1 KTPs with PCTs: Known Terrifying Pandemonium or Powerful Collaborative Teams Ruth Slater and Ailsa Brotherton

2 What is KTP Established in 1974 Government supported scheme Knowledge and technology transfer Stable companies of all sizes from all industrial sectors: –Charities and not-for-profit organisations –Education institutions (LEAs and schools) –Health organisations (hospitals and NHS Trusts) Three-way partnership –Organisation/Academic/Graduate

3 The Process Prepare outline for submission to KTP Adviser Prepare application with guidance from KTP Adviser Application assessed by Partnership Approval Group (PAG) Proposal funded – continued input from KTP Adviser 2 weeks 4-6 weeks6-8 weeks4 weeks

4 The Golden Thread What do you want to do and why? Objectives How are you going to do it? Outputs What does it deliver? Outcomes

5 Top 10 Reasons for ‘Not Supported’ 1 Company Accounts 2 Workplan 3 Is it really KTP? 4 Too many amends/re-write/form abuse 5 Business Case 6 Academic Challenge 7 Length of Project 8 Associate (supervision/location) 9 Differentiation from previous KTP 10 Is it the right academic

6 The PCT need to be able to be able to answer the following: What is the level of uptake of each service? Will it deliver a diverse range of clinically effective interventions? Is each individual service effective? Will the communication strategy and the social marketing campaign be effective? What are the training needs of the staff? Will the CWMP be successful in demonstrating improved life expectancy and well-being? What are the service user and staff experiences of the service delivery? What will be the impact of the CWMP on cost savings and how will this influence future commissioning? Community Weight Management Pathway: a complex and untested system

7 NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan KTP: work plan summary Evaluation of a community weight management pathway: ‘Lose Weight Feel Great’ Undertake stakeholder mapping and stakeholder engagement events Develop an evaluation framework Assess the success of individual components of the CWMP and how they interrelate. Undertake training needs analysis of staff and facilitate the delivery of training Evaluate the cost effectiveness of the components of the CWMP Disseminating findings / share good practice

8 Known Terrifying Pandemonium KnownTerrifyingPandemonium PCT worldThe KTP ‘world’Bringing the 2 worlds together Obesity policy and key driversHaving to wrote the proposal in a business language (translating profit and cost savings into health benefits) Developing a shared understanding: learning the language and jargon Current service provisionStructured process ChallengesThe complexity of the wider determinants of obesity and its management and incorporating these into the research project Colleagues in the PCT

9 Powerful Collaborative Teams PowerfulCollaborativeTeams Quality: review processService user engagementThe core team: Associate, PCT supervisor, academic supervisor Study sizeStakeholder engagementKTP Partnership: wider team Structured processCollaborative working: PCT and UCLAN PotentialOther KTP Teams: Alchemy Training Our KTP Manager

10 Contact Details: Ruth Slater KTP Manager T: E: Ailsa Brotherton Senior research fellow T: E: