Launching our Leadership Lens: A series of masterclasses to support senior NHS leaders

The Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua) is proud to launching the Leadership Lens, a series of virtual masterclasses designed to support senior NHS leaders with the challenges of leading in today’s complex health and care landscape.

Created in response to growing demand for practical leadership development, Leadership Lens offers short, focused sessions that help leaders sharpen their thinking, connect with peers, and lead with confidence and clarity. Each session will explore a different leadership theme, from strategic decision-making and resilience, to influence and the human side of leading change. Sessions are designed to be practical, immersive, and immediately useful, helping people apply new thinking to real-world challenges.

Dr Susy Cook, Chief Executive of Aqua shared:

“As an organisation rooted in improvement and leadership development, we’ve seen how powerful it can be when leaders have space to reflect, challenge their thinking, and grow together. Leadership Lens is our way of supporting that, creating meaningful conversations that help people lead with purpose, empathy, and impact.”

These masterclasses are designed specifically for senior leaders, Directors, and executives who are committed to growth, transformation, and impact.

We are excited to launch session 2: Allyship in NHS Leadership – Equity, Belonging, Inclusion & Diversity (EBID).

Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Hosted by: Dr Susy Cook and Roger Kline

Attendees will:

In this session, we’ll explore:

• Credibility in Action: What does it mean to show up as a credible ally individually, in teams, and across organisations?
• Hidden Impact: Where is progress happening in the NHS, even if we’re not fully recognising it?
• Unconscious Bias: How do we identify and address the biases we may not even be aware of?
• Sustained Energy: How do we keep momentum in this space, moving beyond talk to meaningful, lasting change.

Book your place now.

Session 1: Reclaiming the Soul of Leadership in Health and Care

Date: Friday, 10 October 2025

Hosted by: Dr Susy Cook, Sue Holden, and Mike Chitty

Attendees will:

• Explore how relational care and vitality can be restored in metric-heavy environments.
• Use storytelling and lived leadership experience as tools for reflection and learning.
• Engage in collaborative, evidence-informed provocations to spark new conversations.
• Leave with ideas for more intentional, person-centred leadership practice.

Did you miss out on the opportunity to attend? You can read more about the session here.