We are proud to lead the development of Health Coaching in the health and social care sector and are passionate about its use to deliver Personalised Care. With the ever increasing pressure on our health and care systems, new ways of working and different kinds of conversations, underpinned by a change in mindset, are vital. The effective use of Health Coaching is transforming the sector and revolutionising the way in which health and social care services are delivered.
We’re committed to changing the dynamic between the people using services and the service providers, to help deliver personalised and coordinated care designed to fit around a person’s health and social care needs.
We have programmes to support all health and care practitioners. Whether you are in a dedicated Coaching role focussing on supporting self-management and behaviour change or a practitioner wanting to embed the versatility of a coaching approach to work in a more collaborative, personalised and empowering way with your clients, we have a programme to meet your needs.
At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to improving health and care through practical, evidence-based solutions. Our approach is grounded in real-world experience, designed and delivered by experts who have worked extensively within the system. This puts us in a unique position to offer innovative and inspiring programmes to health organisations that want to transform their workforce.
Applications of Our Work demonstrates how we’ve worked across a range of settings. We draw on tried and tested models to create meaningful, lasting change that is informed by Evidence-Based Approaches, ensuring we combine what works in theory with what works in practice. With a strong focus on Partnerships, we collaborate closely with organisations, co-designing solutions that are tailored, sustainable, and impactful. Our Track Record reflects years of success in supporting health and care systems to lead and deliver transformation.
Discover more about what sets our approach apart by exploring each area in depth.
We are one of the most experienced health coaching training providers in the UK, and have been responsible for many ‘firsts’ within the health system – such as producing the first accredited coaching and team coaching NHS programmes, as well as the first Coaching Masters Programme.
To date, we have trained over 15,000 practitioners to successfully implement a coaching approach in their practice and this has resulted in hundreds of thousands of patients across the UK receiving quality personalised care.
We have worked extensively with NHS England and trusts across the UK, as well as charities, independent health and care organisations and universities. Our clients include:
We have a number of case studies that detail how our training programmes benefitted not only the organisations with which we worked but their patient outcomes. You can read them here.
We see extremely high success rates for both the completion and accreditation for our coaching programmes, with our EMCC pass rates exceeding 95% of submissions.
We also continuously receive high levels of learner satisfaction via our programme surveys and the feedback we receive from our Google Reviews – which currently stands at 4.6 stars out of 5.
Our programmes are delivered by practising health coaches with clinical backgrounds who are experts at delivering personalised care training programmes.
Our faculty come from a range of clinical and care backgrounds including psychologists, doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, community-health practitioners, social prescribers, speech-therapists, health and wellbeing coaches, patient-experience officers and consultants.
Each project is overseen by a Partner and supported by a dedicated Project Manager, experienced at liaising with clients around all administrative and logistic matters.
Our programmes have a practical focus, are evidence based and delivered using a highly participative and experiential learning process We deliver transformational interventions that are personally meaningful and have a strong emphasis on application to the workplace.
Programmes can be delivered virtually, face to face or a blend of the two.
Dr Andrew McDowell
Andrew is a psychologist, coach & leadership professional with more than 30 years experience of innovation in the health & care sector.
Professor Alf Collins
Alf is the former National Clinical Director for Personalised Care and has over 30 years experience in senior roles in the NHS
Matt Simpson
Matt has a background in personalised care & project leadership in the NHS, & is a health & wellbeing coach & health coaching trainer.
Kate Nash
An experienced coach & trainer, Kate’s background is in respiratory nursing, holding a number of senior clinical & leadership roles.
Zoe Noble
Zoe is a physiotherapist & coach, with experience working with NHS & VCSE leaders, to support teams & service improvement.
Faiza Ali
An NHS pharmacist, Faiza is a skilled facilitator, experienced in career, leadership & health & wellbeing coaching & working with diverse backgrounds.
Dr Jose Garcia Lobera
Jose has worked in the NHS for almost 20 years, as both a GP & clinical lead roles within mental health, medicines optimisation & primary care.
Richard Cook
Richard is a global leadership & management coach with experience of working across cultures in the business, energy & education sectors.
Dr Alison Crombie
Alison is a nurse with over 20 years’ senior managerial & operational experience, leading strategic clinical & education services
Jacquie Moses
Jacquie has a background in coaching, facilitation & mental wellbeing, with experience working with communities & the criminal justice system.
Dr Angie Herrmann
Angie is a medical doctor with 30 years experience, and expertise in training, consulting, health coaching and working with teams.
Ben Ellis
A multi-faceted coach, Ben is a leadership specialist, having been developing leaders for the last decade at every level in the NHS.
Ruth Oshikanlu
A registered nurse & midwife, Ruth is a senior public health coach with over 26 years’ experience in secondary & primary health care.
“I think this training needs to be continued to everyone within the health and social care sector to ensure a person centred approach, the long term benefits are far reaching and sustainable. I have found the training really important for my own management of work and dealing with personal events in life as well as teaching me important skills to use when working with customers/service users. The training is really versatile and can be applied in many situations”
“This training was very valuable to me, empowering and reassuring. It really feels like this is how modern day healthcare should be done, and I know that I will use what I have learnt during the rest of my career. The programme has given new vigour to my work with clients on my caseload and generated good results.”
Programmes that cover mental health awareness and mental health first aid
Find out about training as a health coach and using coaching as part of your role.
Access coaching supervision or train to be a qualified coaching supervisor.
Find out more about coaching to groups and action learning set facilitation.
Develop highly valuable coaching skills at every level of your organisation
Specialising in Executive Coaching, Career Coaching and Health & Wellbeing Coaching
Programmes that develop health and care leaders who are both effective and inspiring
Enhancing productivity while supporting a culture of care in your organisation
Transform systems and deliver improved health & wellbeing for people and communities
Working with organisations to transform working cultures and services provided
From workshop facilitation to meeting arrangements, we can help your organisation
We provide workforce wellbeing solutions as well as group and individual support
Most coaching happens one-to-one, a single coach and a single person. Group coaching changes the shape. One coach works with...
Frailty is not owned by one profession, one pathway or one service. It is seen in general practice, community nursing,...
Arun lives with mild frailty, diabetes and arthritis. He is 78. His practice nurse has advised him to walk more...
Meet Jean. She’s 82 and until recently, was managing at home, doing her own shopping with help from her daughter...
