24 th november 2011, liverpool bt conference centre
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24 th November 2011, Liverpool BT Conference Centre. Julianne Harlow, Alison Healey & Florence May Ingham. Gaining Baby Friendly accreditation for a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) programme. Greater Manchester. Specialist Community Public Health Nursing. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
24th November 2011, Liverpool BT Conference Centre. Julianne Harlow, Alison Healey & Florence May Ingham
Gaining Baby Friendly accreditation for a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) programme
Greater Manchester
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing• Health Visiting • 52 week programme• Undergraduate and Postgraduate• 50% theory & 50% practice• Practice Teacher• Profile of students varies• Breastfeeding training traditionally provided
Drivers
• Bolling et al (2007)• Breastfeeding initiation 12% lower than national average• 17% of babies breastfeeding at 6 months
• Latest DoH figures (Apr-June 2011)• Policy & Guidance at all levels• Programme quality• Fitness for purpose & practice• Interest & Commitment
Initial challenges
• Knowledge & understanding within Higher Education Institution
• Funding
• Time
• Uncertainty
Identifying Stakeholders • Parents and their supporters• Students• Department of Health North West• NHS North West• Greater Manchester Public Health Network• Directors of Public Health• Local Trusts
– Bolton NHS Foundation Trust– Bridgewater Community Health Care NHS Trust– Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust– Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust– Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Steering & Operational Groups• Key professional stakeholders• Managers • Infant feeding leads• Commissioners• Practice Teachers• Terms of Reference• Met regularly• Groups eventually merged
Launch event
User and carer participation event
Stage One assessment
• Valuable process!• Curriculum document• Lesson Plans• Practice portfolio• Evidence concerning orientation of mentors to
meet the standards• Training for practice teachers & university staff
Collaboration, longevity and the wider footprint
A strategic approach was essential to ensure longevity to the provision of the programme
Collaborative Working: The Key to Success
• Operational– Clear aims around the structure and components of
training• Steering group
– Clear aims to oversee operational group and feed up to Chief Executives in Trusts, DPHs, Principal lecturers & GM Breastfeeding strategic group
– To ensure full collaboration feedback from students & service users gathered from focus groups was used to inform processes at all levels
Different challenges• Engagement• Training: Whose responsibility?• Rewards for training• Different Trusts being at different stages of their
own BFI accreditation process• Duplication of training & assessment• Ensuring consistency of university & practice
based training• Health Visitor Implementation Plan
Teaching & Assessment• Semester 1
2 days Trainers
• Semester 21 day in uni with practice teacher Observed Structured Clinical Examination
• Throughout Practice placement Practice portfolio Resources
Service user representation in teaching
Practice benefits
• Joint learning by students• Strengthened professional relationships • Collaborative working more effective • Trainers gained experience in a different
context• Potential cost saving• Contributes to practice targets and goals
The Student’s Perspective
Challenges
• Some students had already received baby friendly accredited breast feeding training in their Trust.
• Individual values were challenged which can be difficult to do.
Positives / Perspective transformation
• Listening to the experiences of other group members gave a broad overview of practice.
• The course leaders furnished the group with information required to effectively support breast feeding mothers whilst gently illustrating the weaknesses in practices of years gone by.
Stage Two assessment
Personal Development
• Prior to becoming a Student Health Visitor I felt I had a sound knowledge base relating to breast feeding.
• My experience of breast feeding was at a personal and professional level.
• Baby Friendly Training Course illustrated many gaps in my knowledge.
• I was supported by an excellent Practice Teacher and team.
Student benefits• Baby Friendly training was a gift from Bolton
University, Chris and Alison who delivered the course and from UNICEF and, as we all know, gifts are for sharing.
• This knowledge is a foundation of my daily practice.
• To empower mothers, through education and support, to make informed choices for themselves and their babies is priceless.
• Let us seize these chances to empower, support and make a difference!
Celebrations!
University benefits
• Contributed towards other university goals• Raised profile• Reputation • Added value• Fitness for purpose & practice• Contributes to healthy university
status• Opportunities for wider dissemination
The future
• The start!• Share the process and good practice with
neighbouring and other universities• Safeguard accreditation• Ensure updating of university staff• Formal evaluation• To make training available to early years
students
Thank youFor further information please contact:
Julianne [email protected]
Alison Healey [email protected]