Magnetic North

In April of this year, Brian and I embarked on our third year as MDN facilitators for the Northern Region.

 During the 2^nd year of this project, we successfully delivered over 30 free events to managers across the north, travelling from Oban to Aberdeen and Thurso to Dundee.   Over 900 Managers were provided with networking opportunities and around 600 took us up on the offer and attended a wide variety of meetings. 

 Maimie Thompson from NHS Highland did sterling work with her 18 WRTT events.   Richard Carey in Grampian and Gerry Marr in Tayside provided us with an outline of strategic developments in their own health boards and their take on Better Health Better Care.  Brian dressed for the occasion and introduced members to FISH and Charlotte worked with Practice Managers looking at the Bigger Picture.   We heard about Social Entrepreneurs and Andy Bounds enthralling event on communication skills.    Several managers toured Lifescan learning about Quality in a Medical Device Company and we were very much inspired by Karen Darke during her motivational talk on her mountaineering expeditions and overcoming huge odds to succeed in life.

 This blog has allowed managers to book for events on line and to catch up on things that they have missed.  Booking on line means that people can see who else is attending and catch up with those in the know!

 Brian and I are extremely grateful for your continued support and would like to extend our gratitude also to all those speakers who have so kindly given up their time to support the Managers Development Network.

 Over the summer Brian and I will be finalising our programme for the Autumn – we can give you advance notice of three events happening on the 12/13^th October in Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.   Tall Poppy will be providing their insight into risk, safety and team work in the aviation industry and how some of the lessons learnt here can be applied to the health service (on line bookings available at the end of July).

 In the meantime we would like to wish you all a fantastic summer and I write this on the hottest day so far – long may it continue.  We both look forward to seeing many of you again in the Autumn.      

Charlotte Leggatt