Cywaith: promoting physiotherapy practice & development in Wales Gwyn Owen, Professional Adviser (CPD)
A 12 month project… To critically evaluate the impact & value of introducing a professional advisor role into the CSP in Wales a similar project is already running in Scotland the outputs/outcomes & insights generated by both projects will help CSP’s P&D function to look at how it continues to support/lead physiotherapy practice & development in a devolved policy context
Overview: what does P&D ‘do’? (& how) Supporting/leading: Research & development Practice Physiotherapy Works Learning & development How: Collaborative practices Blend of different approaches Cross-function working
Factors shaping physiotherapy practice & development in Wales: a personal view political ideology that values (& promotes) co-production & models of collaborative working history of integrated services proximity to/influence of decision-makers CSP Policy Officer is a physiotherapist single provider (Cardiff University) of pre-registration physiotherapy education within the region geography status of the welsh language
Project plan 2016-17 Scoping the project Potential foci for activity/evaluation: Workforce development/planning Primary care Support worker Practice education
Engaging members with the project A blended approach… Events/meetings Project blog Social media including iCSP & Twitter Frontline via existing networks e.g. Stewards/Safety reps, PNs, Learning Champions, CAHPR
Potential benefits? Limitations/challenges? How would we evaluate impact & value of the role? … what could a Professional Adviser role bring to the profession in Wales?