The North West Stakeholder Forum focussed on the implications for healthcare education following the recent announcements on the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). As part of the settlement, HEE will no longer be responsible for commissioning non-medical education after this year’s commissioning round.
This international conference, chaired by Michelle Beecroft from Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, was designed to inform delegates of some of the challenges healthcare providers face around embedding key values, exploring the approaches used in America, New Zealand and Australia over the last 20 years to overcome such challenges. Furthermore consideration was given to the tools currently in use or in development within the UK.
Keynote Presentations:
Cumbria Lancs LWEG Papers 31/3/16
Following a survey of Trainee Assistant Practitioners and their mentors across the North West, the Work-Based Education Facilitator (WBEF) Network has launched a guide to support learner development in the practice setting.
The Student and Mentor Practice Guide has been developed and shared with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The guide reflects the requirements and processes in place across the various universities and is relevant to TAPs within health, social care, independent, and voluntary organisations.
The Workforce Transformation Team at Health Education North West are developing a series of posters showcasing local examples of successful workforce transformation, in partnership with North West providers.The posters show how North West providers are developing their workforce to have:
Health Education North West (HENW) has made significant investments in creating and developing several learning infrastructure network functions to ensure high quality support for learners.
Health Education North West is responsible for the education, training and continuing personal development (CPD) of every member of NHS staff, and recruiting for values in the North West.
Three guides form the outputs from the prosthetists and Orthotists P&O) workforce and education project, commissioned by Health Education North West.
The Student Quality Ambassador scheme involves students from all 4 fields of nursing, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and social workers.The Student Quality Ambassadors aim to;
The government launched the Health Visitor Implementation Plan (HVIP) to strengthen the role of health visitors between 2011 and 2015. The Department of Health awarded funding to develop and implement a Commissioner Led Peer Review (CLPR) of this HVIP which aimed to develop a North of England (NoE) wide pool of knowledge, with the completion of a gap analysis, to assure delivery of health visiting services.