Building stronger health centres through collaboration, impact, and future-focused care

Primary care is changing rapidly. Health centres are facing increasing care demands, more complex multidisciplinary collaboration, regional developments, and rising expectations from patients, professionals, and partner organisations.

That is why strong internal collaboration is no longer optional — it is essential.

This programme helps leaders and key professionals within health centres not only organise collaboration effectively, but also use it strategically to achieve better results, strengthen their position, and create sustainable growth.

With special attention to the role of the pharmacy within the health centre and the collaboration between all healthcare disciplines.

This is not a theoretical policy programme. It is a practical implementation programme designed to help you create measurable improvements within your own organisation.

Who is this programme for?

This programme is designed for professionals with a coordinating, leadership, or strategic role within health centres, including:

• Pharmacists and lead pharmacists
• Team leaders and practice managers
• General practitioners with management responsibilities
• Coordinators of multidisciplinary collaboration
• Leaders within primary care organisations
• Professionals seeking to strengthen their position within regional collaborative structures

What will you gain?

After completing the programme, you will have:

✔ Concrete improvement actions to strengthen collaboration within your health centre
✔ Practical tools to increase ownership and connection between disciplines
✔ Clear insight into how your health centre can strengthen its position within regional developments such as RESV
✔ Greater control over team dynamics and implementation processes
✔ A practical 90-day improvement plan ready for immediate implementation

The result: a stronger health centre where disciplines reinforce one another, collaboration becomes more effective, and patient outcomes visibly improve.

Programme Overview

Day 1 — Leadership and the Reality of Health Centre Practice (online)

We begin with your own daily reality.

What challenges are affecting collaboration in your centre? Where does progress stall? Which opportunities remain untapped?

Themes

• The practical value of integrated primary care
• Leadership within health centres
• Common barriers to multidisciplinary collaboration
• Cases from your own professional environment
• Analysing opportunities and challenges in relation to regional developments such as RESV

Outcome
A clear understanding of your most important improvement opportunities.

Day 2 — Collaboration That Truly Works (online)

How do you ensure that disciplines do not simply work alongside each other, but genuinely collaborate to improve care?

Themes

• What distinguishes successful multidisciplinary teams
• Team dynamics and professional connection
• Ownership, motivation, and effective communication
• Working together around shared patient value
• Directly applicable improvement interventions

Outcome
Concrete actions to immediately strengthen teamwork and collaboration.

Day 3 — Regional Positioning and International Inspiration (online)

Strong health centres look beyond their own walls.

You will learn how regional collaboration can strengthen your centre’s position and create new opportunities.

Themes

• The strategic role of regional collaboration for health centres
• Practical lessons from Dutch and international models
• NHS Primary Care Networks
• Family Health Teams (Canada)
• Whānau Ora (New Zealand)
• What can be transferred to your own context

Outcome
Clear design principles for strengthening your health centre within regional networks.

Day 4 — From Strategy to Implementation (live)

The final day is entirely focused on action.

You will translate insights into practical implementation.

Themes

• Presentation of your 90-day improvement plan
• Personal feedback and refinement
• Leadership during organisational change
• Building a collaborative culture
• Concrete next steps for your organisation

Outcome
A realistic and actionable implementation plan that creates immediate impact.

Practical Information

€1,950 excl. VAT

Includes:

✔ Four training days
✔ Online learning environment
✔ Course materials and practical tools
✔ Personal feedback
✔ Development of your 90-day improvement plan
✔ Certificate of participation

Faculty

Peter Felen
Specialist in behavioural change, team development, and implementation within complex healthcare organisations

Sybren Tijmstra
Expert in healthcare transformation, leadership, and primary care collaboration

Accreditation

26 accreditation points requested

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Strong health centres do not happen by chance.

They grow through purposeful leadership, intelligent collaboration, and professionals committed to building better care together.

Would you like to strengthen your health centre and make collaboration truly effective?
Join the programme and turn strategy into visible improvement.