1. CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLES HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP
ADVANCED PRACTICE
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLES HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP
Mary Boyle, NES
Deirdre McCormick, SGHD

2. BACKGROUND 2006 - Modernising Nursing Careers
Advanced Practice Toolkit SGHD/NES –
endorsed by each UK Administration
“Guidance for Boards” from SGHD

3. COURSE PROVISION
No Scottish course provision tailored to CYP staff until October 10
March 2009 – NES brokered SGHD funding for 10 students to Liverpool JMU and funded 2 students to London South Bank University
Total Scottish Students funded to study in England
= 12

4. October 2010 – 3 new Masters Modules
- Advanced Clinical Decision Making
(West of Scotland University)
- Advanced Paediatric Pathophysiology (Edinburgh Napier)
- Advanced Practice for Staff Working with CYP (QMU)
- PG Cert, PG Dip, Masters
All oversubscribed eg. Napier cap at 30 students and currently have 55 applicants
Planned Total = Actual Total = ↑

5. ADVANCED PRACTICE SUCCESSION PLANNING PATHWAY (TOOLKIT)
NES Cohorts in September students
January students
September students
Total Toolkit Students = 18

6. CURRENT STATUS 70 students undertaking funded education
3 graduates from LJM September 2010
10 students completed toolkit September 2010
Impact paper – Focus Groups, telephone interviews and Case Studies (internal NES CYP Team)
Stakeholder Showcase Events – February 2010, March 2011