Raising Joy in the Health Care Workforce- Free interactive debate

There’s nothing optional about a health care workforce that’s capable and empowered to deliver optimal care to patients. Staff members who are engaged in their jobs, have opportunities for growth and development, and feel respected by trusted colleagues and higher ups alike, go out of their way to implement best practices and, in the process, help their organizations earn reputations for best places to work. Join host, Madge Kaplan, and experts Joanne Watson and Katie Bell, for a lively discussion of new research findings and new strategies being deployed to build stronger connections between clinical outcomes, patient-centered care, and engaged frontline employees. Come listen, share your knowledge, and ask questions on IHI’s brand new audio “talk show” - the first of its kind devoted to capturing the best ideas for reforming the health care system through system redesign. Click here to enroll now!

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Implementing the National Dementia Strategy - Conference 18th May 2009, London

This conference brings together expert practitioners from local authorities, housing, health and third sector providers of dementia support services, this timely event highlights new strategy and assesses the principal challenges ahead. Important issues to be examined in-depth include:
Providing workforce-wide support for implementing the National Dementia Strategy, ensuring flexible care services to meet different support needs and Ways to improve dementia support in care homes. Click here for further information and to book your place!

Valuing people now: a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities

DH has launched this cross-government strategy for the next three years, which takes account of the responses to the consultation which ended in March 2008. In particular, this strategy:
addresses what people have told us about the support people with learning disabilities and their families need, reflects the changing priorities across Government which impact directly on people with learning disabilities, sets out the Government’s response to the ten main recommendations in , Healthcare for All, the report of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities, chaired by Sir Jonathan Michael and provides a further response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights report A Life Like Any Other? Click here for further information.