Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what courses the NHS Leadership Academy provide for candidates for management positions in the NHS; and what the scope is of those courses.

Stephen Barclay, Minister of State for Health: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September to Question 170653.

The NHS Leadership Academy offers a range of leadership development interventions for health and care staff at all levels, including a portfolio of nationally delivered programmes, from entry level to Chief Executive and beyond. The vast majority of interventions are open to all staff, clinical and non-clinical, at the appropriate leadership level, with the exception of some programmes which have been designed for a specific part of the workforce, for example the Clinical Executive Fast Track Scheme for clinicians and the Mary Seacole programme for community pharmacy.

In terms of staff aspiring to progress their careers, the NHS Leadership Academy offers several aspirant programmes at different levels – for example the Aspiring Chief Executive programme, the Nye Bevan programme for aspiring directors and the new Rosalind Franklin programme which aims to help clinical or non-clinical mid-level leaders. All of these programmes support more National Health Service staff become outstanding leaders, and in turn help improve patient care, people’s health and their experiences of the NHS.

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