1. Quality monitoring work
NSHCS / AHCS
Outcomes and next steps

2. Our initial findings
Our plans for tracking trainees
Our plans for visits

3. Dept. self assessments 117 centres currently have ‘active’ trainees
60 self assessment returns so far with supporting evidence
Specialty leads are currently assessing evidence to ensure it meets standard
Continued refinement of the process envisaged in response to feedback from users
Designed to be a collaborative process

4. STP approval visits
2016, Follow-up visits for departments hosting STP trainees
Designed to assist improvement.
Fulfils HCPC / AHCS monitoring requirement.
Mirrors National School Process: uniformity for UK STPs

5. New National Training Numbers database
Why do we need this?

6. Existing NTNs

7. Problems with existing system
Not easily navigated
No trainee/trainer access
Relies on service contacting NES staff with any changes and NES staff updating the spreadsheet (Not “current”)

8. NES Developed “TURAS”

9. “TURAS” Online training tracker
TURAS is Gaelic and means “journey”
Database designed to chart the trainee’s journey throughout their training.
Will incorporate training department, stage of training, rotations, special measures/events (e.g. Out of programme)
Will use current, NES issued, training numbers
Generic architecture with HCS ‘skin’. Already used by medical, dental and pharmacy postgraduate trainees

10. TURAS

11. Editable by trainees/supervisors - so current

12. Clear and user friendly - Trainee timeline

13. Going forward
We will, in future, align postgraduate funding support from NES with satisfactory placement monitoring outcomes.
We will continue to share information about the state of quality management in Scotland with AHCS and NSHCS through a reciprocal agreement relating to STP trainees.
We will continue to adapt the quality management process in collaboration with training centres and trainees.
Quality management of certain undergraduate Practitioner groups (Physical and physiological sciences NHS employees).

14. Questions for the group
We intend to limit future NES-support to departments participating in this quality monitoring scheme. Do you agree this is fair?
We intend this QA process to be extended to NES supported NHS-employed Practitioner-level trainees. Do you agree this is fair?
Is the role of the TURAS system in managing and tracking trainees clear?