patient and public e-newsletter march-june
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Hello everyone,
We have lots of exciting work happening this year and welook forward to keeping youinformed every step of the way.
2014 has been full of successful projects and we are keen to continue the success this year too.
This year we are looking forward to our first Sharing Event in March which will be a channel for us to share our key pieces of work as well as how we can spread good work in other areas.
Do have a look at our website and follow us on twitter for all our updates. I hope you enjoy readng this issue and share it wider.
Mandy Shanahan
In this issue you can find updates on:
Our Local Education Training Councils
Our Sharing event
Every contact counts
GP practice leadership programme
Physician Associates
Lay member engagement
Shaping new models of care
Come Back to Nursing campaign
Issue 2March 2015
Get ConnectedPatient and Public e-newsletter
Lay member engagement
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“The Lay Advisor has a very important role to play no matter the task because as the ‘lay’ voice, this has the effect of increasing the confidence of both the profession and the public in the task undertaken” Rosemary Harris, HEWM lay advisor
“The lay advisor role is an enjoyable and occasionally, a very challenging one! My involvement over the past three years has reinforced my view that lay members perform an important function and make a valuable contribution.” Leon Pollock, HEWM lay advisor
We are looking to increase our lay membership and excited to hear from you if you are interested. Check out our website for more information on ways to get involved, role descriptions and how to apply.
Health Education West Midlands (HEWM) is committed to involving lay members throughout our work. The independence and impartiality of lay advisors has become integral in a number of activities and processes within HEWM since they were first introduced in 2010. Our lay members have made significant contributions to our work in Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, National School of Healthcare Sciences and Quality and Education.
“Lay representatives add a valuable layer of challenge to our accreditation processes. All our accreditation panel members are conscious of the need for healthcare science education and training to be patient centred. However, the patient representative focuses closely on that aspect, and often views things from a different angle, which can bring valuable insight. A strong patient voice on the panel accelerates the pace of change and encourages fresh, innovative thinking.”Andrew Williams, Head of Accreditation, National School of Healthcare Science “It is since 2008 that we have had Lay members on nearly all of our ARCP panels and I am often asked what their role is. Quite simply, their role is to be persuaded by the professionals and the evidence in front of them that appropriate decisions are being made about a trainees progression. They will often ask essential clarifying questions. In this way, the layperson adds robustness to the process. Sometimes, given their independent status, any feedback they may give to a trainee will be effective in reinforcing strengths but also a motivator for change. Without doubt they have been a valuable addition to the process and I hope that this will continue.”Chris Murphy, Head Of West Midlands Postgraduate School of Psychiatry
Shaping New Models of Care in
Community and Primary Care NursingWhy is the health service changing?What does the NHS Forward View mean for the future?How will the Shape of Caring Review play a part?
Speakers will include; Hilary Garratt, NHS England Director of Nursing (Commissioning and Health Improvement), Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Director of Nursing, HEE and the NHS England Chief Nurse for each region (North: Gill Harris, Midlands and East: Ruth May, London: Caroline Alexander, South: Sarah Elliott).
South (Reading) 12th March 2015 Midlands & East (Leicester) 23rd March 2015
North (Manchester) 26th March 2015 London (Central London) 27th March 2015
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The target audience for this event includes; Directors of nursing, Medical Directors,
Commissioners, patient representatives, higher education instituition representatives
and all those working in care environments in community and primary care nursing.
The events are free to attend and places will be allocated on a first come basis. They will begin with registration at 9.30 am, sessions and workshops start at 10.00 am. Each event will finish at 4.00pm.
Healthcare is going to look very different over the next few years: an ageing population, changing patterns of health and disease, more care delivered in community settings, advances in care, treatment and technology, to name a few.
The NHS Five Year Forward View sets out a collective view on how the health service needs to change over the next five years to close the widening gaps in the health of the population, quality of care and the funding of services.
Health Education England’s (HEE) Shape of Caring Review (due to be published in March 2015) aims to ensure that, throughout their careers, nureses and care assistants receive consistent high quality education and training which supports care over the next 15 years.
Join us at one of our four regional events to discuss how you can play your part in delivering the NHS transformation and new models of care, and learn about resources in the pipeline to support work in this changing environment.
In line with our commitment to embedding the principles of prevention and Making every Contact Count (MECC) into the training of our workforce, a bespoke student workbook has been developed by our West Midlands’ based National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Behaviour Change expert. This short practical student workbook has been developed primarily for use by the West Midlands’ higher education institutes MECC Network members who are committed to embedding the principles of prevention and MECC into our commissioned undergraduate curricula. On request, copies have been sent to our Return to Practice Leads for use with their nurses and midwives, with other university leads requesting copies for their student physiotherapists, nurses, sports therapists, optometrists etc. This workbook will assist providers of NHS-funded care to build the prevention of poor health and the promotion of healthy living into their day-to-day business, to help healthcare professionals make every contact count. Please contact Sally James, Public Health Workforce Specialist ([email protected]) for your copy or for further information. A bespoke version of the MECC workbook is being developed for non-NHS workers, to support the social care and voluntary sector staff who have a huge number of contacts with patients and the public, and for whom there is enormous potential to have a brief “chat for change” that can really help people to begin thinking about changes to their lifestyle and feel encouraged and supported to do so.
Making Every Contact Count
Health Education West Midlands is delighted to announce their regional sharing event, taking place in Birmingham on 16th March 2015 at Edgbaston Stadium, The County Ground, Edgbston, West Midlands, B5 7QU
This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the healthcare workforce transformation that has been taking place in the region.The event will showcase the wide range of Workforce Transformation Programmes that have been led by Local Education Training Councils (LETCs) in the West Midlands, to include;• Emergency Medicine• Widening Participation• Advanced Practice• Community Placements• Physician Associates• Learning Disabilities• Primary Care• Skills Enhancement in Rural Communities Skills Bus• Dementia• Inter Professional Learning The event is arranged in a half day format, so delegates can opt to attend for half a day or the whole day.AM Session; 09:00 – 12:00Market place and lunch 12:00 – 13:00PM session; 12:00 – 16:00
Register your place on our website: www.wm.hee.nhs.uk
OUR Regional Sharing event 2015
In line with our commitment to embedding the principles of prevention and Making every Contact Count (MECC) into the training of our workforce, a bespoke student workbook has been developed by our West Midlands’ based National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Behaviour Change expert. This short practical student workbook has been developed primarily for use by the West Midlands’ higher education institutes MECC Network members who are committed to embedding the principles of prevention and MECC into our commissioned undergraduate curricula. On request, copies have been sent to our Return to Practice Leads for use with their nurses and midwives, with other university leads requesting copies for their student physiotherapists, nurses, sports therapists, optometrists etc. This workbook will assist providers of NHS-funded care to build the prevention of poor health and the promotion of healthy living into their day-to-day business, to help healthcare professionals make every contact count. Please contact Sally James, Public Health Workforce Specialist ([email protected]) for your copy or for further information. A bespoke version of the MECC workbook is being developed for non-NHS workers, to support the social care and voluntary sector staff who have a huge number of contacts with patients and the public, and for whom there is enormous potential to have a brief “chat for change” that can really help people to begin thinking about changes to their lifestyle and feel encouraged and supported to do so.
Come Back Campaign returns with Phase Two,Phase One of the Come Back campaign saw over 1,000 people sign-up to return to nursing practice courses across the country through a highly effective social media campaign.
Following a review of the campaign with communications and return to practice leads from across the country last month, final plans have now been made for the launch of phase two.
Following the success of the first phase, social media will still form the key focus for the campaign and will be supported by a new refreshed campaign toolkit, a new promotional film to highlight the benefits of a return, and local comms and PR activity to ensure local awareness and sign-ups.
The campaign hashtag to follow across February and March is #ComeBackToNursing
For more information visit: http://comeback.hee.nhs.uk
For return to practice queries contact Alison Pope, Programme Lead at Health Education West Midlands [email protected]
For communications and campaign queries contact Darren Caveney, Head of Communications and Engagement at Health Education West Midlands [email protected]
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Come Back to Nursing
Mental Health LETC- covers all West Midlands
1. Upskilling the workforce in psychological practice approaches2. Advanced Practitioner roles3. Primary care workforce training4. Assistant Practitioners, specifically foundation degree development5. Dementia education for the entire workforce across the patient pathway6. Creating innovative solutions for the Learning Disability workforce
Key priorties of our Local Education Training Councils (LETCs)
Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire LETC
1. Primary Care GP Practice Workforce to support safe care2. Emergency Medicine and supporting better management of emergency flow3. Consultants and the wider workforce needing to work shift and 7-day working
Shropshire and Staffordshire LETC
1. Developing joint learning across professions2. Advance Practitioner roles links with emergency care3. Community placements - a whole system approach4. Workforce planning for Integrated care
Health Education England has launched its national Values Based Recruitment (VBR) Framework. The Framework aims to provide the evidence to support employers and higher education institutes to recruit for values, share good practice and to provide guidance and support. The VBR Framework provides the evidence to support employers and higher education institutes recruit for values, share good practice and to provide guidance and support. The framework is designed around six evidence-based national core requirementsFrom April 2015, all new NHS funded trainees will be recruited against the core requirements and NHS employers will be encouraged to support the same with NHS employees.From 31st March 2015 the management of VBR at a local level will be built into existing local contract/performance management arrangements.
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1. Integration - Older adult workforce- We are working with six pilot sites across West Midlands2. Widening Participation- HealthTec- supporting entry into NHS career progression for bands 1-4 staff 3. Care and compassion- Four end of life projects within acute and community settings and recruiting for values
Black Country LETC1. Increasing Midwifery workforce2. Development of out of hospital workforce3. Compassionate care for all4. Leading sonographers workforce development and sustainability of supply
A Day in the Life of a Physician Associate
The Physician Associate (PA) is: “a new healthcare professional who, while not a doctor, works to the medical model, with the attitudes, skills and knowledge base to deliver holistic care and treatment within the general medical and /or general practice team under defined levels of supervision.”
The PA role is gaining momentum and emerging as a key part of the future multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled, non-doctor workforce in the UK. However, the profession is often poorly understood by peers and employers and remains relatively unknown to the public.
Recent negative publicity within the national tabloid media prompted a backlash against the role, which the industry (PAs, their employers, course providers and stakeholders) felt to be poorly reasoned and inaccurate.Health Education West Midlands (HEWM) is working collaboratively with other LETBs, Health Education England (HEE), regional and national employers, stakeholders and course providers, with an ambition to provide a joined up and robust national training and recruitment strategy.
Without raising public and employer understanding of the role, there is a risk of poor understanding leading to a lack of uptake by commissioners and employers, as well as a negative spin by the press leading to public misconceptions. The documentary concept – “A Day in the Life of a Physician Associate” – was realised as part of a targeted marketing campaign (including digital media, print publications, regional and national conferences and employer liaison), which seeks to pre-empt such issues.
The aim of the documentary is to provide an objective, accessible and informative insight into the world of the PA, in a medium which is versatile enough to be used in a variety of marketing, educational and recruitment-support strategies – both by HEWM / HEE, employers and HEI course teams.
Please click here to view the documentary, which we are pleased to make freely available to all interested parties. For more information please contact: Matt Aiello, Special Projects Manager, Transformation: [email protected]
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Leadership Programme for General Practice
A new programme has been developed aimed at three key roles within General Practice – GP, Practice Nurse and Practice Manager. This triumvirate approach will allow Primary Care to optimise its success in building a sustainable approach for the practice team.
By working together the practice can unlock its true potential. This programme has been developed in collaboration with a local provider Ararna – an established business and training organisation.The programme has had many applications in and will be launching 4th March 2015.
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Events Calendar
March 2015
1st- Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month8th- International Women’s Day11th- No Smoking Day16th- Brain Awareness Week
April 2015
6th- World Health Day15th- World Voice Day20th- Allergy Awarness Week20th- Depression Awareness Week27th- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
May 2015
1st- National Walking month4th- Deaf Awareness Week4th- International Day of the Midwife5th- World Asthma Day11th- Mental Health Awareness Week11th- Walk to Work Week12th- International Nurses Day
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