At Advantage Accreditation, we are proud to celebrate the outstanding work of our accredited centres. One such example is Buckinghamshire Health and Social Care Academy (BHSCA), our Centre of the Year 2025 winner.
BHSCA consistently delivers high-quality training that strengthens care standards and supports national NHS priorities. Their health coaching programme is a powerful example of how accredited training can create meaningful, system-wide impact.
We are sharing their work to recognise their achievement, support their continued success, and highlight the value of health coaching across the wider sector.
Health Coaching
BHSCA’s health coaching programme equips staff and volunteers working across health, social care, public sector, and community settings with the skills to support individuals to become active partners in their own health and wellbeing.
Health coaching is an evidence-based, person-centred approach. It focuses on listening, building trust, and supporting sustainable behaviour change. The programme develops practical skills that can be used in everyday personalised care conversations across a wide range of roles.
Through the programme, learners develop the ability to:
- Build trust and engage in meaningful “what matters to you” conversations
- Support behaviour change and long-term condition management
- Increase self-efficacy and personal autonomy
- Reduce demand on acute services through prevention and earlier intervention
- Align day-to-day practice with population health, personalisation, and prevention priorities
These capabilities contribute to improved health outcomes, better experiences of care, and reduced health inequalities.
Supporting NHS Goals
Health coaching directly supports the three major shifts set out in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan (2025):
- From hospitals to communities – enabling more proactive, localised support
- From analogue to digital – empowering people to access information and engage actively with their care
- From sickness to prevention – focusing on early intervention and helping people stay well for longer
By strengthening people’s confidence and ability to self-manage, health coaching helps translate national policy into practical action.
Sharing Best Practice Across Our Network
BHSCA’s Centre of the Year award is a well-deserved recognition of their commitment to high-quality, person-centred learning and measurable impact.
By sharing their work, we aim to support their excellent practice, spread awareness of the benefits of health coaching, and shine a light on the many outstanding centres accredited by Advantage.
Congratulations once again to BHSCA, and thank you for the difference you are making.
You can explore the BHSCA course and watch powerful video testimonials from learners on the BHSCA website.