The need for an improved leadership development offer for primary care has been recognised in successive national policy documents, including in England the General Practice Forward View,3 Developing People – Improving Care 4 and a new Long Term Plan for the NHS.5 But this is a complex landscape and there are multiple agencies and stakeholders involved. No one organisation holds the complete picture, and so an engaged and collaborative effort, aligned to an agreed strategic approach, is essential for progress to be made.