Faculty of Health

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Faculty of Health Social Care
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Increasing the Participation of Health Care
Practitioners in Continuing Professional
Development Activities A Collaborative Approach
between 3 NHS Trusts and the University of
Salford Jackie Leigh, School of Nursing,
University of Salford Helen Ghaly, Faculty of
Health Social Care, University of
Salford Damien Halligan, Faculty of Health
Social Care, University of Salford Sandra Bann,
Faculty of School of Nursing, University of
Salford Mary Douglas, Salford Royal Hospitals
Foundation Trust Elizabeth Tudor, Bolton Salford
and Trafford Mental Health Trust Diane Hooper,
Salford Primary Care Trust
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Background to Project

• Continuing professional development (CPD) of the
  NHS workforce is synonymous with the UK
  governments vision to modernise the NHS (DoH
  1997, 2000, 2001a, 2004a, 2006). A highly trained
  workforce can be linked to service improvement
  and positive patient outcomes, ultimately
  impacting on the health and well-being of the
  population. There is evidence to link CPD to the
  recruitment and retention of staff in the NHS
  (DoH 2001b).
• The University of Salford Faculty of Health and
  Social Care are responsive to the CPD needs of
  health care practitioners and have developed an
  innovative portfolio of CPD activities to assist
  them meet their personal, professional and
  academic requirements. These innovative learning
  opportunities provided by the University need
  communicating within NHS and Non NHS
  organisations.

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Aims of Project

• Salford Royal Hospitals Foundation Trust, Salford
  Primary Care Trust and Bolton, Salford and
  Trafford Mental Health Trust in conjunction with
  the University of Salford are collaborating in a
  project to improve communication and
  understanding of CPD activities through the use
  of trust intranet sites.
• The aims of the project are to utilise the NHS
  organisational intranet sites to-
• Provide information about the Facultys
  programmes and CPD and lifelong learning
  activities
• Make it easier for NHS staff to make enquiries to
  the Faculty and receive information
• Assess the feasibility of utilising NHS sites
  across Greater Manchester and the North West to
  improve the communication and promotion of the
  Facultys programmes and CPD activities within
  the NHS

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Benefits of the Project

• Promoting Faculty programmes and CPD activities
  via NHS Intranet sites will make it easier for
  NHS staff to understand what programmes are
  available and appropriate for their CPD needs
• Concurrently managers in the NHS who have a
  responsibility for planning the education and
  development needs of its workforce will have
  continuous access to up to date quality
  information about education and development
  opportunities available for their staff
• This provides a positive opportunity for the
  Faculty and University to assist trusts meets the
  governments vision to modernise the NHS

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In collaboration with the NHS Trusts the Project
Team are-

• Meeting with key stakeholders from the 3 NHS
  Trusts
• Investigating and assessing the structure and
  content of their NHS intranet sites
• Determining what, where and how to provide
  information within the NHS intranet sites

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Information portal applicable to all 3 NHS Trust
Intranet Sites-

• An information portal page on the NHS Trust
  Intranet will enable easy access to relevant
  information for health care practitioners
• The portal page will provide clear pathways via
  appropriate links to information on Faculty web
  sites
• Information links will lead not only to course
  and CPD activities but also to the seminars and
  conferences available
• A landing page developed specifically for NHS
  Trust staff and accessed via the portal page will
  provide all the latest developments and
  opportunities on offer in the Faculty

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Professional Development

• New knowledge, improved skills, personal
  development. It all adds up to a better
  service.
• Keep up-to-date with the changing world of health
  and social care
• Develop your current role and improve your career
  prospects
• Make a difference to your profession and the
  people around you
• We are one the largest providers of health and
  social care education in the UK and offer a wide
  range of lifelong opportunities
• Including -
• Study days, workshops and short courses that are
  ideal for professionals from all backgrounds
• An extensive post-graduate and post-qualifying
  menu with the opportunity to take single modules
  for all nurses and health care professionals
• Free Seminars that highlight our cutting-edge
  research portfolio
• Conferences that attract delegates from around
  the world
• We believe that learning should be relevant,
  challenging and enjoyable
• Check out our latest developments and
  opportunities
• Please contact us for more information
• E fhsc_at_salford.ac.uk
• T 0845 234 0184

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Long Term Strategies

• Findings from this pilot study will inform long
  term strategy
• The need to determine the feasibility of
  developing similar processes across the North
  West initially for the NHS but potentially to
  also include non NHS organisations and Social
  Services needs evaluating
• Evaluation of both access to the information
  provided and the usefulness of the information
  provided needs to be formally evaluated by
  practitioners and managers working in the NHS
• The findings need to be disseminated

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References

• Department of Health (2006) Our health, our care,
  our say a new direction for community services,
  Department of Health, London
• Department of Health (2004b) The NHS Knowledge
  and Skills Framework (NHS KSF) and the
  Development Review Process The Stationery Office
  London
• Department of Health (2004a) The NHS Improvement
  Plan Putting People at the Heart of Public
  Services, Department of Health, London
• Department of Health (2001b) A Health Service of
  All the Talents Developing the NHS Workforce,
  The Stationary Office London
• Department of Health (2001a) Working Together-
  Learning Together A Framework for Lifelong
  Learning, The Stationery Office London
• Department of Health (2000) The NHS Plan A Plan
  for Investment A Plan for Reform, Department of
  Health, London
• Department of Health (1997) New NHS
  modern-dependable, Department of Health, London

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Faculty of Health Social Care
Telephone [phone] E-mail
fhsc_at_salford.ac.uk Web address
www.fhsc.salford.ac.uk
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