The All Ireland Practice and Quality Development Database Launch Dublin Castle 5 th April 2006

All Ireland Practice & Quality Development Database DEVELOPMENT PROCESS  PART OF NIPEC’S CORPORATE STRATEGY FROM 2002  TAKEN FORWARD via PROJECT GROUP TO SPECIFICATION  TESTED WITH NIPEC LINKS NETWORK AND TENDERED  DATABASE DEVELOPMENT – MAY - SEPTEMBER 2004  WENT LIVE – JANUARY 2005  PROMOTION ACTIVITY  COLLABORATION WITH NCNM – SEPTEMBER 2005

Database icons on NIPEC web site Homepage

All Ireland Practice & Quality Development Database Database Specification  18 FIELDS  12 FREE TEXT  6 MENU SUPPORTED  NO ACADEMIC CRITERIA TO BE MET  RETAIN THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF YOUR PROJECT  ACCOMMODATES ALL TYPES OF PROJECTS

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS = 50 NORTHERN IRELAND = 43REPUBLIC OF IRELAND = 7 Summary of Database Contents BREAKDOWN BY CATEGORY Practice Development 16 Service Improvement 9 Quality Improvement 6 Audit 6 Other 5 Benchmarking 4 Research 2 Care Pathways 1 Cost Improvement 0 Literature Review 0 Value for Money 0 BREAKDOWN BY SUBJECT (Select up to three) Acute Care 16 Public Health 9 Community Care 9 Older People 8 Cancer Care 8 Mental Health 7 Learning/Intellectual Disability 4 TSN/Equality/Human Rights 3 Primary Care 2 Paediatric 2 Midwifery 2

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Help and Support – The Database Booklet

National Council Mission The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery exists to promote and develop the professional role of nurses and midwives in order to ensure the delivery of quality nursing and midwifery care to patients and clients in a changing healthcare environment.

National Council Strategic Plan Provision of continuous professional development, education and research opportunities for nurses and midwives Working in partnership with other agencies on research projects and practice development projects that are relevant to service and professional development needs Developing and maintaining meaningful databases on research and practice development activities being carried out in nursing and midwifery in Ireland as a key resource for the profession Continuing to develop the website of the Council as a key element in the information collection and dissemination strategy

Vision to Action Strengthening the Nursing Contribution to Public Health Recommendation: Development of an All Island Practice Development Forum

Practice Development Sub-Group & Database Sub-Group Identified NIPEC and the National Council as the preferred host agents for a database of practice initiatives

National Council & NIPEC Collaboration Initial discussions Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding Development of a Service Level Agreement Amendment of the database to fit the All Ireland context

Database amendments Adjustment of fields Types of organisation Specific terms Expansion of operating procedures to include National Council Technical adjustments to database to direct southern entries to National Council

Pilot Phase Workshops with key stakeholders Nursing practice development co-ordinators Public health nurses Regional practice development co-ordinators for care of the elderly

Examples of initiatives on the database Dementia Care Mapping Pilot Project NMPDU HSE-Dublin Project Manager- Mary O’Donnell 34 nurses trained to evaluate quality of life from the perspective of person with dementia and work with staff to develop plans to enhance care

Examples of initiatives on the database Essence of Care-Nutrition Benchmark NMPDU HSE South Project Manager-Sheila Doyle Essence of care framework used by the MDT to evaluate and improve practice in relation to nutrition of clients. Patients surveyed key improvements identified for example menus changed, assessment of nutritional status introduced

Examples of initiatives on the database Paediatric Neonatal Clinical Facilitator Project HSE West Project manager-Kathy Kennedy This project established a regional approach to the development of evidence based practice in neonatal care by establishing evidence based guidelines and procedure through consultation and developing staff skills in this area.

Examples of initiatives on the database Perinatal Liaison Mental Health Service HSE South Project Manager-Elaine Healy A nurse-led service that provides a comprehensive mental health assessment and focused interventions for families in addition to providing education to other staff involved in perinatal care

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