City’s new health and care academy takes international stage
AROUND 57,000 people who work in the health and care sector are part of a new Leeds Health and Care Academy being showcased in Washington DC this week.
The Leeds Health and Care Academy is spearheading a shared way of thinking, learning and working together across the sector.
It brings together the learning and development for all who work in health and care.
The academy is the brainchild of Leeds Academic Health Partnership (LAHP), one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. The LAHP founding partners include three Leeds universities, the city’s three NHS trusts, NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group and Leeds City Council.
The LAHP is one of only two UK members of the Association of Academic Health Centers International. LAHP representatives were invited to present the Academy ambition and vision to its prestigious Global Issues Forum in Washington DC this week. The international conference brought together senior leaders in academia, healthcare and government relations to hear how its members around the world are enhancing health and care in sustainable ways.
Jenny Lewis, director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We don’t think any other city of our size, involving so many partners, has attempted such a comprehensive approach to transforming the culture, capacity and capability of its health and care workforce.”