Mentoring and Clinical Governance Geraldine Bynoe Associate Postgraduate Dean Yorkshire

Why are we here? To celebrate mentor training –170 doctors and dentists trained in Northern and Yorkshire in the past 4 years

Why are we here? To examine the ways mentoring can help –the individual –the organisation in the striving for excellence required for Clinical Governance

Why are we here? To highlight the benefits of initiatives which are perceived by some as threats

Why are we here? To enhance the ‘oral tradition of medicine’

Clinical Governance ….a framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish...

What is our environment? Our physical, social & psychological place Our personal, professional & work situation –which critically affects what we do

Changing Environment Continuous change with excessive challenge can lead to overload and under- performance –patient expectation –education –GMC –families –Royal Colleges etc….

Mentoring Mentoring helps individuals face the challenges without the adverse effect of threat It is a mechanism of support for the individual

Mentoring Can lead to the environment of openness and trust needed for Clinical Governance to succeed Can improve – professional practice –continuing personal and professional development

Support and challenge

Improving Professional Practice Evidence for improvement –Poor Didactic –Better Reading –Best Conversations with others

Improving Professional Practice The ORAL tradition of medicine –LISTENING, SPEAKING AND REFLECTING