World-class coaching for
medical and public health leaders

World-class coaching for medical and public health leaders

Partner with the world’s only Registered, Chartered Coaching Psychologist with a Medical & Public Health leadership background. My evidence-based coaching is empirically proven to increase validated wellbeing outcomes by an average of +17.4%.

3,500+ Coaching Hours

500+ Senior Health Leaders Coached

10+ Years of Specialist Coaching Experience

20+ Years in Medical & Public Health Roles

5 Continents where I have worked with Clients

Specialising in medical, public health, and global health leaders under pressure:

Leadership development
Career transitions and crossroads
Wellbeing and burnout recovery

Unmatched, globally unique credentials

I offer a unique combination of robust qualifications to support health leaders:

BPS Chartered Coaching Psychologist: CPsychol, a doctoral-level gold standard from the British Psychological Society, ensuring my methods are rooted in rigorous, evidence-based science.
Medical & Public Health Specialist: MBChB and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH), bringing first-hand experience of leading large-scale change, budgets, governance, and health strategy.
Occupational Medicine Expertise: Holding a Diploma in Occupational Medicine, I provide expert vocational rehabilitation frameworks to safely and effectively support health leaders under extreme pressure.
Master Practitioner Coach & Mentor: Individually Accredited by the EMCC, ensuring that coaching delivery meets the highest global standards for professional ethics and efficacy.

A peer who understands your daily reality

I work at the intersection of medicine, public health, occupational health, psychology, and system leadership.

‘You don’t have time to ‘translate’ your reality for a generic coach. I’ve been in your shoes as a Board-level Medical and Public Health leader.’ Dr Fiona Day

World-class coaching, proven by data

Senior medical and public health leaders require more than motivational advice.

My evidence-based coaching partnerships deliver statistically significant increases in validated wellbeing scores.

Coaching psychology, the science of potential, performance, and wellbeing, has proven impact.

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1-1 Coaching Partnerships
For rapid results	For long-term impact	For Global Health Leaders
Career clarity and leadership support for health leaders	A strategic partnership to support health leaders in ongoing complexity	A unique service supporting global health leaders operating under extreme pressure
Under 6 months	12 months +	12 months +
The Focused Health Leader Partnership	The Strategic Health Leader Partnership	The Global Health Leader Partnership
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Training & Development
Foundation Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring	Workshops & Courses
An EMCC certificated course for health leaders	For groups wishing to commission training
Group Size up to 10	Group Size up to 10
The Foundation Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring	Bespoke Training & Development
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Work with Fiona – and find clarity, impact and balance in your leadership career

Hear how Fiona has helped medical and public health leaders worldwide to transform their leadership, careers & wellbeing

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“I always left our sessions feeling refocused, energised and empowered.”

Dr Surabhi Taori, Consultant Microbiologist

“Fiona’s unique background in medical leadership, public health and psychology means I trust her completely to understand my situation.”

Global Health Leader

She was very empathic and demonstrated both an excellent knowledge of the feelings and psychological pressure we sometimes go through and how to put things into perspective by looking at the real-world.

Medical Director

I came to coaching with Fiona after a very difficult couple of years in a leadership role, knowing that I needed to work through some issues that were affecting my wellbeing and causing me to doubt my suitability to lead. Fiona is an extremely skilful coach - her compassion, professionalism and expertise have made a huge impact on me... Not only do I feel much happier and confident, I've been able to use the skills I've developed to manage new challenges and to become a better leader.

Public Health Leader

You are a transformational coach who has enabled me to significantly improve my performance and wellbeing. I enjoyed working with you because you were both assertive and compassionate and enabled me to achieve my specific goals. I would recommend your services to anyone in a professional role because the experience I had went way beyond my expectations and has had such a positive impact on my stated outcomes.

Senior Physician

I came to Fiona at a stage in my career where I felt on the edge of burnout, unable to keep going as I was, but unable to understand what I needed to do to move forwards... Fiona has helped me disentangle the multiple strands of my professional and personal life and compartmentalise each one in such a way that I can plan a future... It has been so important to me that Fiona is medically qualified and works exclusively with senior people in the healthcare profession. It gives her an insight and experience that other career coaches don't have.

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My commitment to you

“I am committed to supporting and developing outstanding medical and public health leaders who are able to thrive in complexity and chaos, bring clarity and compassion to those they serve, improve health outcomes, and take care of themselves in order to enable their own best work. I promise to get to the heart of what you need to flourish in your career and leadership role – I’ve been in your shoes and will walk alongside you every step of the way.”

Dr Fiona Day

Proven Impact

My coaching programmes deliver a +17.4% improvement in outcomes (BMJ Leader, 2023).

I continually assess the impact of my Coaching. My clients experience:

Average 17.4% increased in validated wellbeing scores before-and-after coaching (p<0.001, swewbs)
The most significant improvement in ‘I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future’ and ‘I feel able to make up my own mind about things’ scores

These results are based on evaluations from 80 senior doctors, medical and public health leaders after an average of 8.7 hours of leadership and/or career coaching sessions during 2018-22.

Read more here, including the full peer-reviewed publication in BMJ Leader.

Additionally, my annual audits consistently show:

100% of clients feel their needs were met
100% of clients would recommend working with me to Peers and Colleagues

My clients appreciate my collaborative, insightful, and non-judgemental approach. They value my professional experience leading in complex contexts, and my ability to offer challenge with compassion and expertise.

About Fiona: World-class coaching for medical and public health leaders

After decades in medical and public health roles, including at Board and system level, I now work as a specialist Medical and Public Health Leadership Coach. I blend coaching with mentoring and coaching psychology based on your needs.

My Clients

My Clients are based in the UK, Europe (including Dublin, Ireland & Geneva, Switzerland), and in regional or multi-lateral contexts. They include:

I have over 3,500 hours of experience of coaching over 500 senior doctors, medical and public health leaders in the last ten years, helping them transform their leadership and careers – nationwide across the UK, as well as Europe (including Dublin, Ireland, Geneva, Switzerland) and on all five continents.

I will help you to transform the health of your communities, and find clarity and wellbeing in your medical or public health leadership career.

To explore working together, please contact me, or book a Confidential Career Consultation.

Read over 100 testimonials from medical and public health leaders I’ve supported here.

I provide professional leadership coaching for doctors and public health specialists across the UK (London, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), Ireland (Dublin), Switzerland (Geneva) and beyond

I am based in Leeds, and work online across the UK and Internationally including Dublin, Ireland and Geneva, Switzerland.

I specialise in the complex careers, leadership, and wellbeing of senior doctors and public health leaders. My coaching is highly confidential and tailored to your unique needs.

My coaching qualifications include being Individually Accredited as both a ‘Master Practitioner Coach and Mentor’ (European Mentoring and Coaching Council, EMCC) and a ‘Chartered & Registered Coaching Psychologist’ (British Psychological Society, BPS). Individual Accreditation is akin to medical and public health licensing with revalidation; a Chartered Coaching Psychologist is a legally recognised doctoral-level award.

I am accredited by the EMCC to teach Coaching Skills at Foundation Level (EQA), and I supervise coaches and coaching psychologist (BPS RAPPS). My research keeps me up to date with the latest theory and evidence.

My clients are senior doctors with leadership responsibilities and/ or public health leaders in local, regional, national and international roles, usually experts in their fields. They seek to reach their career potential and tackle professional challenges with my guidance.

A robust academic foundation supports my medical and public health leadership coaching practice. The positive impact of my Coaching Programmes for senior doctors, medical and public health leaders was published in BMJ Leader in 2023. As a leader in medical and public health coaching, I actively contribute to coaching research, and I co-lead the CPD Programme for the Division of Coaching Psychology of the British Psychological Society.

My research, teaching and supervision ensure I stay at the forefront of evidence to support medical and public health leaders in challenging situations.

Learn more about me here.

Reach your potential, improve your confidence, and find lasting professional satisfaction

I enable you to fulfil your potential as a medical leader or public health leader, improve your wellbeing, and find renewed meaning, purpose and direction in your professional life. My energising style of coaching is neuro-affirmative, personalised, effective, and evidence-based.

Many health professionals, especially senior doctors in leadership positions, and public health leaders, tell me they feel isolated. I offer a supportive, objective commitment to your wellbeing and your professional life, both during and after coaching.

I will help you to transform your leadership role, career and wellbeing, inspiring both yourself and others. Together, we’ll ensure you, stay well, motivated, and engaged.

I provide deep listening, support, and respectful challenge in a calm space for clarity and insight. My extensive experience of leadership coaching, coaching psychology, career counselling, and mentoring informs my practice.

World-class coaching for health leaders with Dr Fiona Day

Leadership and career coaching for senior doctors and public health professionals

My prior roles in medical and public health leadership roles give me insight into the challenges you face as a doctor in a leadership role or as a public health leader. I will enable you to excel, while also taking care of yourself.

I specialise in bespoke individual 1:1 leadership and career coaching. Employers also engage me to support their medical and public health leaders individually, as well as to deliver tailored leadership development training courses, and coaching skills training courses. My skills in public health and doctors’ leadership development, and career coaching for doctors and public health leaders, underpin my bespoke approach to each client.

To explore working together, please contact me, or book a Confidential Career Consultation.

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FAQs

What are coaching, coaching psychology and mentoring?

Coaching, coaching psychology and mentoring are evidence-based, experiential methods of learning in order to fulfil your potential as a medical or public health leader.

Does coaching work?

Workplace coaching is a very effective way to improve a wide range of individual outcomes, as well as positively impacting on wider outcomes too. Mentoring can also be helpful, where the mentor draws on their own experience to help their mentee. You can read more about the evidence here.

What’s special about Coaching Psychology?

Coaching Psychology is a discipline within psychology, focusing on the science of potential, performance and wellbeing at work. It is even more effective than coaching!

How do I get started with coaching for doctors and health leaders?

The first step is to book a Confidential Consultation with me here.

What types of specialist coaching do you provide?

I specialise in bespoke individual 1:1 leadership and career coaching. My skills in public health and doctors’ leadership development, and career coaching for doctors and public health leaders, underpin my bespoke approach to each client.