Nurturing Psychological Safety
A one-day, highly interactive course for NHS teams who want to move from knowing about psychological safety to practising it.
- One day, 9am to 4pm
- Up to 18 people, from different professions
- £225 per place, with group bookings and days for your own team available
What the course is about
Psychological safety is one of the most talked-about ideas in NHS leadership. Trust boards are asked about it and leadership frameworks mention it. Yet in the teams that need it most, it's often missing.
This is a practical, evidence-based day for people who work in NHS teams. In a small group you'll work out what it feels like to create, and keep, a psychologically safe team.
What you'll leave with
- A clearer understanding of what psychological safety is, and what it isn't.
- Behaviours you can use on your next shift.
- Something to take back to your team on Monday morning, such as a pocket guide, a ward poster or an induction pack.
- An honest look at how closely your team, and your own day-to-day behaviour, already model psychological safety, and where the gaps are.
How the day works
There are no lectures. The day is built from experiential activities, research-informed debate, NHS case studies, role-play and group exercises.
With no more than 18 people, everyone has the chance to contribute and be heard. In feedback, delegates consistently say it's the mix of activities that makes the day different.
Your facilitator
Prof Dom Patterson
GP and health professionals' educator
Dom is a working GP partner and health professionals' educator, and leads Seventeen Seconds and Culture in Health. He has spent over a decade designing and delivering leadership courses for NHS England and the RCGP, and runs Nurturing Psychological Safety for the NHS England Yorkshire and Humber deanery.
He teaches the way he practises, with honesty, warmth and expertise, and a belief that the best teams are the ones where everyone is heard.
What recent delegates say
4.8 out of 5
Average rating across 95 recent delegate responses
100%
Of delegates rated the course 4 or 5 out of 5
81%
Of delegates gave the top rating of 5 out of 5
Zero detractors
Every recent delegate said they would recommend Prof Dom as a facilitator
Brilliant course with lots of really useful reflections that will change my clinical practise.NHS clinician, rated the course 5 out of 5
Dom was a brilliant facilitator taking us through the content with a variety of brilliantly thought out and executed learning activities.NHS clinician, rated the course 5 out of 5
The concept of psychological safety in theory and how in practice it can alter life experiences for staff and improve the standards at NHS level. Very friendly and engaging.NHS clinician, rated the course 5 out of 5
Interactive day with a charismatic speaker and a good range of content and very thought provoking.NHS clinician, rated the course 5 out of 5
Book a place
Tell us how many places you'd like and we'll let you know the next dates.
We'll confirm your places by email and send you an invoice. For a day just for your own team, choose that option in the form.
We also offer free trials of EDI+, our equality, diversity and inclusion eLearning. You can ask for one with the same form.