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Introduction The 2021 Foundation Curriculum has an equal focus across physical, mental, and social health with an emphasis on person-centred care and managing complex multimorbidity. The enhance programme aligns with Foundation priorities to promote development of generalist skills alongside contextual leadership, supporting working effectively across the health and care landscape. Expansion of the enhance programme is a NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) priority action and is now offered to all Foundation doctors since August 2023. Aims and objectives of the research project or activity enhance aims to provide Foundation doctors with a grounding in generalist skills in the context of early career leadership. This meets the UKFPO curriculum requirements whilst also empowering these doctors to consider their role as a leader from the beginning of their careers. The contextual leadership resources and offer provide a practical guide for foundation trainees to identify areas for development when considering their own leadership journey. Method or approach The enhance programme was initially piloted in seven regional trailblazer sites across England with specific focus on Foundation in the North-West and East of England. These foundation pilots have included immersive community placements, multi-professional teaching as well as innovative technology such as Virtual Reality. The success led to a national roll out for all Foundation Doctors since August 2023. Our panel of national enhance leadership and regional delivery leads showcase the different opportunities to support embedding this programme and sharing best practice. The development of this contextual leadership resource has highlighted the value of a leadership offer for all early career health and care professionals. enhance's multiprofessional leadership resource guide: first principles will launch in 2024 to support all enhance learners' leadership journeys. Findings There are two enhance offers for Foundation doctors from August 2023: enhance enable: Available to all Foundation doctors via self-directed engagement with learning resources, module workbooks and self-assessment. Opportunities to attend targeted local and regional teaching. Specific contextual leadership resources are available. enhance explore: Priority programmes available via Oriel applications with innovative community placements and protected regional teaching time. Learners will receive a contextual leadership certificate at completion. Key messages The enhance foundation offer is a contextual leadership programme, delivering education in the wider context – the patient, the team and the changing community. Our educational panel can enthuse and help national delivery.
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