The Scottish Allied Health Professions Clinical Effectiveness and Practice Development Networks

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The Scottish Allied Health ProfessionsClinical
Effectiveness and Practice Development Networks
June Wylie Professional Practice Development
Officer Allied Health Professions NHS QIS
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Allied Health ProfessionsClinical Effectiveness
Project

• Background ( The past )
• Physiotherapist initiative acted as catalyst
  (1998)
• CRAG funded project to establish networks for
  AHP professions across Scotland (2001)
• Decision to target five largest professions which
  make up 78(over 7,000) of all AHP
• OT,PT,SLT,Diet,Pod
• Steering Group established to take project forward

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Project Aims

• To develop, implement and evaluate
  multidisciplinary AHP support mechanisms for the
  successful implementation of Clinical
  Effectiveness throughout Scotland
• Evaluate AHP activity in relation to clinical
  guidelines
• Identify and deliver AHP generic CE training
• Share good practice nationally and worldwide

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Project Steering Group
SLT
PT
OT
POD
DT
Taking one profession and 2 regions as an example
Glasgow Regional Rep
Tayside Regional Rep
MDT Group
MDT Group
musculoskeletal
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Neuro
paeds
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Five National Chairs 75 Regional Reps Over 300
network leaders ?? AHPs involved with the network
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Outcomes of Project

• Established Scottish Wide Networks for five
  Professions
• Established Web site
• National CE Conference
• Leadership training for over 100 regional reps
• Over 100 AHP projects registered on CLIP
• National Surveys demonstrate increased CE
  activity and confidence

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Web Sitewww.show.scot.nhs.uk/cesahp

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Way Forward ( The Present )

• Re-launch the Networks
• Establish new planning Forum
• Develop National AHP CE PD Groups based on
  clinical specialties
• Web development
• Strategic approach (AHP priorities )
• Establish networks for remaining four professions
• Communication Strategy

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New Professions

• Project Manager Jenny Miller
• Radiography Jan Williamson
• Orthoptist Nadia Northway
• Prosthetist /Orthotists Elaine McCurrach
• Arts Therapists Katrina Millhagen
• QIS Support
• One half days per week for nine months
• Two day training session in November

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NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Planning Resource Management
Performance Assessment
SIGN
Scottish Health Councils
Health Services Research Assessment
Practice Development Unit
Patient Focus Public Involvement
Scottish AHP Clinical Effectiveness and Practice
Development Forum
Scottish Medicines Consortia
Clinical Effectiveness Co-ordination
Clinical Governance and Patient Safety
Standards Advice
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What difference will the AHP networks make?

• QIS Expects
• 1.Evidence of
• Improvements in patient care that are
• Deliverable
• Measurable
• Consistent
• Patient focused
• 2. Identification of areas of deficit for future
  work programme
• 3. Evidence of contribution that AHP could make
  to improve patient care

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AHP CE Infrastructure

• Scottish AHP CEPD Forum
• Uniprofessional Networks
• AHP Collaboration Regional, National
• Scottish CE PD Groups Clinical Specialty
• Professional Bodies
• NHS Regions

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Scottish AHP Clinical Effectiveness and Practice
Development Forum
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Work In ProgressAHP Clinical Effectiveness
NetworksTopic Specific Groups

• AHP Topic Specific Groups
• 1.Three Priority Groups this year
• (Paediatrics, Musculoskeletal, Stroke)
• 2.Three stage scoping exercise
• Professional
• Networks, organisations, communication
• Clinical issues, priorities
• 3. Point of contact for expert advice and AHP
  representation
• 4. Links with research consortia
• 5. Forward Work Programme Impact Evaluation

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Work In Progress ( The Future )
Uni Disciplinary networks
AHP Managers groups
Regional reps
Centre for Change and Innovation
Network leaders
CE Topic Specific Groups
Short Life Groups
Critical Care/Surgery
Stroke
Uni Professionals Groups
Uni Professionals Groups
Mental Health
Scottish AHP Clinical Effectiveness Practice
Development Forum
Older People
NHS Education
Chronic Disease
Cardio/respiratory
Musculoskeletal
Unscheduled Care
Evaluation Tool
Learning Disabilities
CE Framework
SE Health Dept
Paediatrics
Higher Education Institutes
Research Consortia
Local Divisions/Boards
Social Services
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Work In Progress ( The Future )
Uni Disciplinary fora
AHP Managers groups
Regional reps
Centre for Change and Innovation
Network leaders
CE Topic Specific Groups
Short Life Groups
Critical Care/Surgery
Stroke
Uni Professionals Groups
Uni Professionals Groups
Mental Health
Scottish AHP Clinical Effectiveness Practice
Development Forum
Older People
NHS Education
Chronic Disease
Cardio/respiratory
Musculoskeletal
Unscheduled Care
Evaluation Tool
Learning Disabilities
CE Framework
SE Health Dept
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Paediatrics
Education
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Higher Education Institutes
Research Consortia
Local Divisions/Boards
Social Services
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AHP Clinical Effectiveness Networks The Challenge

• Identify priorities for clinical improvement
• How ?
• Demonstrate improvement in patient care
• How?
• Provide valued support to staff
• How ?