Faster Diagnostic Standard Programme 2025

Faster Diagnosis Standards Improvement Programme 2025

Applications close Sunday 5 January 2025, 11:59pm. 

This is an Improvement Programme focused on improving the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway by equipping healthcare professionals with the leadership skills needed to drive improvement. Aligned with the NHS Faster Diagnosis Standards, our goal is to support NHS Trusts 

Our leadership programme is open to clinicians and professionals with the expertise and ambition to optimise the diagnostic pathway. We’re inviting colleagues in pairs from Trusts and Cancer Alliances from across the UK to apply.

Our wider aim: 

Our programme supports professionals to take the lead in ensuring:  

· Early Detection 

· Faster Diagnosis 

· Reduced wait times 

· A resource efficient streamlined pathway

This programme will focus on developing transformational leaders through:

· Leadership and improvement theory

· Opportunities to put theory and new skills into practice 

· Peer support and learning

· Individual and group coaching

· Hearing from and networking with inspiring leaders who have driven change in this field

· Support to develop an improvement plan

· Ongoing support from Prostate Cancer UK through our alumni network

Please note, there are limited places available on this programme and applications will be reviewed upon receipt. We reserve the right to close recruitment once we have received enough applications that meet the required standard. 

Programme details:

All virtual sessions will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. 

• Welcome session (virtual) – Thursday 27 March 2025, 7 – 9pm 
• Module 1 (virtual) – Tuesday 1 April 2025, 9 – 12noon 
• Module 2 and module 3 (in-person) – Wednesday 30 April – Thursday 1 May: this is a 2-day event which may require an overnight stay and is due to be held in Manchester (exact venue to be confirmed).
• Module 4 (virtual) – Wednesday 16 July 2025, 9-12noon 

 *Please ensure you can attend all sessions before applying.

Basic itinerary

During the programme, we’ll:

· Explore the barriers to change in healthcare 

· Understand how to navigate and deliver change in a complex environment

· Develop your personal impact and influence

· Understand how to overcome barriers to change

· Build your resilience as an improvement leader

· Network and share best practice with peers

· Have a chance to workshop your pathway project

· Receive coaching from our Insights Practitioners

 Application deadline: Sunday 5 January 2025, 11:59pm