MINUTES - PAST MEETINGS

19 August 2003, Edenhall Hospital

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Present
Fiona Cook (interim chairperson); Sandra Crawford (interim vice chairperson); James Cassidy (Treasurer); Caroline Scott (secretary); Lynda MeMenemy; Mandy Allen; Joyce Simheel; Helen Skinner; Heidi Taylor; David Langton; Penny Bond; Susan Alexander; Judy Taylor; Ansley McGibbon; Liz Adamson; Stuart Nelson; Kate Lambie; Kate Coccoza

Apologies received from: Elaine Traynor, Ann Rae, Jane Ormerod, Edna Mary Watson, Geraldine Butcher, Ian Rodger, Dorothy Armstrong, Marie Carey, Maria Dale, Janet Evans,
Kate Danskin

Fiona welcomed all those present.

Minutes from previous meeting: These were agreed to be a true and accurate reflection.

Feedback from Committee Members:

There was no finance update from the treasurer as the ‘handover’ of office from Kate Coccoza is still to be completed. Accounts are still to be audited. Conference fees are still coming in. Update to be provided at next meeting.

Caroline reported that there has been 15 new members to the Forum in last 3 months. She also outlined proposed changes to the website making it more interactive and more user friendly. Changes included changes to 'hosting' of the website which will enable the Forum to receive more comprehensive statistics about usage. Latest news and events section will replace meetings and notice board. An archive section will be incorporated as will a Discussion Forum where topics can be debated. These topics could be set at the meetings. A mailing list will be set up for interested parties who do not want to join the Forum but wish to receive information about the Forum’s work, conferences etc. The Forum members agreed that a sum of £996 should be used to update the website.

Working groups:

Competency Assessment tool: Fiona to ensure document is available for the website.

Practice Development competencies: Fiona to send the document to ‘experts’ in practice development for comment and then the document is to be circulated to all DNSs across Scotland.

Benchmarking tool: Sandra is to send a copy to Ann/Caroline for inclusion on website.

Conference Group: 2004 conference is to be held early June at Southern General Hospital. Proposed topic is Influencing Practice Development.

Evidencing Practice: First meeting planned for 2nd Sept at Carstairs.

Presentation/poster group: Fiona circulated a draft presentation. Kate suggested that there should be inclusion of what a PD facilitator/nurse/unit could do for them. Caroline suggested that there should be a shift in emphasis away from joining to accessing Forum via website and participating as required eg conference, information, links.

Report from Developing Practice Network

Sandra attended the network meeting in Rugby. The ethos of the DPF is that the network is not for professionals specifically in Practice Development but for professionals developing practice. There was considerable debate about fees which are set to rise from £10-£20. The network have found problems holding a conference therefore there will be a series of talks by ‘experts’ on the website via teleconferencing. These will be every 2 months and start in October. Sandra felt that this would lose the networking opportunity of a conference situation. The PDN were keen to ascertain how the PPDNF will interface with them i.e. should we remain separate or amalgamate? This question is to be kept as an ongoing agenda item. The Forum asked Caroline to establish links to and from the DPN on website. Minutes of the meeting will be e-mailed to all PPDNF members.

Constitution Review

Fiona led a discussion on changes to the constitution. Major changes agreed by members present were: incorporation of midwives and health visitors into the Forum title, members should have PD as a major remit of their role and/or strong commitment to developing practice in their own clinical area, only one representative from a Trust/organisation may be a committee member at any one time is to be omitted and changes to the constitution should be proposed to the executive committee prior to the next Forum meeting.

Sandra Crawford gave a stimulating presentation on how her Trust has adopted and implemented the Best Practice Statements on Near Patient Injections (CRAG 2002). Presentation attached.

Open questions and discussion

Fiona is working on CPD framework and development programmes
Caroline on a CPD framework for mental health nurses.
Lynda on case-load profiling and first visit protocols for DNs
Mandy on Nursery Nurse development programme
Helen on vital signs training for N/As
Heidi on implementing Clinical Supervision
David on developing an Education Centre within the State Hospital
Judy on integrated care pathways and reprovision of services due to downsizing of the hospital.
Sandra has been supporting Nurse Prescribers in the acute setting
Ansley is taking on the role of co-facilitator for the RCN Clinical Leadership Programme
Liz has been developing IT learning for IV therapies and infusion devices
Kate Cocozza has been developing short courses in Leadership
Kate Lambie has been working on N/A development and training for carers.

AOCB

Fiona drew attention to the Clinical Skills Facilitator with NES.

Penny asked if members could encourage DNs/PNs to take part in the development of two new best practice statements on catheter care and post operative pain.

Next Meeting

13th Nov at Haremyers Hospital in East Kilbride. Kate Cocozza will talk about her MSc dissertation on how leadership programmes influence practice.

Feb 2004 – venue to be confirmed. Speakers - Jen Ross from Rosstait (website developers) and Penny Bond.

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