Applications for Intake 8 of the Ready Now Programme will open in mid-December 2019. We will confirm the exact date closer to the time. If you are interested in applying for the programme, please register your interest here. From this, you will receive an email from us once applications open.
The Ready Now Application Process will take place in the following stages:
Stage 1: Online application through NHSx (December 2019 – January 2020)
Stage 2: Those eligible for the programme will be invited by us to complete a Video Interview (January – February 2020)
You will receive your Programme Outcome no later than 06 April 2020.
The Ready Now programme consists of 12 residential dates spread across five modules.
| Ready Now Cohort 8.1 | |
| Module 1 | 18 – 20 May 2020 |
| Module 2 | 14 – 15 September 2020 |
| Module 3 | 23 – 24 November 2020 |
| Module 4 | 01 – 02 February 2021 |
| Module 5 | 17 – 19 May 2021 |
| Ready Now Cohort 8.2 | |
| Module 1 | 26 – 28 May 2020 |
| Module 2 | 16 – 17 September 2020 |
| Module 3 | 07 – 08 December 2020 |
| Module 4 | 08 – 09 February 2021 |
| Module 5 | 24 – 26 May 2021 |
| Ready Now Cohort 8.3 | |
| Module 1 | 10 – 12 August 2020 |
| Module 2 | 08 – 09 October 2020 |
| Module 3 | 11 – 12 January 2021 |
| Module 4 | 07 – 08 April 2021 |
| Module 5 | 01 – 03 June 2021 |
| Ready Now Cohort 8.4 | |
| Module 1 | 07 – 09 September 2020 |
| Module 2 | 16 – 17 November 2020 |
| Module 3 | 25 – 26 January 2021 |
| Module 4 | 12 – 13 April 2021 |
| Module 5 | 07 – 09 June 2021 |
| Ready Now Cohort 8.5 | |
| Module 1 | 30 September – 02 October 2020 |
| Module 2 | 25 – 26 November 2020 |
| Module 3 | 27 – 28 January 2021 |
| Module 4 | 20 – 21 May 2021 |
| Module 5 | 16 – 18 June 2021 |
How much does it cost to take part in the programme? The Ready Now programme is fully funded by the NHS Leadership Academy. However, this does not mean it’s free. Participants must commit themselves to the full journey of the programme and will be asked to sign a document expressing their intention to do so, prior to taking up their place. If participants withdraw from the programme before fully completing it, and without extenuating circumstances agreed with the NHS Leadership Academy, their organisation will be liable to bear the full cost of the programme £2,800.