under uncertainty.

Blended delivery For aspiring directors & deputies

The skills gap for the next generation

Modern healthcare needs leaders who can do more than keep the show on the road. Whether you want to excel in your current role or are working towards becoming a future medical director, nurse director, or CEO, the skills that matter at board level are rarely taught elsewhere: reading data, building business cases, understanding system dynamics, and making decisions under uncertainty.

This isn't leadership theory or psychology. It's the practical skills needed to tackle system-wide problems and drive real change across the triumvirate of clinical, managerial, and nursing leadership.

What this programme does

Builds the skills boards demand.

Data-driven decision-making. Evidence-based business cases. Financial literacy for non-finance leaders. The practical capabilities that get you noticed at board level and prepare you for the next role.

Broadens your perspective beyond your organisation.

Learn to look across the wider healthcare system and spot opportunities for impact beyond your immediate setting. Cross-system peer learning with aspiring leaders from other trusts and ICBs.

Strengthens triumvirate working.

Builds stronger collaboration across clinical, managerial, and nursing leadership. The programme is designed for triumvirate teams, creating more aligned and effective leadership at service and divisional level.

How it works

Intensive, practical, and designed to fit around operational responsibilities.

1

Diagnostic

Pre-programme assessment of your leadership context and development priorities. Shapes programme content and peer groupings. All data sharing governed by a formal agreement aligned with NHS IG Toolkit standards.

2

Co-Design

Programme configured around the cohort's shared challenges and career stage. Content draws on real organisational data and scenarios.

3

Delivery

of blended learning combining workshops, data analysis exercises, business case development, and structured peer challenge across disciplines.

4

Embedding

of platform access, alumni network, and follow-up to ensure learning translates into career progression and organisational impact.

Faculty

Naeem Younis

Naeem Younis

Founder & CEO, Strasys

Over 20 years of strategic transformation across NHS and international health systems.

Dr Azra Chang

Dr Azra Chang

Senior Faculty, Strasys Academy

Clinical leadership development specialist.

Who it's for

AudienceAspiring directors, deputies, and service/divisional triumvirate leadership teams
Commitment, blended delivery
What you bringAmbition for a senior leadership role and a real organisational challenge to work on

Programme pricing is tailored to organisational context. Contact Dr Nadeem Moghal for details.

A short conversation can clarify fit and priorities.

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