2nd Annual Conference, 1213th September 2006

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2nd Annual Conference, 12-13th September
2006 School of Health, Nursing
Midwifery University of Paisley

Towards excellence
HealthQWest Glasgow Caledonian University Cowcadde
ns Road Glasgow Scotland UK G4 0BA t 44
(0)141 2731433 e healthqwest_at_gcal.ac.uk
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2nd Annual Conference, 12-13th September
2006 School of Health, Nursing
Midwifery University of Paisley

Decision making Programme
Professor Len Dalgleish
HealthQWest Glasgow Caledonian University Cowcadde
ns Road Glasgow Scotland UK G4 0BA t 44
(0)141 2731433 e healthqwest_at_gcal.ac.uk
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Why a decision making programme for HealthQWest?

• There were existing strengths in decision making
  research at Stirling, Glasgow Caledonian and
  NMAHP-RU.
• Potential for collaboration across other
  HealthQWest programmes.
• The judgments and decisions of NMAHPs are central
  to healthcare provision and improving health in
  Scotland.

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• Fundamental Aim of the Decision Making Programme
• Establish HealthQWest as the major UK centre for
  NMAHP decision making research and to establish a
  centre of international excellence.
• Aim 1. Conduct research in participation and
  decision making which is scientifically sound,
  clinically relevant and of importance to clients,
  professionals and policy makers.
• Aim 2. Improve the patient experience by
  understanding and improving participation and
  decision making.
• Aim 3. Develop and support research capacity
  amongst nurses and allied health professionals in
  the field of decision making.

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Activities Conducting research.

• With NHS-24, Lena Murray seconded to study
  factors influencing the decision by Nurse
  Advisors to refer a patient onto the out-of-hours
  care.
• With the Scottish Ambulance Service and NMAHP-RU,
  2 staff seconded to study treat and refer
  decisions and consistency in decision making.
• Also examples of Capacity Building in the NHS.

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Activities

• Two judgment and decision making symposiums in
  May and June 2006.
• Professor James Shanteau, Psychology, Kansas
  State University
• Professor Rob Hamm, Medical decision making,
  University of Oklahoma

• Dr Carl Thompson, Department of Health Sciences,
  University of York
• Dr Dawn Dowding, Department of Health Sciences,
  University of York and Hull York Medical School
• Four Scottish speakers, U Stirling and NMAHP-RU

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External collaborations

• With Dublin City University and NUI Galway on two
  projects studying judgment and decision making of
  nurses using the general judgment and decision
  making model.
• With Dr Carl Thompson on the effects of
  experience and time pressure on decision making
  performance of acute care nurses.
• With Professor Shanteau on the measurement of
  expertise.

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A sample of forthcoming projects

• Patients and nurses assessments and decisions
  about leg wounds.
• The decision to transfer Risk assessment and
  decision making in labour.
• Clinicians assessment and decision making
  regarding patients readiness to transfer from
  the State Hospital.
• Plus at least four in the pipeline.

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Looking forward

• New Post-doctoral fellow appointed. Anne
  Pingenot is an experienced nurse from the US with
  a PhD in the psychology of decision making.
• New PhD student on nurses decisions about
  weaning patients from respirators in ICU.
• Conduct a 15 week lecture and discussion course
  on the theories, methods and applications of
  judgment and decision making.
• Seek external funding for projects including
  joint projects with other HealthQWest programmes.