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Yorkshire & the Humber Apprentice Profile - Gavin Hunter

Prior to starting the Level 3 NHS Apprenticeship programme, Gavin had been working as a level 2 dispenser in a community pharmacy for over a year, before which he had undertaken a full-time course at college.His community pharmacy employer recommended the Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician programme, which he subsequently started at Sheffield College. While the course came highly recommended, he states that he gained more from it than initially expected.

Yorkshire & the Humber Apprentice Profile - Richard Evans

Richard Evans completed the two year NHS Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician programme in 2011.He joined the Apprenticeship scheme after a period of travelling. Having previously worked in the manufacturing industry, he had some good skills to bring to the NHS. Richards shares some of his experiences.

Yorkshire & the Humber Rising Stars and NVQ Award Winner

Margaret Green has recently completed her level 2 Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship training. She had worked for five years at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, and hadn’t really considered further education or becoming an apprentice.She shares her education journey that has been 30 years in the making.

NHS Corporate Citizenship and 'Inspiring young minds': Manchester

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) has always offered work experience for school and college age learners, but in addition, since March 2010 a staff volunteering programme has been in place, designed to help inspire young people and to open their eyes to the career opportunities in healthcare.This not only broadens their horizons but serves to nurture the next generation of NHS staff and gives existing staff the opportunity to mentor and support the learning of these young people, which can be a very rewarding experience.

Person centered staff training to address the challenging behavior of adults with autism

A pilot staff training programme was launched in 2010 by Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It was made up of autism-specific interventions and was targeted at a core ward team supporting several men with autism.

NHS Corporate Citizenship and 'Inspiring young minds' : Blackpool

Altogether Now – a legacy for Blackpoolis a multi-agency crusade, delivered by three partners - NHS Blackpool, Blackpool FC and Blackpool Council, serving the Blackpool community of approx 142,000 residents. The forthcoming change in structures across the NHS will see Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust superseding NHS Blackpool in the partnership.

eRostering using RosterPro Central

Prior to the implementation of RosterPro Central, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust used a variety of legacy systems to produce and manage staff rosters.

Increasing Training and Appraisal Compliance

The aim of this project was to significantly increase mandatory training and appraisal compliance at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in order to ensure a safe, competent and valued workforce.Overall training compliance for mandatory subjects increased from 45% in April 2011 to 84% in March 2012. Appraisal compliance increased from 58% in April 2011 to 88% in March 2012.

Shine Programme - Addressing Musculoskeletal Sickness Absence

The Working Well (WW) project is one of eighteen projects that were first awarded funding in 2010 by the Shine Programme, which is delivered by the Health Foundation - an independent charity working to continuously improve the quality of healthcare in the UK. The project was implemented in February 2010 to address staff sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). During its first year the WW project was delivered to staff in Salford Community Health and NHS Salford.

Supporting Learners in Practice Multi-Professional Workshop

Aintree University NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Edgehill University has developed a Supporting Learners in Practice (SLiP) multi-professional workshop which is designed to prepare clinical staff to support students within the work environment. This workshop is delivered to a wide range of staff from nurses through to dieticians, radiologists, scientists, physiotherapists, speech andlanguage therapists, and assistant practitioners.SLiP workshops aim to provide clinical staff with the necessary skills to support learners in practice.

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