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How Do You Use Your Power?
In Dare to Lead, Brené Brown explores four types of power. This blog looks at how "power over" often disguises itself in primary care and invites you to reflect on how you use yours.
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NHS Neighbourhood Health Implementation: Assumptions Checklist and Facilitation Exercise to Avoid Project Failure
Don't let hidden assumptions derail your neighbourhood health project. Use this exercise at your next team meeting to surface risks early. Based on analysis of major NHS failures like NPfIT and terminated integration contracts, this practical tool helps teams identify dangerous blind spots across 8 key areas: relationships, funding, governance, community needs, and more.
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Stop Walking on Eggshells: Confident PCN Leadership When Teams Disagree
This blog explores the critical leadership challenges facing Primary Care Network (PCN) managers and clinical directors who struggle with team dynamics, stakeholder management, and decision-making in complex healthcare environments. Drawing on insights from supporting over 300 primary care networks, the article identifies the core paradox of PCN leadership: the more leaders try to accommodate everyone's preferences and avoid conflict, the more frustrated and ineffective their
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How visible should the Primary Care Network Clinical Director be?
This week’s blog focuses on the role of the primary care network clinical director and their scope of influence
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Monthly leadership questions to keep you and your Primary Care Network on track
Ten key questions to support primary care leaders keep their teams and projects on track.
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