Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

ADVANCED PRACTICE

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLES HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP

Mary Boyle, NES

Deirdre McCormick, SGHD

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

BACKGROUND

2006 - Modernising Nursing Careers

2008 - Advanced Practice Toolkit SGHD/NES –

endorsed by each UK Administration

2010 - “Guidance for Boards” from SGHD

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

COURSE PROVISION

• No Scottish course provision tailored to CYP staff until October 10

• March 2009 – NES brokered SGHD funding for 10 students to Liverpool JMU and funded 2 students to London South Bank University

• Total Scottish Students funded to study in England

= 12

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

• October 2010 – 3 new Masters Modules

- Advanced Clinical Decision Making

(West of Scotland University)

- Advanced Paediatric Pathophysiology (Edinburgh Napier)

- Advanced Practice for Staff Working with CYP (QMU)

- PG Cert, PG Dip, Masters

• All oversubscribed eg. Napier cap at 30 students and currently have 55 applicants

• Planned Total = 40 Actual Total = ↑

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

ADVANCED PRACTICE SUCCESSION PLANNING PATHWAY (TOOLKIT)

NES Cohorts in September 2009 - 10 students

January 2010 - 6 students

September 2010 - 2 students

Total Toolkit Students = 18

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

CURRENT STATUS

• 70 students undertaking funded education

• 3 graduates from LJM September 2010

• 10 students completed toolkit September 2010

• Impact paper – Focus Groups, telephone interviews and Case Studies (internal NES CYP Team)

• Stakeholder Showcase Events – February 2010, March 2011