MINUTES - PAST MEETINGS

13 November 2003, The Adelphi Centre, Glasgow

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Present
Diane Allcock, Susan Begg , Jane Camp, Marie Carey , James Cassidy (treasurer), Jane Christie, Fiona Cook (chair), Kate Lambie, David Langton, Irene Lavery, Paula Ingram, Yvonne Neilson, Ann Rae (jt secretary), Aileen Ross, Kim Smith, Joyce Surfleet, Judy Taylor.

Apologies received from: Vivienne Simpson, Elaine Traynor, Gail McCormack, Kate Coccozza, Joyce Jeffrey, Dorothy Armstrong, , Helen Skinner, Charlie Sinclair, Penny Bond, Patricia Allwood, Susan Alexander, Brenda Howie, Donna McKee, Liz Adamson, Rosemary Mullen, Christine Hoy, Heidi Taylor, Caroline Scott, Mandy Allen, Geraldine Butcher, Madge Balfour, Kate Danskin, Lindsay Ross, Evelyn Ryan.

Fiona welcomed everyone to meeting and thanked James Cassidy and Roselyn Crockett (DNS) for meeting hospitality.

Agenda change: Theresa Douglas will replace Kate to talk about RCN Leadership and Action Learning Sets

Minutes from previous meeting: Accepted.

Chairperson:

Fiona intimated that Sandra Crawford has decided to step down from PPDNF. Sandra wished to convey her thanks to PPDNF for all the support over the years. A card was signed and will be forwarded to Sandra wishing her well in the future.

Fiona, as Vice Chair, with agreement of attendees will assume Chair. Vice Chair role will be elected at February's meeting. All members are encouraged to consider taking on this role or nominating others.

The Developing Practice Network (DPN) is a separate multi-professional organisation in England, Wales and N. I. (Chair Brendon McCormack). This is now a virtual organisation with regional meetings. PPDNF maintain strong links with DPN.

Treasurer's Report:

James will be taking over books from Kate once conference fees received. Thanks to Kate for such an excellent job of auditing and tightening up the financial processes.

Secretary's Report:

Membership 83
New members 7 (Aug-Nov)
1 left Forum 1

Website:

Hosting moved to Rosstait which will give improved stats and improved facilities.
Currently working on new projects sections, latest news, meetings, events, mailing list. We will delay the Discussion Board until further discussion with Jen who is coming to the February meeting. One way might be for members to take turns in running the discussion board for, say, 6 weeks at a time.

Notice Board
3 new postings relating to:
a) Undergraduate medical clinical skills trainers.
b) Experiences of using CRAG IV therapy guidelines in near patient areas
c)Community Disability Care Pathway and Nurse Specialist Development

Unfinished projects from 2002

Clinical Competency Self Assessment Tool: Will be available on website in the near future. Action Kate C

Practice Development Nurse Competencies: To go on website in consultation form by 31.12.03. Action Judy T

Risk Assessment Tool: A few issues to be addressed e.g. reference list requires updating. Consultation comments indicated that the calculation was complicated (? remove). Aim to get onto website by end of year deadline. Paula I. and Diane A. happy to support Joyce and the group. Action Risk Management Group.

Benchmarking Tool: Ready to go onto website with explanatory notes. Action Ann R

NHS e-library

Ann Wales from NES contacted the group regarding e-library. Fiona will seek further information from Ann and discuss how we can help each other.

If PPDNF members would like additional resources to be held on the e-library it would be useful to feed this back to NES from the PPDNF group. Send ideas to Ann Rae. Action: ALL

Working Groups

Conference Group
Marie Carey supporting group. Conference likely to be Oct/Nov 2004. Feedback from last conference was very positive; wanting more of the same eg Brendan McCormack. Group Members: Susan Alexander and James Cassidy.
(Judy T, Irene L, Yvonne N. and Diane A. are all happy to join/support the conference group).

Presentation for HEI/Information Document: HEIs presentation for Final management module was tabled and discussed. Suggest changes to increase emphasis on raising awareness of Practice Development in general, with PPDNF being a resource rather than for students to become members. Potential for presentation to be modified for a number of groups.
Group Members: Irene Lavery, Charlie Sinclair, Fiona Cook.
(Aileen R. will join this group).

Guest Speaker

Theresa Douglas RCN Clinical Leadership Co-ordinator:

Theresa outlined the background history and current development of the RCN Clinical Leadership Programme. She discussed the range of activities happening in different groups across Scotland. The group shared their own involvement and knowledge of leadership.

Discussions included the importance of challenge within a safe environment. Action learning being one technique discussed. Theresa would be happy to support PPDNF in establishing Action Learning Sets. This could be discussed at the next meeting.

It would be helpful to have an idea from PPDNF members if this would be of interest to them. Contact Ann R. Action ALL

A comprehensive evaluation report and other information is available from Theresa who can be contacted on: Clinical.leadership@rcn.org.uk; Theresa.Douglas@rcn.org.uk

Fiona thanked Theresa for stimulating such interesting discussion

PPDNF Members' Feedback

A few members had time to share experiences and seek info / support. PPDNF members are encouraged to use the notice board to increase opportunities for getting feedback.

James Cassidy
Piloting programme for trained and untrained nurses. Interested in hearing from people who have been involved in teaching single programmes for different groups of staff and with different learning outcomes

Judy Taylor
Vale of Leven is reducing services - emphasis is on keeping staff morale with unsure future. Judy's role also likely to change.
Judy has been teaching in Katmandu, Nepal and is looking for equipment eg dinamap, servo ventilator, Braun Syringe drivers.
Contact judy.taylor@vol.scot.nhs.uk

Diane Allcock
In new role with 9 pages of key result areas! Have developed a programme for telephone triage. Would like support in writing reports. Involved in training practice nurses in GMS contract and Agenda for Change working group.
Treatment room redesign: new appointment system and phlebotomy service pilot.
Developing a clinical skills and Clinical Governance multi-disciplinary database

Jane Camp
Interested in systems of monitoring prescribing, supporting prescribers, and use of unique identifiers.

David Langton
Using LUHT Clinical Audit programme to support staff involved in audit.
Restructuring to include women in the State Hospital.
Undertaking values clarification of practice development.
Has an emerging research question "Intuition and Creativity in Forensic Nursing Practice"

Joyce Surfleet
Interested in the New Practice Educator Facilitators role and how others are taking this forward locally.
Interested in looking at the effectiveness of link nurse roles -

Closing Remarks

Fiona thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and wished everyone a safe journey home.

Merry Christmas from PPDNF.

Next Meeting

11th February 2004 in Paderweski Building. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh 11am - 3pm.
Speakers - Penny Bond (NHS QIS). Susan Hammer (co-editor - Practice Development in Healthcare.

Then 13th May 2004 (AGM).

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