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This module provides an introduction to current mentoring and coaching theories and models currently in use in the NHS. Participants will be introduced to organisational contexts in which mentoring has developed over the past twenty years, drawing on seminal theoretical contributions from a variety of leading thinkers in the world of mentoring. They will be introduced to mentoring as professional practice and its contribution to leadership development. Participants will be also introduced to the fundamentals of coaching and draw on established approaches. They will learn about the history, context, future and organisational uses of coaching. They will develop a critical understanding of coaching within NHS. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between coaching, leadership, leadership development and the realisation of organisational objectives through coaching.