Upcoming Events

2013

March 2013

19/03/2013Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix
Location: London
Times: 10.00-17.00

A recent nursing times survey stated that most nurses believe that staffing levels have regularly dipped below safe levels over the last year and want mandatory ratios for the number of staff per patient introduced. Asked whether staffing had regularly fallen below safe levels on their ward over the past 12 months, 72% of respondents said that it had.

This conference focuses on getting staffing right for patient safety and high quality patient care.

Topics will include:

  • Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix
  • Nurse staffing levels, quality and patient safety: implementing the recommendation on nurse staffing and skillmix from the Nursing and Care Forum
  • Planning nursing staffing
  • Increasing Nurse to Patient Ratios: What to do next? Putting forward a case for safe and effective nursing staffing and skillmix to the board
  • Ensuring and assessing effective skill mix
  • Reviewing nursing staffing and skillmix in your service:
  • Case study: Safe staffing for older peoples wards
  • Case study: Community and practice nursing
  • Case study: Calculating safe and effective nursing staffing levels
  • Managing staffing and staffing budgets
  • Developing the future nursing workforce
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

May 2013

29/05/2013Masterclass: ECG Skills for Nurses
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This course will provide the necessary knowledge and skills to enable the participant understand and interpret the normal ECG and identify some common anomalies.

Do you want to improve your skills in interpreting ECGs? Then this course is for you. This one day interactive programme will give an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the heart, cover the main features of an ECG; enable you to identify what is normal and what is abnormal.

ECGs can provide physiological information that is not apparent in other forms of assessment. They are a key diagnostic tool for identifying arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, ischaemia and other cardiac changes, it is essential in the assessment of cardiovascular disease.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
29/05/2013Expert Witness Intensive Training Course
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Solicitor and Trainer, InPractice and Radcliffe Le Brasseur Solicitors the two day course covers:

  • Key responsibilities for experts
  • Developing your skills as an expert witness
  • Excellence in report writing: the legal requirements and practical guidance on what judges, courts and lawyers are looking for
  • Single joint experts, meetings of experts
  • Courtroom familiarisation for expert witnesses
  • The practices and procedures in court
  • Preparing for court
  • What to watch out for when giving evidence
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.

June 2013

04/06/2013Masterclass: Workforce Planning
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This course will provide the necessary knowledge to enable the participant to develop a strategic approach to workforce planning.

Are you engaged in workforce planning or would like to know how workforce planning can improve operational efficiency? Then this practical and interactive course is for you. This one day programme will cover the challenges to effective workforce planning, give an overview of workforce planning in the NHS, describe models and tools and enable the participant to develop an effective workforce plan.

Workforce planning is not just the domain of HR practitioners; effective workforce planning is key to successful service redesign and business planning. The course will make reference to the current evidence base and the Department of Health supporting policy documents.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
05/06/2013Root Cause Analysis in Mental Health: 2 Day Intensive Training Course
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Solicitor, In Practice and Radcliffes Le Brasseur Solicitors, this interactive and practical course will provide a structured approach to incident investigation in a mental health setting from an initial understanding of the legal and factual context, through to information collection, analysis, the report and writing a final action plan.

The first day will focus on information collection, data organisation and analysis.

The second day of this interactive training will provide guidance on how to support staff and interview techniques. There will then be a root cause analysis case study.

One of the most common complaints made about incident reports in the NHS is the lack of consistency. The aim of this course is to ensure a consistent approach to investigations that is supportive and solution orientated.

All techniques will be tested through role play.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
06/06/2013Masterclass: Effective Time Management Skills
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This one day masterclass is aimed at healthcare professionals at all levels who wish to have the opportunity to reflect on their current approaches to managing their time and learn about steps they can take to become even more effective.

In the ever evolving landscape of healthcare provision the need to work more efficiently and achieve ‘more with less’ is more important than ever. The greatest asset we have is our time and personal effectiveness is directly proportional to the degree in which we manage our time effectively.

Aimed at healthcare professionals at all levels this interactive 1-day programme will explore how you can be more productive and make more efficient use of the time you have. The Time Management Toolkit provided will help you to bring more clarity to how you plan your working life and your personal commitments. This course will empower you to become more efficient both within your professional and personal settings.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
07/06/2013Clinical Audit for Nurses Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This Master Class will demonstrate the audit cycle step by step. The aim is to provide nurses with the confidence and key skills to enable them to conduct audits independently and effectively. The Master Class will be interactive from the outset and participants are strongly encouraged to come with an idea of what they would like to audit, in order to achieve results from the day.

This is not an ordinary ‘study day’ – it is a Master Class with 1:1 advice time incorporated into the day for those who would like individual consultation to address specific audit issues. If you have ever thought audit was boring you will be inspired to think differently after this day.

The Master Class will only assume a basic knowledge of the audit cycle itself and pre-reading material will be provided by email for this purpose.

The day will appeal to nurses who would like to:

  1. Understand the Audit Process with top tips to make audit easy!
  2. Write a standard relevant to the audit you want to do
  3. Be able to design ‘bespoke audit forms’
  4. Analyse and Interpret data effectively for presentation (not statistics)
  5. Formulate an audit report
  6. Construct recommendations for practice

A guide to audit will be provided and core materials to ensure that nurses have easy reference materials, which support them back in practice.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
11/06/2013Masterclass: Advancing Professional Practice
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The aims of this master class are to introduce the participants to the key concepts, principles and benefits of developing leadership to enhance team working and organizational performance. It is acknowledged in this time of major change within the NHS leadership is central to meet the service standards required of al external agencies.

Lynne and Pauline have over 30 years experience in Education. They have had the opportunity to design and deliver bespoke Leadership programmes both Nationally and Internationally. Lynne and Pauline are passionate about Leadership, ensuring that Practitioners are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes to be effective and successful as individuals, leaders of a team, along with influencing organisation development and performance in these times of dynamic change in Health Service. They are both Registered nurses by professional background, with strong academic portfolios in education and have operated in inter-professional learning environments for a number.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
11/06/2013Patient Experience Feedback
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

Following the recent publication of the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust this conference focuses on implementing the patient experience feedback recommendations from the Report including:

Recommendation 255: “Using Patient Feedback: Results and analysis of patient feedback including qualitative information needs to be made available to all stakeholders in as near “real time” as possible, even if later adjustments have to be made”

Recommendation 256 A proactive system for following up patients shortly after discharge would not only be good “customer service”, it would probably provide a wider range of responses and feedback on their care”

The conference will provide a practical guide to measuring, monitoring and acting on patient experience feedback to both safeguard patients and improve patient experience, including developing real time systems as recommended above through case studies from NHS organisations.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
17/06/2013Presentation Skills Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Develop dynamic presentations and consider how to engage and audience
  • Learn about managing your anxiety and develop confidence in public speaking in a supportive environment
  • Consider the structure and design of an effective presentation
  • Acquire increased understanding of a range of delivery techniques
  • Develop vocal vitality by practicing articulation and projection exercises
  • Identify methods of handling questions and dealing with the audience

Facilitated by Becky Simpson and David Schaal, Professional Actors, Trainers and Presenters, Playout

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
20/06/2013Masterclass: Getting Your Message Across
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Are you working in a role where you constantly have to influence people who are in a more senior position than you? Are you required to provide an opinion or put things into practice and want to get your message across or be heard? If so, this masterclass is for you.

This master class will explore how to create influence and impact from your personal power rather than a position of authority. Discover strategies and tactics for making a lasting impression and having the inner confidence to speak up and be heard. Learn how to read the subtleties in other people language and use these to get your message across.

This master class will be led by Nikki Bartlett, Chartered FCIPD and NLP Trainer, a highly experienced behavioral expert from Zest Learning who has spent numerous years working with healthcare professionals.

Participants will leave with a toolbox of tactics and techniques to build their influencing and communication skills.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
20/06/2013Masterclass: Effective Coaching Skills for Healthcare Professionals
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Coaching is now embedding itself as a key development tool across healthcare organisations in the UK and worldwide. It is being used for a wide variety of purposes including development of performance, realisation of potential , support of learning and development for individuals and teams and to effect cultural and organisational change.

This 2-day masterclass will introduce you to the principles and practice of coaching through analysis and application of key coaching skills, the core principles of effective coaching and the use of models and techniques to plan and carry out coaching. The emphasis of the masterclass is to maximise the face-to-face time on each day to practice and observe coaching and to develop the key skills associated with effective coaching.

The design of the programme is aligned with the competencies and skills specified by the Association for Coaching and the International Coach Federation.

John Irving, has over 25 years experience in performance development, coaching and mentoring of individuals and teams in organisations, education and sport. John currently works in a group-wide Learning and Development role and also operates as an internal organisational coach. John coaches a range of managers, senior personnel and key operational teams and also coaches a number of clients in Europe and Africa in connection with pro-bono initiatives. John is an enthusiastic and experienced facilitator and trainer and designs and delivers a range of coach training programmes for internal and external clients.

Matt Green is an experienced facilitator and coach of healthcare professionals and is a keen advocate of empowering individuals to realise their true potential. He has spent the last nine years working closely with healthcare professionals to improve and enhance their personal effectiveness skills and to support them to realise their potential. Matt’s particular interest lies in how we can empower individuals, through developing a greater awareness of their personal attributes, to successfully affect change in the NHS, ever mindful of the myriad of challenges that exist in the ever changing landscape of the NHS.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
25/06/2013Caldicott Guardian Training Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Confidentiality and Information Sharing Training for Caldicott Guardians

Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand the role of the Caldicott Guardian
  • Learn to recognise what is a “Caldicott Decisions
  • Develop confidence in making their own “Caldicott Decisions”.
  • Be able to apply the Caldicott Principles in practice.
  • Understand the underlying ethics.
  • Explore the conflict between Confidentiality and Information Sharing
  • Recognise how Consent and Capacity relate to confidentiality.
  • Consider Ethical Dilemmas and how to make judgements
  • Overcome Barriers to Multi Agency working
  • Learn how & when to share information with; relatives, the police and other agencies

A one day master class to provide both an introduction to newcomers and a wide ranging update for more experienced Caldicott Guardians, Caldicott Officers, & Information Governance Leads to understand the requirements of Caldicott and to become confident in recognising and in making both basic and complex Caldicott Guardian decisions.

Christopher Fincken is Chairman of the UK Council of Caldicott Guardians and was for eleven years the Caldicott Guardian of an Acute Hospital serving a cathedral city and a large rural population. He now works for a national charity and advises a wide range of other organisations. He has deep experience of the challenges that real life presents and a passion to understand and unravel problems, to try and find the best solution. With a particular concern about the importance of sharing information in relation to Domestic and other violence, he has worked extensively in the field of Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC- Domestic Violence) and is the author of the shortly to be published guidance document for Caldicott Guardians.

This course is based on practical experience and will feature a large and varied range of case studies covering a multitude of situations and ages from cradle to grave, and even beyond! The course is not “Powerpoint” based and participants will have the opportunity to engage as individuals and as a group throughout the day to discuss the case studies and become more confident in making their own Caldicott decisions.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
25/06/2013Effective Ward Manager
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

This ward manager conference is essential for current and aspiring ward managers, ward sisters, charge nurses and senior nurses.
The conference will focus on developing your skills as an effective ward manager and will update delegates on the changing role of the Ward Manager as a result of the recommendations from the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire.

Recommendation 195 "Ward sisters and nurse managers should operate in a supervisory capacity and should not be office bound. The ward manager should know about the care plans relating to every patient on their ward and should be visible and accessible to patients and staff alike. Ward managers should work alongside staff as a role model and mentor, developing clinical competencies and leadership skills within the team and ensuring that the caring culture expected of professional staff is being consistently maintained and upheld.

The conference will focus on strengthening and supporting the ward manager, developing competence and career progression and the practicalities of running an effective ward. There will also ba a topical session on developing hourly ward rounds and intentional rounding as recently advocated by the Prime Minister. "

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
26/06/2013Masterclass: Service Innovation and Improvement
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, London

The aims of this master class are to introduce the participants to the key concepts, principles and benefits of Service Innovation and Improvement for practice development. It is acknowledged in this time of significant change within service delivery that competency based outcomes are essential not only for internal but external scrutiny of standards by regulatory and legal bodies.

This masterclass is facilitated by Lynne Gell and Victoria Bagshaw. Lynne has always worked closely with public and private sector organisations in health care maintaining an understanding of the developments, which affect the quality of patient care delivery. In her previous position before joining BPP University College she had a strategic role in ensuring this key area was integrated into all undergraduate health related programmes of study.

Victoria has over 20 years of health service experience. She has a diverse clinical background and holds a senior position in an NHS Foundation Trust in the North of England. She is passionate about quality and sees Service Innovation and Improvement as key to enhancing the patient and public experience of health services.

They are both Registered nurses by professional background, with strong professional portfolios in leadership, quality and education.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
26/06/2013Masterclass: PROMs for Long Term Conditions
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Healthcare has seen an explosion in ways of measuring quality. The focus is shifting from simple process measures (such as waiting time) to clinical measures and it is becoming clear that a ‘basket’ of measures are required for specific clinical problems. A patient focused approach is needed that takes into account clinical outcomes (PROMs), process measures, patient experience measures (PREMs) as well as satisfaction scores.

The PROMs masterclasses hold the key to understanding measurement of health outcomes and of how organisations will be judged. Expertise is drawn from a network of clinicians and managers spanning primary and secondary care. This network has pioneered the implementation of outcome data collection across a diverse range of specialities including respiratory rehabilitation, major trauma, orthopaedic surgery and mental health.

The long term condition (LTC) masterclass will concentrate on disease where longitudinal data collection is essential to assess response over time and allow clinicians and patients to tailor their individual treatment. We look at tools used in stroke medicine and diabetes, working through examples where they have been used in routine clinical practice, which can be emulated in other organisations. We also share our experience and strategies for maintaining patient engagement, which is fundamental to collecting accurate data.

The interactive format, with discussion and hands-on learning, ensures that the underlying theory of healthcare metrics can be developed into practical application within your healthcare setting. Each masterclass has a different focus to bring together individuals with common interests and goals. We hope networks will develop and continue to evolve long after the event.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
26/06/2013Masterclass: Developing your Pre Operative Assessment Service
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Facilitated by Jane Jackson, experienced Nurse Consultant, Author and Presenter in Pre Assessment.

The Mid-Staffordshire Report - Francis Report was published February 2013. The report detailed how, through a series of actions and inactions, patient care came to suffer. The report demonstrates how the focus of leadership and management had become disengaged, focussing on national and financial targets rather than on provision of quality patient care.

This masterclass will encourage the participants to challenge their current service of care to ensure a patient led service, provided by team who are appropriately trained and performance measured against agreed policies.

If healthcare is to maintain pace with the advances in treatment, then the process we put in place to support the patient needs to be efficient and effective. The population is increasing in terms of numbers so the demand of healthcare services is considerable and also diverse due to the ease of transportation across the globe.

As a population, we are living longer, but we have increasing co-morbidities. The role in preoperative assessment is to be aware of the comorbidities, to identify the current status and where possible, put into place a plan for optimisation prior to admission for elective surgery.

If the team preparing a patient for surgery are to be effective in their job, then appropriate training is required. Following training competencies should be assessed and acknowledged, with regular re-check on competencies to ensure practice is maintained at the highest level.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

July 2013

02/07/2013Clinical Audit for Improvement 2013 Manchester
Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

The focus will be on monitoring and improving quality through effective clinical audit: delivering the Francis Recommendations.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
02/07/2013Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix
Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

"It's very simple - when hospitals do not have enough nurses, patients are put at risk...the terrible events at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust have shown yet again that these risks are serious and patients can die. Florence Nightingale said that the very first requirement of a Hospital is that it should do no harm. Hospital Trusts must make sure that by having enough nurses they keep all their patients safe.

"Every Trust Chief Executive should be checking whether or not they have enough highly-skilled experienced nurses to provide patients with the kind of care that they expect and deserve. The government needs to spell it out to Trusts - saving lives is the health service's priority, not saving money"

Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
A recent nursing times survey stated that" most nurses believe that staffing levels have regularly dipped below safe levels over the last year and want mandatory ratios for the number of staff per patient introduced...Asked whether staffing had regularly fallen below safe levels on their ward over the past 12 months, 72% of respondents said that it had"

This conference focuses on getting staffing right for patient safety and high quality patient care. Topics will include:
 

  • Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix
  • Nurse staffing levels, quality and patient safety: implementing the recommendation on nurse staffing and skillmix from the Nursing and Care Forum
  • Planning nursing staffing
  • Increasing Nurse to Patient Ratios: What to do next? Putting forward a case for safe and effective nursing staffing and skillmix to the board
  • Ensuring and assessing effective skill mix
  • Reviewing nursing staffing and skillmix in your service:
    • Case study: Safe staffing for older peoples wards
    • Case study: Community and practice nursing
    • Case study: Calculating safe and effective nursing staffing levels
  • Managing staffing and staffing budgets
  • Developing the future nursing workforce
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
03/07/2013Masterclass: Developing a Competency Framework
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The aims of this master class are to introduce the participants to the key concepts, principles and benefits of developing a competency framework for practice development. It is acknowledged in this time of significant change within service delivery that competency based outcomes are essential not only for internal but external scrutiny of standards by regulatory and legal bodies.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Defining what is competence
  • Provide a step by step guide to developing and using a competency framework
  • Review competency frameworks already in practice considering strengths and limitations
  • Understand the appropriateness of levels in a competency framework
  • Get the language right for quality competencies applying SMART
  • Enable you to measure the effect of the competency framework in practice
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
03/07/2013Masterclass: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The Deprivation of Liberty safeguards came into force in April 2009.

This Master Class will explore the rationale behind the measures and examine the practical implications for health care professionals. There will be a detailed analysis of what constitutes deprivation of liberty rather than restriction of liberty.

Delegates will have the opportunity to raise issues and concerns specific to their own practice. The course will be run by Kate Hill, a Mental Health care lawyer, and will be case study led.

Programme Outline:

  • Overview of the Mental Capacity Act and the introduction of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Best interests case study
  • The Court of Protection and recent case law
  • Documentation and the FMA
  • Completing the forms
  • The application process: urgent authorisations and applications for standard authorisations
  • Capacity Assessment case study
  • What is a Deprivation of Liberty? Case studies
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
03/07/2013Masterclass: Getting Published - How to get published in medical literature
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The day examines the processes behind selection of articles for publication in medical journals and how to write articles that are attractive to journal editors.

Getting an article published in the medical literature is not an easy undertaking. The pathway to publication nirvana is laced with pitfalls and odd conventions. This programme provides an elementary course of tutorial-type sessions designed to introduce delegates to the world of research publication. It examines the “need” for publication, the types of publication that can be submitted and tries to identify whether the delegates are ready to publish work and, if so, how to go about this successfully.

The morning session examines how journal editors select articles for publication, the points they look for and the journey that a manuscript takes before it is printed in the journal. It also highlights ethical points relating to the publication of research articles.

Having reviewed how the editors select articles, the afternoon session addresses how to write an article for publication. The session lays out the accepted formats and conventions and attempts to highlight how to make your work stand out to editors and reviewers, increasing the chances of acceptance for publication. Finally there is a “wash-up” session summarising the messages of the day, giving some invaluable pointers toward successful publication and allowing ample time for any questions.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
03/07/2013Complaints Implementing the recommendations from the Francis Inquiry
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

Chaired by Chris Bostock, Head of Complaints Policy at the Department of Health, this conference focuses on implementing these recommendations, and the learning from the Prime Ministers review into Hospital Complaints into practice at a local level in your organisation or directorate.

There is also an optional legal complaints masterclass focusing on complaints investigation including writing and developing the response. This follows Francis Recommendation 113 “comments or complaints which describe events amounting to an adverse or serious untoward incident should trigger an investigation”. The issue of remedy will also be discussed.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
03/07/2013Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient
Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

'Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient - if its not the number one priority for your organisation it should be'. Dr Jane Eddlestone speaking at our Deteriorating Patient Conference Jan 2013.

Prof Derek Bell, Member of the National Early Warning Score Development Group said 'this is a hugely unique opportunity for the NHS to lead the way internationally as the first country to have a national standardised scoring system” Jan 2013.

This one day conference will focus on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient including implementing the new National Early Warning Score (NEWS), improving the reliability of patient observations and ensuring quality of care to reduce failure to rescue of acutely ill patients on the wards.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
03/07/2013Care and Compassion in Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The importance of Compassion has been fundamentally underlined by the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The participants will take away a number of tools and techniques which they can assess and implement within their own organisations. These include: observations of care, dignity codes, productive ward models and resources, leadership skills, neurolinguistic programmes and others which will be reviewed and discussed as part of the afternoon sessions.

This master class workshop aims to revisit these fundamental aspects of nursing care, framed by the patient’s voice and political drivers. The workshop is designed to explore a variety of practical tools, which participants can use in the work place to ensure care and compassion is engendered.

Facilitated by Victoria Bagshaw and Pauline Barber. Victoria and Pauline have been involved in practice education at a senior level for over 20 years within acute and primary care. Both are educated to Masters level and have developed a number of programmes for senior level staff.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
04/07/2013Eliminating Avoidable Pressure Ulcers
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

This conference focuses on a practical guide to eliminating avoidable pressure ulcers and taking a zero tolerance approach.

The findings from the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust emphasise the importance of focusing on pressure ulcers and the fundementals of care "Failures to record pressure ulcers. An audit of just over a year’s worth of returns on incidences of pressure ulcers found that only two out of a possible 53 returns had been made. While it was the responsibility of the ward manager to make the returns, the report recognised that this evidenced a systemic failure as the non-compliance with this policy should have been picked up and acted on. Of perhaps even greater concern was the finding that the clinical nurse specialist had been called to the ward on occasions to see patients whose wounds had deteriorated because her advice had not been followed in matters as simple as the daily changing of dressings. High-performing wards publicly displayed their results for healthcare acquired infections, pressure ulcers, falls, etc., on corridor walls with pride" Francis Inquiry Feb 2013.

Conference sessions include:

  • Avoidable Pressure Ulcers: A Zero tolerance approach
  • Looking forward to the NICE quality standard for pressure ulcers
  • Implementing the agreed consensus in pressure ulcer reporting
  • Implementing zero tolerance on the wards
  • Celebrating success: 100 days and counting
  • Reducing pressure ulcers through intentional rounding
  • Is it really unavoidable?
  • Case studies: Heel pressure ulcers
  • Surgical and device related pressure ulcers
  • Refusal of care
  • Developing your skills in root cause analysis and investigation
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 441932429933.
05/07/2013Masterclass: Developing Integrated Care Services
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This course will explore the policy context of integrated care services and identify solutions to the challenges enabling the development of an effective integrated care strategy.

Integrated Care Services has been put at the centre of NHS reform, delivering on this agenda raises significant challenges for commissioners and clinicians. Health care personnel involved in delivering integrated services need to work together in order to meet the needs of patients.

This course looks at some of those challenges and potential solutions, learning from experiences of the past, understanding the need to adopt integrated care and the policy context, existing barriers to integrated care, exploring how integrated care services can be supported, incentivising integrated care, developing an integrated care strategy and measuring success.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
09/07/2013Improving Outcomes for People approaching the End of Life
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London
Times: 10am - 5pm

This conference focuses on improving outcomes for people approaching the end of life. The recently released Department of Health Fourth Annual Report on End of Life Care focuses on the successes that have been seen to date in delivering the end of life care strategy but also the challenges that still remain in improving outcomes in particular ensuring people spend the last days of life in their place of choosing. The conference also focuses on learning from the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust and engendering Compassion in End of Life Care.

Using practical case studies, the conference will address monitoring progress against the national quality standard and delivering excellence in end of life care.

For further information and to book your place visit http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/end-of-life-care-commissioning or email gemma@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk.

A 20% discount is available to JCN members by quoting ref: HCUK20JCN when booking.

For further information please contact Gemma Belford-Bawden gemma@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

September 2013

04/09/2013Caldicott Guardian Training Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

A one day master class to provide both an introduction to newcomers and a wide ranging update for more experienced Caldicott Guardians, Caldicott Officers, & Information Governance Leads to understand the requirements of Caldicott and to become confident in recognising and in making both basic and complex Caldicott Guardian decisions.

Christopher Fincken is Chairman of the UK Council of Caldicott Guardians and was for eleven years the Caldicott Guardian of an Acute Hospital serving a cathedral city and a large rural population. He now works for a national charity and advises a wide range of other organisations. He has deep experience of the challenges that real life presents and a passion to understand and unravel problems, to try and find the best solution. With a particular concern about the importance of sharing information in relation to Domestic and other violence, he has worked extensively in the field of Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC- Domestic Violence) and is the author of the shortly to be published guidance document for Caldicott Guardians.

This course is based on practical experience and will feature a large and varied range of case studies covering a multitude of situations and ages from cradle to grave, and even beyond! The course is not “Powerpoint” based and participants will have the opportunity to engage as individuals and as a group throughout the day to discuss the case studies and become more confident in making their own Caldicott decisions.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
05/09/2013Masterclass: Train the Trainer
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Train the Trainer: a creative approach to training is a masterclass for health professionals who are involved in training and or facilitating. It is suitable for both experienced and inexperienced trainers. It helps participants to develop an imaginative style of training both in terms of content and delivery. During the masterclass participants will consider how to open a session and engage a team. They will also develop an understanding of how to use different drama techniques in training including, role play, forum theatre and script reading. As well as this delegates will have the opportunity in teams to develop short creative training sessions. They will be able to practice and review their training style and receive constructive feedback on their skills.

This masterclass will be led by Becky Simpson and David Schaal who are co directors of Playout a dynamic drama based communications and presentations training company. Playout were pioneers of drama based learning within the health service. They now produce training DVD’s, create and present training days and provide presenters, scriptwriters, and role players for many organisations. They have a wide variety of clients in the public and corporate sector ranging from many PCT’s and medical schools to

Universities and football clubs. Becky Simpson is a professional actor and presenter. She originally trained at the Guildford School of Acting after which she worked both as a professional actress in repertory theatre and as a television and radio presenter for independent TV companies and the BBC world service. David Schaal is also a professional actor, teacher and trainer. He has made numerous television and film appearances including Eastenders,, The Bill, Lock Stock, Grange Hill, The Inbetweeners and The Office. He directs, and has taught voice and acting skills at Italia Conti Theatre School.

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
11/09/2013Legal Masterclass: Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information Governance
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Senior Solicitor, RadcliffeLeBrasseur Solicitors.

Good information governance is a key responsibility of all healthcare providers and is enshrined in law, Department of Health guidelines and professional association codes of practice.

Implementing policies and procedures that reflect these key principles can be difficult with complex legislative requirements and guidance.

This one day interactive masterclass, run by a practising healthcare lawyer, aims to provide an understanding of the principles and legal requirements regarding patient information storage, sharing and disposal. From there, guidance will be given on developing organisational-level policies and protocols that will help with day-to-day management of this key function of the health and social care service.

Objectives:

  • to familiarise delegates with the provision of Data Protection Act 1998 and related legislation including the Human Rights Act
  • to give delegates a thorough understanding of the common law rules of confidentiality
  • to provide an overview of recent DOH and GMC guidance
  • to enable delegates to make sustainable disclosure decisions and share information responsibly
  • to give delegates the ability to effectively scrutinse regular transfers of information, particularly in the context of unified and
    • electronic records
  • to develop user friendly and practical policies and protocols
For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
17/09/2013Masterclass: Investigating Incidents and the Duty of Candour
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

In the wake of the Francis Inquiry into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust the Department of Health has introduced a contractual duty of candour that requires NHS and Foundation trust staff to be open and honest with patients and their families about patient safety incidents. This new duty emphasises the need for patient safety incidents to be investigated using a robust methodology; for investigation reports to be evidentially sound, accessible and focused on producing actionable and reasonable recommendations.

This training day will equip delegates with a proven methodology and a highly-regarded report structure that will help with the investigation of incidents and the production of reports.

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Senior Solicitor at RadcliffeLeBrasseur Solicitors and Senior Trainer at InPractice Training.

For further information please contact kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
18/09/2013Legal Issues in End of Life Care Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Healthcare professionals of all levels, need to have an understanding of the legal and ethical framework that surrounds the care and treatment of patients who are nearing the end of their lives. This understanding should include the use of DNACPR orders, the implications of withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment, advance decisions and other relevant sections of the Mental Capacity Act.

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Senior Solicitor at Radcliffe Le Brasseur Solicitors and Trainer at In Practice, this training day will provide a practical guide through the complex legislation and guidance surrounding ‘end of life’ care.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
18/09/2013Nurse Prescribing
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

This national conference provides an essential update for current and aspiring nurse and pharmacist prescribers, and will be chaired by Barbara Stuttle CBE Chair of the Association for Nurse Prescribing who led the campaign for nurse prescribing and continues to support non-medical prescribers in their role.

Delegates will hear a national update from the newly formed NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre on how to deliver the QIPP challenge for medicines use and procurement, plus an overview of the findings from both a review and an audit of non-medical prescribing and what can be learnt to develop non-medical prescribing practice and ensure nurses and pharmacists are able to prescribe safely and effectively to deliver high quality patient care.

Personal case study presentations from experienced non-medical prescribers, an extended legal session, and a tips and advice session will provide valuable shared learning and practical guidance for applying in practice.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
18/09/2013Non-Medical Prescribing
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

This national conference provides an essential update for current and aspiring nurse and pharmacist prescribers, and will be chaired by Barbara Stuttle CBE Chair of the Association for Nurse Prescribing who led the campaign for nurse prescribing and continues to support non-medical prescribers in their role.

Delegates will hear a national update from the newly formed NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre on how to deliver the QIPP challenge for medicines use and procurement, plus an overview of the findings from both a review and an audit of non-medical prescribing and what can be learnt to develop non-medical prescribing practice and ensure nurses and pharmacists are able to prescribe safely and effectively to deliver high quality patient care.

Personal case study presentations from experienced non-medical prescribers, an extended legal session, and a tips and advice session will provide valuable shared learning and practical guidance for applying in practice.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
24/09/2013Caldicott Guardian Training Masterclass
Location: Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel

A one day master class to provide both an introduction to newcomers and a wide ranging update for more experienced Caldicott Guardians, Caldicott Officers, & Information Governance Leads to understand the requirements of Caldicott and to become confident in recognising and in making both basic and complex Caldicott Guardian decisions.

This course is based on practical experience and will feature a large and varied range of case studies covering a multitude of situations and ages from cradle to grave, and even beyond! The course is not “Powerpoint” based and participants will have the opportunity to engage as individuals and as a group throughout the day to discuss the case studies and become more confident in making their own Caldicott decisions.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
24/09/2013The Use of Control & Restraint Masterclass
Location: Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel

Facilitated by Kate Hill, Solicitor, InPractice and RadcliffesLeBrasseur Solicitors.

The appropriate, legal use of control and restraint is necessary in many clinical settings. However, inappropriate use, and the lack of detailed documentation of decisions, can make healthcare professionals vulnerable to accusations of mistreatment.

This training day will look at control and restraint in the context of the Human Rights Act, the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legal and ethical principles.

Objectives:

  • Understand what constitutes restraint; physical, chemical and psychological
  • Know when restraint can be used
  • Understand when restraint must be used
  • Through case studies learn about using restraint in specialist areas e.g. mental health and accident and emergency
  • Provide an overview of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Practical guidance on documenting control and restraint
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
25/09/2013Educators in Practice Masterclass
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, London

The aim of this master class is to enable participants to consider their current practice through self-assessment and explore ways in which they could enhance knowledge and skills in relation to the education and training of others. It is acknowledged that at this time of change and pressure in health and social service delivery educators need to be creative, use resources effectively based on firm training needs analysis to meet individual and corporate objectives.

The masterclass is facilitated by Lynne Gell and Pauline Barber. Lynne and Pauline are passionate about education and the quality learning experiences for students and care workers. They have over 30 years experience in education at a strategic and operational level in all sectors of health and social care. As qualified teachers they have designed education packages and facilitated the initial development, assessment and on going development of educators from a range of disciplines.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
25/09/2013Masterclass: Clinical Supervision
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This Master Class will enable delegates to appraise different approaches to clinical supervision in practice, in order to establish what is best for their individual needs. The aim is to improve practice by understanding workplace/professional issues and how to deal effectively with difficult practice tensions that arise.

This Master Class is not linked to ‘management tools’, which monitor performance. It is linked to enhancing individual performance through demonstration of practice using relevant tools such as, Portfolio Development and Personal Development Plans.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
30/09/2013Reducing & Monitoring Hospital Deaths attributable to problems in care
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The NHS Mandate states that reducing hospital deaths attributable to problems in care is a key area where progress will be expected. This conference follows our previous reducing hospital mortality conferences and focuses on reducing hospital deaths attributable to problems in care. Sessions will include meeting the new indicator, learning from the Francis Inquiry, understanding how to recognise which deaths are attributable to problems in care and are therefore avoidable. Case study sessions will focus on how to monitor and reduce mortality, improving quality and saving lives in your service or organisation.

“All hospital trusts, regardless of whether they are outliers, need to examine, understand and explain their SHMI – and identify where performance may be falling short. Trusts with a low mortality rate could also provide valuable learning about how quality of care can be improved”

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

October 2013

01/10/2013Handling, Investigating, Resolving and Learning from Complaints
Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

Chaired by Chris Bostock, Head of Complaints Policy at the Department of Health, this conference reflects on these recommendations, and the learning from them into practice at a local level in your organisation or directorate. The opening session will provide an update on the national review into complaints handling procedures in NHS Trusts.

There is also legal complaints masterclass focusing on complaints investigation including writing and developing the response. This follows Francis Recommendation 113 “comments or complaints which describe events amounting to an adverse or serious untoward incident should trigger an investigation”.

The conference will take a practical approach to investigating, resolving and learning from complaints including improving complaints handling and information at a local level, managing complaints from vulnerable people, managing complaints involving Doctors and other clinical staff, managing patient feedback concerns, developing systems to learn from the narrative in complaints and feedback as well as the numbers, and demonstrating reflection and changing practice following complaints.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
02/10/2013Falls Prevention and Management in Older People
Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

This conference focuses on reducing falls and injuries in the over 65’s which is a key health improvement indicator in the public health outcomes framework for 2013-16, and on implementing the revised NICE Clinical Guideline for falls which is currently out on consultation and due to be published later this year.

The conference opens with an update from the National Falls and Fractures Alliance on meeting the health improvement objective relating to falls in the NHS Outcomes Framework 2013-16. The conference continues with an indepth focus on meeting the updated 2013 NICE Clinical Practice Guideline on Falls within falls and inpatient services including a focus on risk prediction and effective interventions to reduce the risk and severity of falls in hospitals. The conference will also take a proactive approach to engaging older people in staying healthy falls prevention exercise. The afternoon will continue with case studies focusing on secondary prevention, managing falls, frailty and comorbidity, falls and mental health and managing falls and fractures in care homes. Through expert speakers and best practice case studies the conference aims to give you practical tools and ideas to improve falls prevention and management in your local practice and organisation.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
08/10/2013Presentation Skills Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Develop dynamic presentations and consider how to engage and audience
  • Learn about managing your anxiety and develop confidence in public speaking in a supportive environment
  • Consider the structure and design of an effective presentation
  • Acquire increased understanding of a range of delivery techniques
  • Develop vocal vitality by practising articulation and projection exercises
  • Identify methods of handling questions and dealing with the audience

Facilitated by Becky Simpson and David Schaal, Professional Actors, Trainers and Presenters, Playout

For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
08/10/2013Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This Master Class will explore the rationale behind the measures and examine the practical implications for health care professionals. There will be a detailed analysis of what constitutes deprivation of liberty rather than restriction of liberty.

Delegates will have the opportunity to raise issues and concerns specific to their own practice. The course will be run by Kate Hill, a Mental Health care lawyer, and will be case study led.

Programme Outline:

  • Overview of the Mental Capacity Act and the introduction of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Best interests case study
  • The Court of Protection and recent case law
  • Documentation and the FMA
  • Completing the forms
  • The application process: urgent authorisations and applications for standard authorisations
  • Capacity Assessment case study
  • What is a Deprivation of Liberty? Case studies
For further information please contact kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
09/10/2013Medical Documentation & Record Keeping Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This one-day course will provide a guide to excellent record keeping principles, as well as a unique critiquing tool to enable healthcare teams to monitor standards of documentation and give feedback. The day will also cover the production of witness statements, including checklists and a model format.

Accurate patient records and documentation are an essential part of every healthcare practitioner’s professional practice. Too often they are vague and abbreviated, even sloppy, which not only affects patient care but also impacts on any future legal action, inquest or inquiry.

This one-day course will provide a guide to excellent record keeping principles. Facilitated by Kate Hill, Senior Solicitor, RadcliffeLeBrasseur Solicitors and Trainer for InPractice

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
09/10/2013Advancing IV Therapy
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This national conference provides a practical guide to advancing IV therapy including developing competence, quality and safety in IV therapy practice including the setting up and development of effective Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Services and clinics to provide therapy at home and in the community.

The conference opens with a national update on IV therapy followed by a session focusing on developing and maintaining comptence in IV therapy skills. The issue of ensuring safe and effective IV therapy practice will cover an update from the UK OPAT Initiative and a focus on reducing infections and complications related to intravenious devices.

Delegates will have the opportunity to hear extended sessions focusing on how delivering IV Therapy at home (OPAT) is increasing due to shift in focus from hospital to community care and the impact on quality and productivity this brings.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
10/10/2013Information Sharing and Disclosure Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Many conflicts exist between the common law duty of confidentiality, the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, codes of conduct, government policy and so on. This interactive training day will provide delegates with the necessary building blocks to act legally, ethically and accountably when dealing with patient information.Learning will be case study driven. The course will also draw on the recommendations for information sharing delivered by the Caldicott2 Information Sharing Review. It is essential that all team members feel comfortable and confident when sharing information. Practical guidance will be given on how to develop department specific protocols to achieve this goal.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
16/10/2013Masterclass: Performance Management
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This course will enable the participant to develop a structured approach to Performance Management; it will provide an overview of performance management, varying approaches, the benefits, key components and knowledge management. It will also discuss the Clinical Leadership Competency Framework in relation to Performance Management.

Healthcare is becoming an increasingly complex and dynamic environment. As well as managing day-to-day operations; clinicians and managers are also dealing with increased quality and regulatory standards, government changes, increased patient expectations, and insurance agencies.

Whether you are managing a department or service a structured approach to performance management is key to delivering a quality service aligned to your organisation’s strategic goals.

The course will make reference to the current evidence and the Department of Health supporting policy documents, including the Clinical Leadership Competency Framework.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
16/10/2013Information Governance: Patient Information Sharing, Management and Confidentiality
Location: ICO Conference Centre, London

Information Governance: Patient Information Sharing, Management and Confidentiality in the New Landscape

The NHS Future Forum in January 2012 recommended that the government should commission a review of the current information governance rules "...to ensure that there is an appropriate balance between the protection of patient information and the use of sharing information to improve patient care". This National Information Governance Review is being led by Dame Fiona Caldicott with a final report due to be presented to Ministers in the New Year.

This one day conference with will examine the practicalities of how to manage and share patient and service user identifiable data and how to meet the standards of the information governance in the new landscape laid down by the new Caldicott review.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
18/10/2013Nurse Led Discharge
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Discharge planning is at the core of indicators for successful Hospital. This Master Class offers the opportunity to interact with a skilled facilitator to guide new and practical ways of approaching Nurse Led Discharge and discharge planning issues.

The Master Class will begin with a core lecture on the 10 Policy Steps underpinning discharge planning at a National Level. This is followed by an analysis of two core areas, namely: Estimating dates for discharge and Nurse Led Discharge will form the basis for case based discussions, analysis and practical advice.

The Facilitator has 25 years of experience in the NHS and 10 years as a Senior Nurse within a large Foundation Trust. Outputs from her work include 2 Discharge Planning Books and 1 Department of Health Publication, as well as 50 peer reviewed publications. She is currently a registered PhD Student and works full time. She has a National reputation for her work and practical approach to the topic.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 441932429933.
22/10/2013Control & Restraint Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The appropriate, legal use of control and restraint is necessary in many clinical settings. However, inappropriate use, and the lack of detailed documentation of decisions, can make healthcare professionals vulnerable to accusations of mistreatment.

This training day will look at control and restraint in the context of the Human Rights Act, the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legal and ethical principles.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
22/10/2013Clinical Audit Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This Clinical Audit Masterclass is a one day course that provides delegates with a full understanding of the clinical audit process and includes information and advice on how to carry out clinical audit to an advanced level.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
23/10/2013Significant Event Audit Masterclass
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The Significant Event Audit Masterclass is a one-day course that provide delegates with a full understanding of the significant event audit process and includes information and advice on how to carry out significant event audit to an advanced level.

The course will examine studies carried out by the Clinical Audit Support Centre (CASC) that illustrate that the quality and effectiveness of significant event audit varies widely from healthcare setting to healthcare setting. Trainers from CASC will identify common problems that occur when healthcare professionals conduct significant event audit at a local-level and also help delegates to focus on practical approaches that ensure this work is carried out in a timely, confidential and beneficial manner.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
25/10/2013Comprehensive Nurse Led Assessment of the Older Person
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

This master class will encourage nurses who are responsible for the assessment of older people to ‘think outside the box’ beyond the normal formalities of form filling to question what is the most appropriate assessment at a particular point in time. The aim is to broaden a general knowledge base of different assessments available and to enhance the quality/transferability of completed assessments. We all have limited time to assess – this master class will help you to get the most from your assessment and conserve valuable nursing time. Most of all the concept of the ‘one size fits all’ assessment will be challenged in order to introduce new ways of assessing.

The Master Class will be interactive and dynamic - involving discussions, case analysis, group work and lead lectures; all leading to the formation of a personal action plan for continual professional development on return to the clinical setting.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

November 2013

06/11/2013Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

A high proportion of in-hospital deaths now involve CPR attempts, even when the underlying condition and general health of the patient makes success unlikely. In addition, even when there is clear evidence that cardiac arrest or death are likely, decisions about the patient’s CPR status are not always documented clearly. The result is that patients may undergo futile attempts at CPR during their dying process.

Improved knowledge, training, and do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decision-making
should improve patient care and prevent these futile and undignified procedures at the end of life. Patients for whom CPR cannot prolong life, but merely prolong the dying process should be identified early."

Time to Intervene? A review of patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a result of an in-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest NCEPOD 2012.

The importance of proper documentation and communication of DNACPR orders cannot be emphasised enough. There is still confusion as to when they should be applied, who should be consulted and the documentation required.

This training day will look at the role of DNACPRs within all healthcare settings.

For further information please contact kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
14/11/2013PROMs Summit 2013
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

The Annual PROMs Summit is jointly developed by Healthcare Conferences UK and NHS North West PROMs Programme. Led by Mr Bibhas Roy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Trafford NHS Trust & PROMs 2.0 Lead, NHS North West the Summit aims to bring together national developments in Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Patient Reported Experience Measures.

Call for Abstracts Now Open

A mix of plenary sessions and masterclasses will focus on:

  • National Developments
  • Leading PROMs developments
  • A beginners guide to PROMs
  • Commissioning and PROMs
  • Acting on PROMs results
  • Chronic Disease PROMs: Masterclass
  • PREMs: Masterclass
  • Surgical and Musculoskeletal Masterclass
  • Risk Assessment within PROMs Masterclass
  • Looking forward
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
14/11/2013National PROMs Summit 2013
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Chaired by Prof Nick Black Department of Health National PROMs Operation Board, and held in association with PROMS 2.0, this conference combines practical presentations with masterclasses to ensure hands on interactive learning for developing Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) in your clinical practice.

Sessions include:

  • National Developments in PROMs
  • PROMs and Clinical Pathways
  • Can PROMs save lives and act as a trigger to improve safety in real time

Facilitated interactive Masterclasses and Focus Sessions:

  • Leading PROMs development
  • Acting on PROMs results
  • Commissioning and PROMs
  • PROMs Explained: Where to Start
  • PROMs in Long Term Conditions
  • Patient Involvement in PROMs
  • Surgical and Musculoskeletal PROMs
  • Plus Free Papers: selected from a high number of excellent submissions featuring PROMS work from around the country and beyond.
For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.
19/11/2013Nurse Clinics 2013
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Nurse Clinics 2013 will provide specialist nurses with a valuable opportunity to hear national updates and best practice for working at advanced practice, and setting up and running nurse led clinics and services in primary and secondary care across a number of specialities.

At last year’s event Dr Peter Carter OBE Chief Executive and General Secretary The Royal College of Nursing, spoke about the need to eliminate waste in the NHS to make savings rather than taking the “short sighted approach” of reducing specialist nurse numbers.

“Specialist Nurses are seen as an expensive luxury but far from costing money they save money.” Dr Peter Carter OBE, RCN Chief Executive, Nurse Clinics 2012

This conference will look at how to demonstrate the value of your clinic or service, and how to continuously measure, monitor and benchmark the impact on patient experience and outcomes, in line with the drive for quality improvement in the NHS reflected by the Francis Inquiry and the CNOs Strategy for Nursing including the 6 C’s.

Follow the conference on Twitter #nurseclinics13

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant, Programme Director kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 07950 578710.
29/11/2013Masterclass: Designing a Reliable Response to Sepsis
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, London

Facilitated by Dr Ron Daniels, Chair, UK Sepsis Trust, Chief Executive, Global Sepsis Alliance and Founding Fellow, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

Sepsis is responsible for 37,000 deaths annually in the UK, and accounts for 30-50% of episodes of inpatient deterioration. Despite internationally recognized guidelines being endorsed by relevant professional bodies, standards of care are achieved in fewer than 20% of cases.

Evidence in support of basic elements of care - antibiotics and fluid challenges - suggests that they are more effective and their delivery more time critical than interventions in acute coronary syndrome.

This masterclass will explore evidence behind interventions, barriers to reliable delivery and solutions in the context of the updated 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. The roles of individual health professionals within acute hospitals, the community and the prehospital environment will be explored to aid understanding and planning of a system-wide response. The day will also outline national and global strategies to embed Sepsis as a clinical priority for health systems.

For further information please contact Kerry Tarrant kerry@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01932 429933.

2014

March 2014

12/03/2014The 10th Palliative Care Congress
Location: Harrogate International Centre

We are pleased to announce that the 10th Palliative Care Congress will be held at the Harrogate International Centre from 12 – 14 March 2014.

Congress is a leading professional forum for research, clinical innovation, clinical practice and education in the field of palliative and supportive care.

For further information on the event please visit www.pccongress.org.uk.

For further information please contact Heather Enticott info@compleatconference.co.uk by e-mail or phone 01489565475.

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