Health Impact assessment training course

IMPACT, the International Health Assessment Consortium is running a training course from 14 - 18 June 2010 at the University of Liverpool. This course is aimed at all those whose current and future work is likely to require an understanding of the theory and practice of health impact assessment, for both commissioners and practitioners. For more details visit their website at http://www.healthimpactassessment.co.uk/ or emailmailto:impact@liv.ac.uk

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New programme for Patient Safety Leaders

The NHS Institute launches a new programme for Patient Safety Leaders on 23 February with another programme planned for September. The programme is delivered through three separate units totalling six days. It equips staff with the passion, confidence and skills to improve patient safety. The aim is to help trusts build the capacity and capability for safety improvement within teams of frontline staff.
The programme is practical and hands on and shows how to use concepts such as Plan, Do, Study Act (PDSA) and the Model for Improvement (MFI.) It includes presentations, interactive discussions and teaching sessions led by leading improvement science specialists from the Safer Care teaching faculty, Warwick University, Professor Jean Penny from Derby University, the wider NHS and elsewhere. Please contact debbie.savage@institute.nhs.uk for more information.

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Passion for Life - invitation to participate in a free workshop

This is an exciting opportunity to participate in a workshop being led by the Jönköping Community, Sweden in partnership with NHS Doncaster and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
Jönköping County Council is often referred to as the highest performing health community in the world. In the early 1990’s their performance against a basket of national quality indicators in Sweden was unremarkable and they were significantly financially challenged. Since then, the Jönköping community has focused on improving the health and healthcare of their population through the rigorous application of quality improvement programmes. They are now consistently rated as the top performing county council in Sweden against 11 national quality metrics and lowest but one for the costs of health care.

Passion for Life is an excellent example of the work of the Jönköping Community. The programme focuses on empowering over 65 year olds (seniors) with the knowledge and skills to be able to systematically make small changes in their daily behaviours and routines to enable them to live a happier, healthier, longer life.

The programme offers training to volunteers around 4 key areas;

– food and drink,
– physical activity
– safety at home
– social networks.

With training and support, the volunteers deliver Passion for Life messages to groups of seniors in their own communities. The idea is that people from those groups will also want to become volunteers in delivering Passion for Life to other groups and so the message spreads. Passion for Life has been successfully rolled out in Sweden and has transferred equally successfully to the USA. NHS Doncaster is seeking to become the first pilot site in the UK.

The NHS Doncaster programme is being launched on 8th September at the Keep Moat Stadium in Doncaster. The launch event is both for seniors to find out about the programme and for professionals involved in promoting the health and well being of older people.

Seniors and colleagues from across NHS Yorkshire and the Humber are welcome to participate in the day and are encouraged to consider introducing the programmes in their communities too. The event is free to attend. To register to attend the event or to find out more please contact Elaine.thompson@doncasterpct.nhs.uk or on 01302 566031.

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Offering Better Housing Related Support for Older People with a Learning Disability

This course aims to look at how people working in housing and advice organisations can improve how they work with older people with moderate or mild learning disabilities, both to manage a crisis and also prevent recurrence. The training is taking place on 13th & 14th October 2009 for further information and to book your place click here!
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Partners in Care - A Training Package for Involving Families in Dementia Care Homes

Following admission to a care home, family and friends may feel uncertain as to how they now 'fit in' to their loved one's life. This training package, comprising a booklet and DVD, is designed to encourage family participation in the care home and develop a constructive partnership between staff in care homes, families and people with dementia.
The DVD and booklet provide material for four separate training sessions for use by mixed groups of relatives and care home staff. Each session explores a different theme: sharing information, sharing the care, developing supportive relationships and making it work. With a clear and flexible layout, group exercises and notes for the facilitator, this training package will enable professionals and relatives to develop positive and fulfilling ways of working together and improve the level of care for those with dementia. Click here to order your copy.

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Breakthrough to real change in local healthcare: a guide for applications to create Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs)

The Department of Health is investing £10 million in the introduction of Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs) across England. HIECs will be partnerships between NHS, higher education, industry and other public and private sector organisations. They will support the spread and adoption of innovation locally and strengthen professional education and training.
This guide describes the vision for HIECs, the role of HIECs in education and training, how HIECs will support innovation and the application process. This starts a period of informal dialogue with strategic health authorities (SHAs) and prospective HIEC partners, leading to expressions of interest in early September 2009 and a final announcement on the first wave of HIECs in December 2009. SHAs are co-ordinating applications and, as part of the process, they are arranging regional stakeholder events.

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Training Offered by CAMHS

The Training is Fully Subsidized*for any front-line professional working directly with children in the Leeds area: e.g. heath visitor, school nurse, G.P., social worker, nursery nurse, family support worker, youth worker, teacher, learning mentor. Click here to view the full list of courses available or for more information contact: Romy Ashton or Leanne Rider, CAMHS Training and Development, tel 0113 295 3476.

*There is a small charge of £95.00 for the Incredible Years Basic Group Leader Training to cover the cost of materials and registration.
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The Productive Ward - Thursday 4 June, Manchester Conference Centre

The NHS Institute and Healthcare Events are holding a conference on how The Productive Ward can help free nurses’ time to spend on direct patient care. It will show how the programme aims to improve processes, maximise value and eliminate waste and error on wards. Delegates will also have an opportunity to learn about other programmes in The Productive Series: The Productive Mental Health Ward and The Productive Community Hospital. Click here for further information.

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Give your views to the NHS Institue on training for service improvement

The NHS Institute is considering offering training courses for frontline staff, managers and service improvement teams. They would like your help in shaping the types of service improvement training on offer. Please click here to complete a five minute survey about what matters to you and how training should be tailored to your needs. The Institute are seeking feedback from all types of NHS organisation and as many different roles as possible, therefore please forward this on to any colleagues and contacts who may like to contribute their views.

Developing Research Proposals for Funding

The next developing research proposals for funding session will be taking place on Friday 8th May at Rotherham General Hospital. Its a one day course designed to enable participants to turn an idea for research into a viable question. If you are interesting in attending this session, then complete and return the booking form!

Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange - 2009 Training Programme

The Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange are running training sessions from 2nd April onwards. Session one is an introduction to working with Gypsies and travellers, session two focuses upon Health Matters, Session three looks at children and families, session four focuses on Accomodation and session five looks at Community Development. For further information and to book your place click here.

HR in practice: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust gets staff plugged into MP3 players for training

The players look like iPod Nanos and staff can hook them up to their laptop or a hospital computer through a USB cable. The computers, in turn, link to the organisational development department of the trust.
Staff can then listen through headphones to the training materials and use the navigation on the device to move on to the next section, or can watch mini-documentaries on the computer that back up the listening material. This allows staff learn at times that are convenient to them and their employer, and the organisation saves thousands of hours, as staff do not need to take time out to train other staff, thus the organisation saves money by ensuring working hours are optimised. There is 100% accountability as a complete audit trail is provided and modules can be remotely updated. Click here to read more...

Innovation Practitioner Programme Survey

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has developed a suite of innovation products and is considering consolidating these into a coherent package which would support innovation for improvement within the NHS. Current plans are to deliver this through an Innovation Practitioner Programme. In order to design a truly useful and relevant programme for the NHS we would value your opinion and would be most grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer a few questions on the subject in a quick online survey.
The online survey will take only 5 minutes to complete access it here!

Independent advocacy qualifications

These qualifications have been developed by the Department of Health in partnership with City & Guilds and the Welsh Assembly Government. They have been endorsed by Skills for Care and Development and Skills for Health and are about to be accredited by QCA. The qualifications have been developed to achieve quality and consistency in advocacy training. The introduction of two new forms of statutory advocacy – Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and Independent Mental Health Advocates – signalled the need for greater focus on quality and consistency across the advocacy sector. Click here for further information.

Procurement and contracting support training courses for PCT Commissioners

The Procurement and contracting support training courses have been designed to cover the knowledge, core skills and competencies required by PCT commissioners. Each course builds upon the previous event to form a coherent body of knowledge. It is recommended that participants undertake all six courses in the programmed order. Click here for further information and to book your place.

Information on Project & Programme Management Courses and Support

Are you interested in undertaking project or programme management (PPM) training? Check out the ‘Which Course’ section of the website of NHS Leeds’ PPM training provider Maven which will help you work which course is best for you. If you’ve already undertaken a PPM training course through Maven you can access the ‘Knowledge Centre’ for on-going support and resources. You will find your username and password in your course welcome letter.

Delivering dignified care: a practice support pack for workshop facilitators

The RCN have launched resources to help nurses promote dignity. The pack is aimed at senior nurses who will deliver a dignity workshop. It has been developed with Help the Aged, contains an interactive DVD and a guide to facilitating a workshop focusing on changing attitudes and practice.
If you would like to run a dignity workshop in your organisation, you can order the practice support pack quoting your RCN membership number.
Small changes make a big difference: how you can influence to deliver dignified care. Is the RCN's influencing resource aims to help members of the nursing team develop their influencing skills and take practical steps towards maintaining and promoting dignity in the workplace.

Further Development Courses from NHS Live!

The NHS Live Team is in the process of developing a full events programme for 2009. Over the next three months NHS Live will be offering you the opportunity to attend Speaking for Success, Finance for non-financial managers, Aspire to Inspire and Evaluating for Success (a brand new event to be launched in 2009). Dates for all these events are to be set over the coming weeks, so please check the NHS Live website regularly for updated information on venues and dates.

Leeds Palliative Care Education and Training Events

Training and education sessions are being provided for those staff who provide Palliative Care within Leeds.
For those staff required to train or deliver presentations to others and where it is identified in their job description or Personal Development Plan. A train the trainer session has been organised which will provide and develop the underpinning; knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively design, plan, deliver and evaluate a presentation to a target audience.
There will also be a clinical supervision training for specialist palliatvie care practitioners which will enable clinicians to develop and enhance supervisory skills used to give and receive effective Clinical Supervision.
Finally a Palliative Care Advanced Study Day for Staff Nurses will be held on 12th February which is designed for staff nurses who have previously attended a basic staff nurse study day or have 3 years experience in oncology or palliative care.
To find out more about these sessions or to find out what other courses are running why not visit the Leeds Palliative Care website.

Leeds Palliative Care Education and Training Bulletin

This bulletin has an update on progress with palliative care education as well as future training opportunities. Find out more about palliative care in Leeds at http://www.leedspalliativecare.co.uk.