Learning & Development

On the evening of 5 June, in glorious surrounds, Manchester Museum hosted the North West’s regional award ceremony to mark Adult Learners’ Week.Hundreds of people came together to hear the inspirational stories of adults who have been transformed by their learning experiences and the impact this learning has had on others.Health Education North West is celebrating and promoting the national learning campaign Adult Learners Week in 2014 through a series of health and social care awards because we know learning is good for people and organisations and We Care About People Who Care.

The core purpose of the Education Commissioning plan is to ensure there is an appropriate supply of clinical staff who have the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes to meet the needs of patients, carers and healthcare employers.

Celebrating Interprofessional Learning Success Across the North West: Transforming  Learning Environments builds on the success of the excellent education partnerships and strong placement infrastructure networks, this resource provides evidence of the breadth of activities and commitment to Interprofessional Learning in the North West.As new service models emerge, the focus will be on the transformation of learning environments, and an ever increasing need to ensure that the current and future workforce is able to adapt to changing environments and work flexibly in multiprofessional teams

The current pilot “Evaluating the capability of an electronic system to create a robust LNA tool”, is the third strand of the Learning Needs Analysis Framework (LNAF) project commenced in September 2011, undertaken on behalf of Greater Manchester Health Innovation and Education Cluster (GMHIEC), to support all Trusts through the learning needs analysis process.

The Welsh Government's prudently advancing practice awardThe team at Lancashire Teaching Trust introduced supplementary radiography non medical prescribing, and a system whereby cancer patients are reviewed by a specialist radiographer in a dedicated review clinic. Patients are now reviewed weekly, or more frequently if necessary, with an approach that will also take into account their psychosocial needs, thus providing a patient-centred, holistic consultation.

The horizon-scanning blogs and bulletins are an initiative from the LIHNN network of NHS libraries in North-West England. They are not a traditional current-awareness service but aim to highlight the latest developments, trends and technologies which will have an impact on practice in the future. This bulletin is compiled by John Gale, JET Library, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  

Please find attached North West Health Care Libraries':

• Plan on a page 2015-16 which shows high level aims and objectives in the context of Knowledge for Healthcare.
• Operational Plan – which shows how the programme of work for 2015-16 will be delivered.

Library information services are part of the core business of the NHS, ensuring access to the best evidence and the skills to evaluate it. Library information services are essential for supporting:

• Clinical decision making
• Commissioning decision and policy making
• Lifelong learning by all NHS staff
• Research

Library information services are part of the core business of the NHS, ensuring access to the best evidence and the skills to evaluateit. Library information services are essential for supporting:

•     Clinical decision making
•     Commissioning decision and policy making
•     Lifelong learning by all NHS staff
•     Research

The North West Core Skills programme (NWCSP) is an award winning learning and development initiative being undertaken across the North West health sector to improve the efficiency and education quality of statutory and mandatory training. Following successful implementation of the programme by NHS trusts and higher education institutes (HEIs) across the North West, a new project is now focusing upon introducing Core Skills to general practices, with the aim of replicating benefits across primary care as well as within secondary care.