Practice Development Practice Development Unit – Progress so FarUnit – Progress so Far

Debbie Parr – Lead AdministratorDebbie Parr – Lead AdministratorCheshire & Merseyside Bowel Cancer Cheshire & Merseyside Bowel Cancer

Screening CentreScreening CentreMay 2009May 2009

IntroductionIntroduction

Cheshire & Merseyside Bowel Cancer Screening Cheshire & Merseyside Bowel Cancer Screening Centre working towards PDU statusCentre working towards PDU status

PDU facilitates practice that is leading edge and PDU facilitates practice that is leading edge and evidence based – it is beneficial to both patients evidence based – it is beneficial to both patients and staffand staff

Began the process in March 2008Began the process in March 2008 In conjunction with Edge Hill University and In conjunction with Edge Hill University and

University Hospital AintreeUniversity Hospital Aintree Whole team involvedWhole team involved

PDU Standards PDU Standards

Multi-professional CollaborationMulti-professional Collaboration Evidence Based PracticeEvidence Based Practice ResearchResearch Improving Patient SafetyImproving Patient Safety Leadership and Staff DevelopmentLeadership and Staff Development Patient & Public InvolvementPatient & Public Involvement Links with Academic InstitutionsLinks with Academic Institutions

AimsAims

Guarantees the highest standards of careGuarantees the highest standards of care Confidence the basics of care are being Confidence the basics of care are being

metmet Opportunity to be involved and influence at Opportunity to be involved and influence at

clinical, operational and strategic levelclinical, operational and strategic level Clinically-based proven approach to the Clinically-based proven approach to the

workplaceworkplace Development of the whole teamDevelopment of the whole team

ApproachApproach

Developed Steering GroupDeveloped Steering Group Developed Core Group/sDeveloped Core Group/s Assessed the current service – then Assessed the current service – then

formed PDU action planformed PDU action plan

Examples of Progress on Action Examples of Progress on Action PlanPlan

Audit of histology waiting timesAudit of histology waiting times Audit of travel timesAudit of travel times Developed PDU resource roomDeveloped PDU resource room Revised patient informationRevised patient information Report on patient feedbackReport on patient feedback Research & audit training workshopsResearch & audit training workshops Teaching on national SSP course at Teaching on national SSP course at

Liverpool John Moore’s UniversityLiverpool John Moore’s University

Examples of Progress on Action Examples of Progress on Action PlanPlan

Article writingArticle writing Collaboration with multi-professional Collaboration with multi-professional

groupsgroups Staff development – in terms of leading on Staff development – in terms of leading on

PDU standardsPDU standards Commissioned to undertake national Commissioned to undertake national

research studyresearch study Patient focus groupsPatient focus groups

What’s NextWhat’s Next

Continue to work on action planContinue to work on action plan Continue to work towards September 2009 Continue to work towards September 2009

accreditationaccreditation