NETWORK OBJECTIVES

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Structure of Networks

• NETWORK OBJECTIVES
• The Network aims to support the development of
  the clinical effectiveness and practice
  development activities of Allied Health
  Professionals in Scotland by
• Providing a national framework for the
  development of clinical effectiveness and
  practice development for all Allied Health
  Professions
• Supporting an Allied Health Profession
  infrastructure which will develop and promote
  strategies to improve the quality of patient
  care.
• Developing models of measuring and validating the
  impact of practice changes
• CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS DEFINITION
• The right person (competence)
• doing
• The right thing (evidence-based)
• in
• The right way (skills and competence)
• at
• The right time (for the patient)

• THE VALUE OF THE NETWORK
• Ensuring best practice (including redesign) is
  recognised and shared across the country
• Learning from ideas and experiences generated
  from local projects and innovation and sharing
  these with national organisations and groups
• Focussing on key clinical topics to identify best
  practice and opportunities for improvement in
  patient care
• Facilitate knowledge transfer across specialties,
  professions and organisations
• WHAT BENEFIT DOES THE NETWORK HAVE FOR ME?
• Participating in network meetings and
  activities will help you achieve your Continuous
  Professional Development in line with Health
  Professions Council requirements,
• For more information about local and national
  Clinical Effectiveness networks contact your
  local regional AHP CE representative and come
  along to the next network meeting a warm
  welcome awaits you!

Scottish AHP Clinical Effectiveness and
Practice Development Forum
Executive Planning Group
Topic Specific Groups
AHP CE/PD Network
Conference Planning Group
Musculoskeletal
Arts Therapies
Website Development Group
Paediatric
Dietetics
Occupational Therapy
Stroke
Orthoptics
Further topics to be agreed
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Radiography
Prosthetics /Orthotics
Speech and Language Therapy
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Contact Details Uniprofessional Network

• Key Contacts
• June Wylie
  Professional Practice Development Officer
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Edinburgh)
• june.wylie_at_nhshealthquality.org
• Telephone [phone]
• Michelle Richmond
• Practice Development Project Co-ordinator
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Glasgow)
• michelle.richmond_at_nhshealthquality.org
• Telephone [phone]
• Julie Hill
  Practice Development Administration
  Officer
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Edinburgh)
• julie.hill_at_nhshealthquality.org
• Telephone [phone]
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Edinburgh)

Arts Therapies kmillhagen_at_qmuc.ac.uk
Dietetics fredrica.dimascio_at_glacomen.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Allied Health Professions
Occupational Therapy sandra.robertson_at_rah.scot.nhs
.uk
Orthoptics nadia.northway_at_ukonline.co.uk
Clinical Effectiveness and Practice Development
Network
Physiotherapy lesley.middlemiss_at_fvah.scot.nhs.uk
Podiatry judith.murrie_at_tpct.scot.nhs.uk
Prosthetics/Orthotics Elaine.McCurrach_at_lpct.scot.n
hs.uk
Established within the Practice Development
Unit of NHS Quality Improvement
Scotland www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cesahp
Radiography janwilliamson_at_blueyonder.co.uk
Speech and Language Therapy yasmin-simpson_at_tesco.n
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