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NATIONAL NEWS UPDATE
High Quality Care for All:
Next Stage Review final report launched.
Lord Darzi launched the Next Stage Review final report on Monday 30th June 2008. High Quality Care for All sets a new foundation for a health service that empowers staff and gives patients choice. It ensures that healthcare will be personalised and fair, include the most effective treatments within a safe system, and help patients to stay healthy. www.ournhs.nhs.uk
The implications of the report for nurses and midwives are detailed in the Department of Health publication, Framing the Nursing and Midwifery Contribution: driving up the quality of care, available here.
Framing the Nursing and Midwifery Contribution outlines plans to measure the quality of nursing care through a set of metrics which will encompass safety, effectiveness and compassion. In support of this the role of the nurse in a modern society will be reaffirmed. Two papers – ‘the role of the nurse’ and ‘nursing metrics’ are due to be released in Autumn 2008.
These key themes will be addressed throughout Healthcare Events nursing conferences, giving delegates the opportunity to learn how they can take the lead in quality improvement, and implement measures that will define and recognise the quality of nursing care.
Nurses and midwives are the largest frontline clinical group in the NHS. They are the people who are in most close contact with patients and users throughout the day and night in all healthcare settings. They make an enormous contribution to the development of the quality of healthcare. This has always been so, and nurses and midwives themselves are traditionally held in high regard in the minds of patients, clients and the public.
High Quality Care for All gives us the impetus and the mechanisms. Delivering this level of improvement is a challenge we can unite around, and success will be our contribution to the NHS in this, its sixtieth year. Department of Health: Framing the Nursing and Midwifery Contribution.
Measuring and Improving Clinical Outcomes
and the Quality of Nursing Care
Measuring and Improving Clinical Outcomes and the Quality of Nursing Care will specifically focus on implementing the recommendations following the launch of High Quality Care for All. Providing nurses with a national update on the implications for them and nursing care, an overview of the proposed metrics, and how to implement the measurements to review and monitor key indicators to evaluate clinical outcomes and the quality of nursing care.
Conference date: Tuesday 2nd December Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London.
To register for a conference brochure, please email us.
End of Life Care Strategy launched
The End of Life Care Strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life was published on Wednesday 16th July 2008. The strategy aims to provide adults approaching the end of life with more choice about where they would like to be cared for and die. It encompasses all adults with advanced, progressive illness and care given in all settings.
The Strategy is available to download here.
Delivering the End of Life Care Strategy
A one-day two stream conference providing an important opportunity to learn about how the End of Life Care Strategy will be delivered, with keynote addresses from Eve Richardson Chief Executive National Council of Palliative Care and Professor Mike Richards Chair End of Life Care Strategy Advisory Board.
Conference date:
Eighth National Conference: 27th November 2008 Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, London
To register for a conference brochure, please email us.
Nursing Older People on the Wards
“Demographics alone highlight why improving health and social care for older people must remain at the heart of government agendas, and why older people must remain a priority in nursing throughout the UK.” RCN, Caring in partnership: 3 years on; progress and evaluation report
Chaired by Dr Karen Birmingham Editor Nursing Older People, this conference covers the key themes highlighted in the Department of Health report ‘A New Ambition for Old Age’ including dignity, falls prevention, mental health, and healthy ageing, all key to delivering a positive, holistic approach to the care of older people.
To view Diane Brennan’s presentation; ‘Supporting Healthy Active Ageing: A Preventative Approach’ from our previous conference please click here.
Conference date: Wednesday 10th September Venue: Manchester Conference Centre.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links…
Department of Health, Confidence in Caring: A framework for best practice
Department of Health, National Service Framework for Older People and System Reform
Department of Health, ‘A New Ambition for Old Age’
RCN, Caring in partnership: older people and nursing staff working towards the future
RCN, Caring in partnership: 3 years on; progress and evaluation report
Age Concern
Help the Aged
British Geriatrics Society
Better Government for Older People
Care Services Improvement Partnership Older People’s Mental Health
ADASS Older People Committee
Prevention of Falls Network Europe
Managing Poor Performance and Supporting Nurses in Difficulty
Based on the recommendations from ‘Handling Concerns about the Performance of Healthcare Professionals’ and the White Paper ‘Trust, Assurance and Safety – The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals in the 21st Century’, this extremely popular conference provides guidance on implementing effective systems for identifying, preventing, responding to and managing performance concerns.
Handling Concerns is available here
Maureen Morgan Professional Officer for Policy and Practice Department of Health and Working Group Co-Chair ‘Handling Concerns about the Performance of Healthcare Professionals’ presented at a previous event, to view her presentation please click here.
Conference dates:
Sixth National Conference: Thursday 11th September Venue: Manchester Conference Centre.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Seventh National Conference: Wednesday 12th November 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish
Square, London.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links…
NHS Employers
Nursing & Midwifery Council
Royal College of Nursing
Department of Health
The Association of UK University Hospitals, Patient Care Portfolio, including the Acuity.
Dependency Tool and Nurse Sensitive Indicators
Competence in New Nursing Roles, Skills and Advanced Practice
“Competencies are descriptions of the performance criteria, knowledge and understanding that are required to undertake work activities. They describe what individuals need to do, and to know, to carry out the activity – regardless of who performs it.” Skills for Health
Chaired by Nikki Hale Programme Manager – Competence Development at Skills for Health and with keynote introductions from the Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Midwifery Council, the sixth national Competence in New Nursing Roles, Skills and Advanced Practice conference provides an important update on the latest developments in measuring and monitoring competence including an update on the planned ‘competency passport’, proposals for nursing education and the future of nursing registration, appraisal and revalidation.
Conference date: Tuesday 23rd September Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links…
Department of Health – A High Quality Workforce: NHS Next Stage Review
Department of Health - Modernising Nursing Careers – setting the direction
Department of Health - Non-medical revalidation
Nurse Practitioner UK
Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Association of Advanced Nursing Practice Educators
Skills for Health – Understanding Competences
NHS Healthcare Workforce
Dignity in Care on the Wards
“High quality care should be as safe and effective as possible, with patients treated with compassion, dignity and respect. As well as clinical quality and safety, quality means care that is personal to each individual.” High quality care for all: NHS Next Stage Review final report
Lord Ara Darzi’s final report of the NHS next stage review lists compassion as one of the key indicators for measuring the quality of nursing care, to view the report click here.
The importance of treating patients with compassion, dignity and respect is further highlighted by the recent launch of the RCN’s new dignity campaign – click here.
A Practical Guide to Improving Dignity in Care on the Wards: Moving Forward, is a timely conference based on the key themes of the Healthcare Commission’s report ‘Caring for Dignity’ and provides guidance for ensuring patients are treated with dignity through workforce training, strong leadership and a supportive environment.
Caring for Dignity is available here.
Conference date: Wednesday 1st October 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links...
RCN – Defending Dignity: Challenges and opportunities for nursing – results for the RCN Dignity Survey
Social Care Institute for Excellence: Dignity in Care Practice Guide
Department of Health: Dignity in Care
Care Services Improvement Partnership: Dignity
Lean and the Productive Ward
Lean is a practical way of looking at and improving processes to maximise value and eliminate waste and error. It is an approach that seeks to improve process flow by assessing the value achieved from each step in the process and eliminating any steps that do not add value to staff or patient.
For further information please click here
The Productive Ward: Releasing time to care programme designed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement uses lean principles to eliminate waste and allow nurses more time to spend on direct patient care.
For further information please click here.
Following a £50million investment the Productive Ward programme is currently being rolled out across the NHS, this conference provides the opportunity for Senior Nurses, Sister, Matrons and Ward Managers to improve their understanding of lean and how best to implement the principles in order to work more productively and release time to care.
Conference date: Wednesday 8th October 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links...
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Lean Healthcare Academy
The Lean Enterprise Academy
Effective Modern Matron
The national target to double the number of Matrons to 5000 has been exceeded; “Additional matrons have been recruited and given greater powers because if cleanliness is not up to scratch we expect matron to order additional cleaning and ensure that the highest standards are met or ensure that the cleaning contract is changed.
“There is no single golden bullet in the fight against infections. That is why we are attacking on many fronts, including isolating patients with infections, screening for MRSA and stringent hand-washing across the NHS. These are already producing improved results. MRSA and C difficile infection rates are falling and we are on track to halve the rate of MRSA.”
“We set ourselves an ambitious milestone last year to double the number of matrons and I am very pleased that we have been able to meet this need with more than five thousand matrons now in post.” Health Secretary Alan Johnson 6th June 2008, to view the full press release click here.
This conference will begin with a keynote address on ensuring this increase is sustained and the national support for the role. Current, new and aspiring Modern Matrons will learn how to develop their skills in tackling hospital acquired infections, driving up standards of patient care and providing leadership on the wards.
Conference dates:
Ninth National Conference: - Tuesday 21st October 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Tenth National Conference: - Wednesday 3rd December 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
To register for a conference brochure please email us
Related links…
Nursing & Midwifery Council
Royal College of Nursing
Department of Health
Foundation of Nursing Leadership
Kings Fund
Matrons National Network
Community Matrons network
Effective Ward Manager
With the current emphasis on improving the quality of care, this conference provides current and aspiring Ward Managers and Senior Nurses with a guide on how to effectively improve patient safety and quality of care on the wards including reducing and controlling healthcare associated infection, implementing Lean and the Productive Ward, and revitalising Essence of Care on the Wards.
Steve Flanagan Regional Director RCN North West gave a well received presentation at our previous event in July, to view Steve’s presentation; ‘What makes an effective Ward Manager’ please click here.
Conference date: Wednesday 5th November 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links...
Department of Health
Royal College of Nursing
Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Foundation of Nursing Leadership
Matrons network
Star Wards
For Ward Managers/Senior Charge Nurses in Scotland
Following the publication of Delivering Care, Enabling Health, Paul Martin Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland launched a review of the Senior Charge Nurse and worked with NHS board nurse directors to develop a core set of Clinical Quality Indicators for nursing and midwifery.
Delivering Care, Enabling Health is available here.
Leading Better Care: Report of the Senior Charge Nurse Review and Clinical Quality Indicators Project, is available here.
Also worth a look...
NHS Education for Scotland, Education and Development Framework for Senior Charge Nurses
The Effective Senior Charge Nurse conference, chaired by Jane McCready Board Chair RCN Scotland, will open with a keynote address from Paul Martin who will provide an update on the recommendations from the Senior Charge Nurse Review, this will be followed by a presentation on the Clinical Quality Indicators by Angela Wallace Nurse Director NHS Forth Valley who chaired the Clinical Quality Indicators Project Board.
Current and aspiring Senior Charge Nurses, Ward Managers and Sisters will have the opportunity to hear how to lead improvements on the wards including patient safety and the quality of care, and how to manage and develop nursing performance.
Conference date: Wednesday 19th November 2008 Venue: 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links…
RCN Senior charge nurse review and clinical quality indicators projects
The Scottish practice nurse association
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
NHS Scotland
Essence of Care
After seven years, the Essence of Care benchmarks have become well established as indicators of high quality care. Following recent plans to monitor and measure the quality of nursing care, it is essential that adherence is maintained: “We will invest in generating the evidence base for quality and excellent, and in the resources and mechanisms required to support continuous improvement in quality. This will include...refreshing Essence of Care.” Department of Health, Framing the Nursing and Midwifery Contribution: driving up the quality of care
Chaired by Professor Ann Close National Clinical Advisor Healthcare Commission and with a keynote presentation from Maureen Morgan Professional Officer Department of Health the sixth national conference looks at the NEW benchmark on the patient care environment, and provides advice on implementing, maintaining and revitalising Essence of Care in practice.
Maureen Morgan gave a keynote introduction at our previous event; Essence of Care – moving forward, to view her presentation please click here
Conference date: Thursday 13th November 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Related links…
Essence of Care, guidance and benchmarks (including the NEW benchmark)
The Improvement Network East Midlands
Nurse Pre-Assessment
Following the NHS Next Stage Review Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS) will be used alongside clinical outcomes to measure safety, patient experience and patient’s views about the success of their treatment.
Pre-Assessment nurses can support the implementation of PROMS by informing the patient at the beginning of their hospital stay.
Pre-assessment is recognised as fundamental to ensuring a streamlined patient journey, and has played a key part in achieving the 18-week patient pathway target, particularly through the development of one-stop clinics.
Delegates will have the opportunity to hear presentations on PROMS, 18 weeks and one-stop clinics at A Practical Guide to Developing and Improving Nurse Pre-Assessment, where Dr David Earl Chair Preoperative Association and Consultant Anaesthetist Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust will give the keynote address.
Jane Jackson Immediate Past Chair Preoperative Association and Consultant Nurse Pre-operative Assessment West Hertfordshire NHS Trust gave an opening address at our previous conference, to view here presentation please click here.
Conference date: Wednesday 10th December 2008 Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, London
To register for a conference brochure please email us
Related links...
The pre-operative Association
The Association for Perioperative Practice (inc NATN – National Association Theatre Nurses)
The British Association of Day Surgery
The NHS and the University of Southampton Pre-Operative Assessment e-learning website
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
The Royal College of Anaesthetists
PERIGON Healthcare Limited
The Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
National Association of Paediatric Preoperative Assessment
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The premier conference and exhibition for
nurses running effective clinics and services |
Conference date: Wednesday 15th October Venue: Manchester Central Convention Complex.
To download the conference brochure and to book a place, please click here
Chaired by Richard Hatchett, Author ‘Nurse-Led Clinics: Practice Issues’ and Principal Lecturer Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, and with an opening address from the Department of Health and an international keynote address, this conference provides an important forum to learn about the latest developments in running successful nurse clinics and the many innovative approaches being implemented across the UK and internationally both in primary and secondary care.
The conference also draws on the experience of leading practitioners to describe in practical terms how to overcome the common challenges of extending nursing practice to run effective clinics, including developing and maintaining competence in your role, nurse prescribing, risk management and legal issues, business planning and service commissioning.
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend speciality streams and networking sessions in cancer, cardiology, surgery, medicine, mental health, colorectal and stoma care, urology and wound care.
The conference closes with an address from the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the future for nurses and nursing care, and an update on the regulation and revalidation of advanced nursing practice. Delegates will leave the conference with take home messages to inspire change in their practice, summed up in the final session ‘So, what do I do tomorrow?’
Accredited by the RCN Accreditation Unit, recognised by the Institute of Healthcare Management, supported by Education for Health and endorsed by the Association for Perioperative Practice, the UK Oncology Nursing Society, the British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care, Nursing Management and the RCN Publishing Company.
At only £160 (+VAT) delegates will receive a free copy of Dr Richard Hatchett’s book, free entry to the exhibition, lunch and refreshments and a copy of the conference handbook, which will cover all sessions.
A previous presentation by Dr Richard Hatchett is available here and details of his book are available here
NURSE CLINICS SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER
For further information about running effective clinics and services please find the previous Healthcare Events nurse clinics special edition nursing newsletter available here.
Further conferences of interest to nurses:
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Clinical Audit and Improvement
Conference date: Wednesday 10th September 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Lean and Six Sigma
Conference date: Thursday 11th September 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Reducing MRSA: Making a difference from Ward to Board
Conference date: Monday 13th October 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Reducing Clostridium difficile
Conference date: Thursday 6th November 2008 Venue: 76 Portland Place, London
Falls Prevention in Older People
Conference date: Thursday 13th November 2008 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Conference date: Thursday 20th November 2008 Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, London
Risk and Patient Safety 2008
Conference date: Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th November 2008
Venue: Church House, London
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