Issue 5 Connect – March 2014 - Health Education North West London

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Updates from Health Education North West London (HENWL)
Welcome to Connect
We are the local education training board
(LETB) for the North West London area,
covering the boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow,
Hounslow, Ealing, Brent, Kensington and
Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and
Westminster. We hope you find this newsletter
helpful and informative. We welcome your
feedback or enquiries. Tell us what you would
like to see covered in future, what works for
you or what doesn't. Email
[email protected]
March 2014
In this Issue...
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Introduction
Our workforce development
funding strategy
Non-surgical cosmetic
interventions workshop
Developing bands 1-4 staff
Dementia workshop
We'll use it data day
Events, courses and resources
Joiners and leavers
Contacts
Introduction
Dr Charles Bruce, Managing Director,
HENWL
Welcome to the March issue of Connect. In the last month, we
have continued to work with you as much as possible to
develop plans, policies and practices to advance our agenda of promoting quality in the delivery of
healthcare in North West London.
We were very pleased by the level of interest and attendance at our workshop on developing
standards in training for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Feedback on the day suggests there is
a healthy appetite for establishing standards for all involved in this field.
We've also met some of you to progress dementia training for NHS staff in North West London
and to look at how best to develop our bands 1-4 workforce. It has been very useful for us to
further understand and work towards meeting the needs of those who are at the forefront of
service and care delivery. Also on workforce development, read our summary of what has been
happening with our working group on our workforce development strategy.
Please enjoy reading our short snapshot of some of the work we've been doing. As always, we're
keen to ensure you get the kind of updates that are useful and informative to you; so if there are
any other areas of our work that you would like to know more about, please feedback as outlined
in the section above or contact any individually named members of the team.
Yours sincerely
Charles Bruce MD
Our workforce development funding strategy
Health Education North West London (HENWL) distributes significant funding to Trusts for the
continuing personal and professional development (CPPD) of staff. It has been widely agreed to
take a more strategic approach to this, aligned to Trust strategic plans and local and national
objectives. We are also committed to ensuring that all staff can access funds equitably, and that
this investment ultimately benefits patient care.
The Short Life Working Group (SLWG) for workforce development was set up with these
objectives in mind. It is an employer-led forum representing health services in North West London
and led by Shane DeGaris, Chief Executive of The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Among the themes emerging from the group is the fact that CPPD funding is important in primary
care. In addition to the SLWG, we will be working closely with the Shaping a Healthier Future
(SaHF) Primary care transformation team to determine the best use of funding to develop primary
care.
Going forward, strategic project steering groups will be set up and further details around the
process for accessing funds will be shared with Trusts. Projects that link to the Individual Trust
strategic plans will be supported and these will be joined up where possible.
For more information about the workforce development funding strategy, contact
[email protected]
Non-surgical cosmetic interventions workshop
In the last issue we told you about the national non-surgical interventions project which we in
HENWL are leading on. Essentially the project is about developing standards in training for nonsurgical cosmetic procedures.
On 24 February we hosted members of royal colleges, training providers, manufacturers, patient
representation, regulators and practitioners at a workshop to discuss:
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what the scope of practice should be for a fully qualified practitioner in non-surgical
interventions, irrespective of their previous training
what elements of training should be common to all treatments and could be included in a
foundation training programme
what level of training a practitioner should reach before they are fit to practise as an
independent practitioner, and
what this new practitioner should be called
On the day there were many interesting debates around these issues and as the next steps, the
project's expert reference group will work on developing a framework with regard to qualifications
for carrying out non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
If you would like more information about the non-surgical cosmetics interventions project, contact
[email protected]
Developing bands 1-4 staff
In recognition of the fact that 60% of NHS
care is provided by 40% of the workforce
using 5% of national resources for
education and training, Health Education
England is developing a strategy to support
and develop the bands 1-4 workforce.
In addition to an online survey and regional
conferences, the strategy, “Talent for Care”
includes LETBs consulting locally in order to
feed local considerations into the national
plan. As supporting those working within
bands 1-4 is a key priority for HENWL, we
are also implementing a local strategy to
better understand and support the
workforce.
We have been hearing directly from the local band 1-4 workforce and from their managers and
leads, that a more formal, structured approach to career progression is required. There have been
some useful suggestions on how this can be most effectively achieved. We will be reflecting on
what we have heard and will shaping our local strategy accordingly.
So far, we have invested in continuing personal and professional development (CPPD) and
Simulation and Technology-enhanced Learning Initiative projects as part of a joined up approach
to supporting this group
As the programme continues, we'd like to thank our colleagues from the Central London
Community Health (CLCH) Trust, Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, West London Mental Health
Trust and Central North West London (CNWL) Health Trust for their invaluable input so far, and
we look forward to contributions from others, including staff at Imperial College Healthcare NHS
Trust.
To learn more about this initiative to develop staff at bands 1-4 in the North West London area,
contact [email protected]
Our Multi-Source Feedback
Tool for Supervisors will
soon be available to named
Clinical Supervisors in
addition to Educational
Supervisors. This exciting
development will enable all
named supervisors in
London to request feedback
from their trainees on their
supervisory skills. Email for
information: click here.
The Institute of Education,
UCL Medical School, and
our Faculty Development
team have developed an
online learning course for
supervisors. The masters
accredited Clinical and
Educational Supervision
module will start in April. A
limited number of bursaries
covering the full cost of the
course are available. Email
for information: click here.
Our coaching and mentoring
conference, ‘Transforming
Healthcare’, on 11
February was a huge
success with over 200
attendees. Speakers
included Prof Peter
Hawkins, Dr Catherine
Hannaway, Prof Beverley
Alimo-Metcalfe, and Dr
Jeremy Levy. Presentations
from the day are available to
view here
Dementia workshop
On 6 March, we held a workshop for the North West London Dementia Network to discuss:
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the national dementia awareness project
an approach for continued input into the national project
the dementia training needs for North West London
best practice amongst North West London stakeholders and
a common means for reporting accurate data
There was a brief overview of the tier 1 training approaches and achievements among the network
organisations. Tier 1 training focuses on having an awareness of dementia in patients, recognising
early symptom and making a diagnosis. Attendees shared their experiences and approaches to
training, and gave an idea of the different resources planned or available to them and numbers
and types of staff trained.
The group's attentions also focused on plans for extending the training among their respective
workforces. Next steps include developing tools to evaluate the impact of the training on the care
experienced by people with dementia and staff practices around safety and quality of care.
If you would like to know more about dementia training, contact [email protected]
We'll use it data day
As reported in the last issue of Health
Education England's newsletter - HEE
Matters, HENWL is leading a project on
behalf of HEE to validate and make
available a number of data sets that are of
interest to all 13 LETBs, HEE and the
Department of Health.
These data sets include:
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Higher Education Statistics Agency
(HESA) information (HESA and the
Destination of Leavers from Higher
Education (DLHE) first destination data)
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data on student applications
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) - National Student Survey
The General Medical Council (GMC) survey on student satisfaction
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) patient and staff surveys
We have initiated a National Steering Group with representatives from across the LETBs and
across the networks and our paper summarising the types of data available was well received.
Data will be accessible by the end of March and we continue to source new and enhanced data.
Locally, we will have access to a variety of data sets that will support much of HENWL’s day-today and Board reporting. We have access to analyst support in developing a range of reporting
products.
For more information on our data sets project, contact [email protected]
Events, courses and resources
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National Quality Board (NQB) guidance on nursing,
midwifery and care staffing. Workshops 25 and 28 March
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Team Facilitation & Conflict Resolution in the NHS
(3-day course) 30 April, 7 and 14 May
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Introduction to Teaching in Primary Care (2-day
course) 7-8 May
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Communication Skills Resources: to enhance the
communication skills of healthcare professionals working in multi-cultural London, enabling
them to deliver the best possible care to patients and to realise their full potential working
within the NHS
Video presentations from Imperial college health partners' North West London Summit
on Whole Systems Integration
Agents for Change 2014 is the only national medical conference for trainee doctors by
trainee doctors
Joiners and leavers
Joiners
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Lyndsey Carpenter, Governance & Business Support Officer
Angela Tharmakumar Business Support Officer
Kathryn Hankins, Careers Planning and Support Lead, Professional Development
Department
Leavers
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Caroline Elton, Head of Careers Planning & Support, Professional Development
Department
Contacts
Executive officers at HENWL
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Dr Charles Bruce, Managing Director, [email protected] 020 7862 8616
Therese Davis, Deputy Managing Director and Deputy Director of Education and Quality,
[email protected] 020 7862 8615
Andrew Frith, Director of Information Services, [email protected] 020 7866
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Dr Elizabeth Jones, Dean of Dentistry, [email protected] 020 7866
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Dr Kathryn Jones, Deputy Director of Education and Quality (part time)
[email protected] 020 7862 8591
Dr Jeremy Levy, Director of Education and Quality, [email protected] 020
7862 8608
Catherine O'Keeffe, Head of Professional Development,
Catherine.o'[email protected] 020 7862 8970
Lizzie Smith, Director of Workforce and Planning, [email protected] 020
7862 8580
Dr Julia Whiteman, Postgraduate Dean, [email protected] 020 7866
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Health Education North West London
3rd floor, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN
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