Pan London Practice Assessment Document Josee Soobadoo

Health Education England North West London Health Education England North Central and East London Health Education England South London St George’s Kingston c U of H City Middx Greenwich Bucks LSBU KCL UWL Shared Services

Key components of combined PLPAD 1 document per progression point 1 Ongoing Achievement Record Part 1 document – same for 4 Fields Parts 2&3 -Field specific

What was wanted Smaller documents Professional Values-enhanced Essential Skills-basis Make it easier for mentors and students to understand –too wordy Holistic Assessment Rigorous assessment process

What was agreed PLPAD Essential Skills -Mapped NMC Standards, Generic & Field Specific Competencies into ONE assessment. Professional Values – enhanced Holistic Assessments – Episodes of Care added Service user feedback- opportunity per placement

New assessment criteria The descriptor level expected increases at each progression point. Assessed as Achieved A or Not Achieved NA All 3 Outcome standards must be achieved

3 Components of Assessment 1.Professional Values These must be achieved on every placement. If not a development plan or action plan must be instigated.

2.Essential Skills (PLPAD) These can be assessed in any placement but must be Achieved at least once by the progression point. 3 Components of Assessment

3 components of Assessment 3.Episodes of Care –M ust be achieved by the end of the Part This brings together the 4 competency domains: an episode of holistic care. Part 1 = care of one patient Part 2 = care of a group Part 3 = a)Complex care including leadership and management plus b)Medicines management.

Descriptors for assessing students

Orientation

Initial Interview

Professional Values

Mid Point Interview

Mid Point Interview cont..

Final Interview

Final Interview cont…

Service Users

Record of Additional Learning Opportunities

Essential Skills

Record of Additional Clinical Skills

Practice Assessment – Episode of Care

Practice Assessment – Episode of Care cont…

Action Plan

List of Mentors/Supervisors

Record of Hours

References Care Quality Commission (2010) Essential standards of quality and safety Commissioning Board Chief Nursing Officer & DH Chief Nursing Advisor (2012) Compassion in Practice Commissioning Board Department of Health (2011) Health and Social Care Bill Francis (R) 2013 Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: Public Inquiry Chaired by Robert Francis QC HMSO Nursing & Midwifery Council 2 nd edition (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice. NMC standards for mentors, practice teachers and teachers Willis (2012) Quality with compassion: the future of nursing education Report of the Willis Commission on Nursing Education