Taking Action
Quarterly
e-Newsletter - Spring 2007
With our compliments…
Welcome to this issue of Taking Action.
Education for Health is celebrating 20 years of pioneering primary care education this year. Learn more about our journey, the people we wish to thank for their contribution to the success of our Charity over the years. Come and join us in our celebrations - read all about it in our feature article 'We're 20 and here's our story'.
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Summary
Taking Action
- We’re 20 and here’s our story!
- New RCT evidence clearly shows nurse education improves patient health
- Case Study: Improving Asthma Care in Scotland. Guest Writer: Janette Barrie, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
- Meet Claire Holt – our new Module Lead for Diabetes
- Moving into Primary Care Nursing. Guest Writer: Bev Cox
- The WHY, WHO, HOW, WHERE, WHAT and WHEN of CVD Risk Assessment
Educating People
- First Announcement – 7 new modules launching this year!
- Case Study: The Swindon Experience – training as a team to support people with long term conditions
- Get ahead of the game – Investing in yourself can really make a difference to your patients
- NEW Simply Devices practical pocket book for healthcare professionals – a valuable resource
- FREE new journals – developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases, CVD and diabetes
- Come and discuss your educational needs with our clinical experts at forthcoming events
Transforming Lives Worldwide
- Findings from the survey of asthma and COPD services in primary care
- NEW Partners in Care – Five steps to better consultations [+ FREE PDF Resource]
- Case Study: Breathing Space – a new nurse led service for managing patients with COPD. Guest Writer: Gail South, Respiratory Nurse Consultant & Education for Health Trainer
- Profile: Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP) – to identify, develop & support effective ways of working across the whole of general practice
- CFC inhaler devices – what’s new? Update Report: Trisha Weller
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We’re 20 and here’s our story!
It is a very exciting year for Education for Health because we are celebrating a big milestone in the development of the Charity. Learn more about our journey from past to present as we celebrate twenty years of pioneering education in primary care.
Professor Bryan Stoten - PCT Chairman, Health Service academic and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, sums up our impact: "I think Education for Health is going to deliver the White Paper. If we’re serious about getting domiciliary care and community nursing care right, we’ll have to invest in training. I think the future for this sort of training, particularly distance learning training, is very strong indeed.”…
Find out more about our story: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/anniversary.asp
New RCT evidence clearly shows nurse education improves patient health
We are delighted to report the publication of a landmark study which links health professionals’ attendance on an accredited educational module to improve patients’ quality of life. 200 patients took part in this community based randomised controlled trial – find out more…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/allergy_study1.pdf
Case Study: Improving Asthma Care in Scotland
Guest Writer: Janette Barrie, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
In Scotland, almost 4,000 people are diagnosed with Asthma, with about 197,000 experiencing severe asthma symptoms. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland is working in partnership with the Scottish Executive Health Department, Asthma UK and Education for Health to improve the health and well being of people living with asthma. One of the aims of this partnership is to make available Personal Asthma Action Plans for adults and children throughout Scotland. The focus of this project is to empower people with asthma to self manage their condition in order to improve their quality of life…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/improving_asthma_care1.pdf
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/improving_asthma_care/improving_asthma_care.asp
Meet Claire Holt, our new Module Lead for Diabetes
Learn more about our Claire Holt, our new Diabetes Module Leader – her new role with us and what she hopes to achieve, her passions both inside clinical practice and outside…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/claire_holt_diary1.pdf
Moving into Primary Care Nursing
Guest writer: Bev Cox, BSc, RGN
They say you never forget your first time and that is most certainly true, particularly when you are talking about your first day in general practice nursing. Take mine…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/primary_care_nursing1.pdf
The WHY, WHO, HOW, WHERE, WHAT and WHEN of CVD Risk Assessment
We know that evidence based care is being delivered for patients once they have developed CVD. However, little structure is in place for identifying and undertaking CVD risk assessment and supporting individuals found to be at high risk.
Why should you undertake a CVD Risk Assessment? For the answer to this question, read on…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/cvd_risk1.pdf
Educating People
First Announcement – 7 new modules launching this year!
In 2005-6 more than 4200 health professionals across thousands of practices, wards and communities chose distance learning with the largest international charity, Education for Health, to help them deliver their long term conditions agenda. They wanted education which accommodated their hectic schedules, regardless of their location. They wanted their education delivered directly to them, addressing their needs without compromising quality. We train healthcare professionals to make a real difference to patient’s lives…
Register here for our Course Programme:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/course_calendar_Mar07_Sep07.pdf
Case Study: The Swindon Experience
Training as a team to support people with long term conditions
Primary care managers in Swindon had a vision for the workforce. Community nurses, practice nurses, discharge planning staff and specialist nurses would develop a shared understanding on supporting people with long term conditions. The Primary Care Trust recognised that joint training would be the key to enhancing understanding and innovative thinking in these areas…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/swindon.pdf
Get ahead of the game - Investing in yourself can really make a difference to your patients
The shifting emphasis of care from hospital based, secondary care services to provision of care by multi professional groups in primary care, have opened doors for many of you to lead and modernise services in an area where we can really make a difference. Investing in yourself will put you ahead of the game, able to influence changes and really make a difference to the patients you see on a regular basis…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/ahead_of_game.pdf
NEW Simply Devices practical pocket book for healthcare professionals – a valuable resource
“Simply Devices provides a wealth of straightforward and very practical advice on the use of different inhaler devices, nebulisers and nasal therapies for use in patients with asthma, COPD and rhinitis. Providing concise, accurate and very accessible information, I have no hesitations in recommending this excellent pocketbook." Review by Prof Aziz Sheikh, Professor of Primary Care Research & Development, Allergy & Respiratory Research Group, University of Edinburgh
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/resources/resources.asp#devices1
FREE new journals developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases, CVD and diabetes
Two unique British Journals of Primary Care Nursing:
Respiratory Diseases and Allergy – developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases – including COPD, asthma and allergy.
CVD & Diabetes - developed to help your practice achieve consistently high quality care for people with CHD, diabetes and related disorders.
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/bjpcn.asp
To register for either journal free of charge: www.bjpcn.com
Come and discuss your educational needs with our clinical experts at forthcoming events
We attend and have an exhibition stand at several conferences and events throughout the year both within the UK and internationally. Our team of clinical experts would be happy to discuss your educational needs at our stand…
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/about_us/conferences_exhibs.asp
Transforming Lives Worldwide
Findings from the survey of asthma and COPD services in primary care
As promised in our last issue of Taking Action, we can now report on the findings of our asthma study questionnaire sent to 3000 general practices throughout the UK. The aim of the project was to benchmark current respiratory services in primary care in order to improve service delivery…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/asthma_study2.pdf
To learn how to participate in future projects:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/research/research.asp#CurrentResearch1
NEW Partners in Care – Five steps to better consultations
+ FREE PDF resource
Good communication is central to good healthcare and when patients and health professionals work together the results can be life changing. To support healthcare professionals, we have developed a new interactive one day course which provides the opportunity to discuss and develop techniques to enhance consultation skills and achieve shared decision making. All participants receive a free copy of this guide book to reinforce the training provided, but you can also purchase this separately…
For details of our guide book: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/resources/resources.asp#partners1
For details of our short course: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/education_training/short_course/partners_in_care.asp
For the FREE PDF resource, Email: Taking Action
Case Study: Breathing Space – a new nurse led service for managing patients with COPD
Guest Writer: Gail South, Respiratory Nurse Consultant
‘Breathing Space’ is expected to be the largest Primary care based facility for COPD in the UK and possibly the world. It is much more than a new purpose-built building, it’s a programme that is a long-term commitment to people and carers of people with COPD. The nurse at the head of this exciting project is Education for Health Trainer, Gail South…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/breathing_space1.pdf
Profile: Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP) – to identify, develop & support effective ways of working across the whole of general practice
The Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP) was set up in 2004 and came about as a result of the new GMS contract for GPs. Its remit was to identify, develop and support effective ways of working across the whole of general practice to make a better use of clinicians’ time and increase the public’s capacity to self-care…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/WiPP.pdf
For further information: http://www.wipp.nhs.uk
CFC inhaler devices – what’s new?
Update Report: Trisha Weller
Inhaler devices containing the propellant CFC are being gradually phased out because of the recognised effects on the environment and the protective ozone level. This was agreed internationally with the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1985 (coming into effect in 1989). This treaty has had a number of revisions but its widespread adoption and implementation has been hailed as ‘an exceptional international cooperation’…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/CFC_phase_out.pdf
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