Effective Facilitation in Healthcare

Build confidence as a facilitator. Worried about bringing patients and professionals together? Our Effective Facilitation Skills course gives you practical tools and techniques to design inclusive, productive sessions, online or in-person. Gain confidence, handle challenges, and make sure every voice is heard.

“Practical, engaging, and informative. A great way to build confidence to facilitate all kinds of events”

– Previous participant

Location

Central London

Cost

£395 per person

Booking

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About the course

There can be anxiety when we bring together groups of patients and professionals:

Will everyone feel safe and able to contribute?
Will the conversation be steered off course?
Will we be able to arrive at something tangible?

Our new Effective Facilitations Skills course will help participants improve their facilitation skills and confidence to facilitate both online and face-to-face events. This is what previous participants have said about the course:

This course offers you:

Practical tools for designing and facilitating successful events.
Guidance on how to involve a wide range of voices and ensure everyone feels heard.
Ideas for enabling people to work together and get the best out of groups.
An opportunity to explore issues commonly faced by facilitators.

Sam Hudson

We have partnered with one of our highly valued faculty members, Sam Hudson (CEO, Überology Ltd) to bring you this course.

Sam is an experienced and engaging facilitator. She has held senior roles in public services in the UK and Australia, including 11 years in the NHS.

Who is the course for?

It’s for anyone who wants to run engaging events – people who want to collaborate effectively with patients, families, and service users, and those working in all kinds of roles in healthcare or healthcare research who aim to facilitate brilliant involvement or co-design events, meetings, and workshops.

Bespoke courses

In-person courses take place over a one-day workshop. We also run bespoke courses, which are tailored to meet the needs of the group, team or organisation. Please contact learninganddevelopment@pickereurope.ac.uk for more information.

2025/26 Course dates

Course	Time	Location
5 November 2025	09:00 – 17:00	Central London
18 March 2026	09:00 – 17:00	Central London

Please note that all times are in British Summer Time (BST) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), depending on the time of year.

In-person workshops are usually held in central London, and the exact location will be confirmed closer to the date.

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