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AHCS – An overview and update
Janet MonkmanCEO The Academy for Healthcare Science
3rd December 2013
Our foundations
The Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) brings together the UK’s diverse and specialised scientific community who work across the health and care system including; NHS Trusts, NHS Blood and Transplant, Public Health England, independent healthcare organisations, and within the academic sector across the UK.
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What we do
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AHCS
Speak with One
Clear Voice for HCS
Ensure the profile of the profession to engage and
inform
Support & engagement
for wider scientific initiatives
Overarching body for
education, training and
development
Our ambitionThe Academy’s ambition is to lead and inspire people working within Healthcare Science to make the maximum use of their talents and training to improve the lives of those people who rely upon the accuracy and quality of diagnosis and treatment to live the best life they can.
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Delivering our Ambition
The Academy will achieve our ambition by:
- Facilitating the rapid diffusion of Scientific advances, innovations and new ways of working
- Ensuring the next generation of trainees- Setting and monitoring standards of work that all should expect- Recognising and celebrating the contribution that Healthcare Science
makes to the Health of the population
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Current priorities
Work programmes
Establishing the Register
Equivalence Process
Scientific Leadership
PSQIP
QA of Education &
Training (inc curricula
approval)
Sharing information
across Healthcare
Science
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Establishing the register
Work to date Shadow practitioner register established in June 13 Initial stakeholder engagement and development on
register standards Timetable set out for an accredited practitioner
register by Summer 2014
Current activity Preparing standards for consultation starting Dec 13 Discussions with PSA and HCPC Developing appropriate governance structures 7
EquivalenceWork to date STP Principles, policies and early guidance
established Assessors recruited and trained Equivalence piloted with Genetics STP
Current activity Further development of STP equivalence processes
with early implementers from CVRSGI&U Developing Integrated Assessment Unit with ACS PTP equivalence to follow STP equivalence model 8
Scientific Leadership
Work to date Professional Leadership Group established
Current activity Ongoing development of leadership proposals and
workplan for group
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PSQIP (Physical Sciences Quality Improvement Programme)
Work to date Established partnership with IPEM Set up steering group and recruited project lead
Current activity Recruitment of members to standards group (IPEM) Development of evidence and commentary to support
the standards Work toward standards consultation by April 2014 Develop invitation to tender for an accreditation
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QA of Education and Training
Work to date Granted Education Provider status by HCPC AHCS Directors have taken part in accreditation
events at universities to quality assure the processes carried out by HEE
Current activity Develop a Quality Assurance framework, working co-
operatively with NSHCS and HEE
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Sharing information across healthcare scienceWork to date Established links across professional bodies Revised and updated AHCS website (www.ahcs.ac.uk) Set up regular Vox newsletter Developed well-used social media channels
(@AHCSuk and Facebook)
Current activity Continue to develop and update news and other
content Develop events programme
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Governance The Academy for Healthcare Science is run by the
profession, for the profession, with the profession Our work is overseen by a Board and Council
comprising representatives from across Healthcare Science
We set our work agenda and carry out commissioned projects for parts of the health and care system across the UK
As our work programme grows, we are evolving our governance structure to ensure that it can deliver the work of the Academy and remains responsive to our needs 1
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