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Episode 5 – Ambition #150Leaders alumna Clare Manley is joined by fellow nurse and friend Jessica Sainsbury, former Chair of the RCN Students Committee. In the podcast, they speak about their experiences in starting nursing as a second career, and their thoughts on the words “ambition” and “leadership”. Clare and Jess discuss the power of […]

We’re delighted to announce that, in partnership with Health Education England, the Student Leadership Programme will be able to support an additional five students to be part of the #150Leaders in 2021. The places will be available specifically to allied health students from disciplines including, but not limited to, orthoptics, prosthetics and orthotics, podiatry and […]

Episode 4 – Pandemic Placements In this podcast, we are joined by Joy O’Gorman and Simon James from our current #150Leaders cohort. They reflect on their time last year at the height of the pandemic and think back to their very personal decisions to continue with placement, and the implications of the decision. They share […]

Episode 3 – journeys of the first cohort with Leanne Patrick #150Leaders alumna Leanne Patrick reflects back on her time on the first cohort of the Student Leadership Programme back in 2017. She shares her experience of the programme, what she learnt and how she’s made the most of the Student Leadership Programme. We reflect […]

Episode 2 – thoughts on theory In this podcast, we are joined by Brian Webster and Lucy Spencer from our current #150Leaders cohort. They reflect on their time last year at the height of the pandemic and their decisions to opt for online learning route at their respective universities. They also share some of their […]

Guest blog by Kieran Robinson I learned about the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) through a newsletter sent out by the College of Paramedics. It seemed like a good opportunity to develop my leadership skills and build on my previous experiences, so I went for it, and the next thing I knew I was at the […]

Episode 1 – being a student midwife during the pandemic In this podcast, we hear from three of our student midwives on the current #150Leaders cohort: Jemma Hughes, Cardiff University Georgia Parker, University of Bradford Helen Pritchard, Oxford Brookes University They share their experiences of being at university through the pandemic, how they’ve dealt with […]

Rachael Palmer, #150Leaders alumni and registered nurse, compares her experiences on the #150Leaders with the Healthcare Leadership Academy. My Healthcare Leadership Academy (The HLA) experience started with a Twitter message from another nurse I’d connected with during the #150Leaders Programme. I loved my time with the #150Leaders: it opened my eyes to a world outside […]

We are delighted to announce that Student Leadership Programme alumna Raluca Vagner has been appointed as a trustee of the Council of Deans of Health. Raluca participated in the first cohort of the Student Leadership Programme in 2017, and in that time has gone on to graduate from Oxford Brookes University with a distinction and […]

By Sian Chinwuba, Student Child Nurse, Middlesex University If I am being honest, so much has happened ever since covid-19. One thing I know for sure is that I am grateful for this opportunity to be a part of the Student Leadership Programme. I never imagined myself an actual leader because I did not quite […]