Speech and Language Therapy Practice Development Network Scotland

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Speech and Language TherapyPractice Development
Network(Scotland)

• Monica McTurk
• August 2008

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What is Practice Development

• Practice Development is the term used to
  describe a collection of processes which enable
  individuals, teams and organisations within NHS
  Scotland to improve healthcare by sharing
  examples of good practice across the organisation
  as a whole to benefit patients and staff.

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Framework for Practice Development

Leadership
Credible Evidence
Quality Improvement Methodologies
Practice Development
Patient Centeredness
Education
Innovative and Creative Approaches to Managing
Change
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The dedicated Practice Development Unit within
NHS QIS works to promote a consistent and
cohesive approach to healthcare by

• Issuing best practice statements
• Organising Practice Development Programmes
• Supporting Networks
• Encouraging the sharing of best practice

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AHP PD Network

• The Practice Development Network for AHPs
  consists of 10 chairs, one per profession and
  over 100 Network Representatives, aiming to
  support the development of Practice Development
  activities for AHPs in Scotland by
• Providing a national focus for the development of
  PD for all AHPs.
• Support an infrastructure for AHPs which will
  develop and promote strategies to improve the
  quality of patient care.
• Develop models for measuring and validating the
  impact of practice changes.

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Aims of Network

• Share best practice across the country
• Increase evidence base
• Increase confidence of staff
• Improve continuity of service
• Improve safety and efficiency

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Achieving Clinically Effective Practice

• Asking the questions
• (How do you know the treatments /
  interventions you are using are having a
  beneficial effect on patients / users?)
• Finding the evidence
• (Local AHP Networks, peers, Professional
  Bodies, internet, protocol)
• Using the evidence
• (Evaluate, discuss, agree, implement)
• Changing the way we work
• (Run pilot project, is it working more
  effectively, Yes / No?, re evaluate?)

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The Value of the Network

• Ensuring best practice (including redesign) is
  recognised and shared across the country.
• Learning from ideas and experiences generated
  from local projects and innovation, and sharing
  these with the national network.
• Focusing on key clinical topics to identify best
  practice and opportunities for improvement in
  patient care.
• Facilitating knowledge transfer across
  specialities, professions and organisations.

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• Network representatives are in place
  throughout Scotland to represent the 10 Allied
  Health Professionals.
• Their role is to facilitate the development of
  a regional network that aims to support PD within
  their profession.

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Network Representatives are responsible for
establishing communication links with

• Local uni-professional groups
• Local multi-professional PD groups
• Health board / local authority / Clinical
  Governance groups
• Uni-professional and AHP managers

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• Other Network Rep duties include
• Attending National and local Network meetings.
• Collating and disseminating practice development
  issues both locally and nationally.
• Collating local initiatives to promote Practice
  Development.

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Speech and Language Therapy Network Objectives
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Objectives 2008-2009
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Personal Benefits

• Great opportunity to liaise and network across
  Scotland.
• To ascertain clinical effectiveness.
• Be conduit of information.
• To support best practice and
• To enhance my organisational and communicative
  strengths.

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Benefits to the SLT Profession

• Allied Health Professionals overall have not been
  good at showcasing their achievements and the
  Network is focused on supporting good practice
  and enabling change.
• We are in Challenging times where we need to
  prove the effectiveness of our interventions
  especially in multidisciplinary approaches and
  this network should support cohesion whilst still
  accepting the elements of uniqueness.

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• Contact details
• www.nhshealthquality.org/ahp
• monica.mcturk_at_nhs.net