Leadership and Partnerships in nursing, health and social education and practice; does this work and how effective is it? Mrs Tracy Small Dr Barbara Wood Mrs Joanne Garside

The University of Huddersfield… Strategic UK location An attractive region Offers the best of town and country Huddersfield Leeds Manchester

Providers: fit for purpose Workforce plan and develop to ensure fit for purpose and quality Competence-based training needs analysis Education Providers Provision fit for purpose Opportunity for new provision Education Commissioners Quality assurance of provision Commission new provision Commissioners Describe workforce competencies in commissioned services Links to quality assurance and outcomes Human Resources Workforce planning and development, education and training, workforce wellbeing A partnership approach

SHA Service Providers Universities Workforce Strategic Plan The tripartite relationship

Our Journey to Effective Partnership Working….. What? Why? Who? How? When?

What? Partnership Leads Group –A formal model of partnership between the University of Huddersfield and our health service partners. –Clear terms of reference Strategic intelligence gathering and information sharing Planning role Innovative, not risk averse Informs future education developments

Why? To enable us to be more proactive and flexible To develop true partnership in achieving service and workforce goals and targets towards quality patient care To increase efficiency and effectiveness To make sure education is clinically driven (Dept of Health 2008)

Who? University staff in senior and key positions in the School Named individuals in senior and key positions in the health service partners Skills –Knowledge of the School/Trust business –Vision and the ability to innovate –Authority to implement –Negotiation skills –Good team worker –Good ambassador

How? Channels of Communication Trust representative University representative Partnership Leads Group Strategic Health Education Partnership (SHEP)

When? meetings between partners monthly Partnership Leads Group meetings quarterly SHEP meetings bi-monthly Evaluation and celebration annually

Results? Clear personal contacts as first port of call Faster development of new programmes Patch wide understanding of our work Whole greater than the sum of its parts Range of new initiatives Inter-professional approach Excellent, trusting working relationships and…………….

Partnership Leads Its jolly good fun!!

The Acute Illness Course

Background Changes In health care provision McQuillan et al (1998) – Suboptimal care DH and Modernisation Agency (2003) Patients at-risk, deteriorating, or recovering from critical illness are not always well managed…Current education does not properly equip healthcare providers to care for critically ill patients, particularly those outside designated critical care departments. Collaboration – The acute illness course (2006)

The Acute Illness Course Aim. –Developing clinical knowledge and skills of staff caring for acutely ill patients Theory embedded in Practice – Practice supported by Theory Teaching strategies Lectures, problem based debates/discussions/sharing practices Simulated Practice & Clinical placements within alternative clinical areas Assessment strategies Portfolio – application of theory to practice Simulated Clinical Scenario Choice

Evaluation I now feel more confident in care that I provide to my patients. In acute situations I feel more able to stay in control because I am able to understand more about whats happening. This course has been excellent……It has helped me develop myself personally and professionally. I feel a lot more confident at work and colleagues have praised me. Its great, you dont want people to go on a course for the sake of it ….they have got to want to do it and they have got to want to develop clinically. Manager

More recently National Patient Safety Agency (2007): Safer care for the acutely ill patient: learning from serious incidents. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2007): Acutely ill patients in hospital: Recognition of and response to acute illness in adults in hospital. Future developments NICE (2009) Competencies Practice Modules Masters level

References DH and Modernisation Agency (2003); The National Outreach Report. London. NHS Modernisation Agency McQuillan, P. et al (1998); Confidential inquiry into quality of care before admission to intensive care. BMJ, Vol. 316, 20 June 1998, pp National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2007): Acutely ill patients in hospital: Recognition of and response to acute illness in adults in hospital. London. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. National Patient Safety Agency (2007): Safer care for the acutely ill patient: learning from serious incidents. London. The National Patient Safety Agency.

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