1. Continuing Professional Development & Education Margaret A Connolly

2. Developments over Last year Analysis of previous educational calendar Re-organisation of Department Function & Staff remit Benchmarking programmes with other Divisions NES accreditation of IV Drug & Cannulation/Venepuncture Working Party IV Drugs & Cannulation/Venepuncture Next phase

3. Analysis of Education Calendar Evaluation essential clinical needs vs aspirational delivery Delivery vs resources Quality of Delivery Ensured Clinical skills teaching remained a priority Liased with appropriate stakeholders re developments

4. Department Function & Staff Remit 12/04-2WTE Lecturing staff & 2 secretaries with vacancies Spring 05 appointed Grade 4 Trudy Clark, administrator & additional member of lecturing staff-Chris Ronayne Administrator organises speakers and oversees inductions programme RE-organised nomination process e.g Induction nominations taken at GGH Met with Bank Staff to estimate projected requirement Recruited additional secretary 0.5 09/05 Advanced practice/0.5 department Monthly Team meetings

5. Benchmarking of Existing Programmes Existing Programmes with other divisions at local & national level including SGD Induction revamped additional sessions added, practical CPR sessions for trained/untrained

6. NES Accreditation IV Drugs & Venepuncture & Cannulation Good Practice -Support mechanism For candidates -Good ratio for drug calculations -Peer teaching review -E-learning developments Recommendation s -Reading Materials Update -Consider Formalising feedback on observed practice -Formalising drug calculation assessment -Including other professional groups

8. Working Party IV Drugs & Venepuncture/Cannulation Short-term working party Sept-Dec 05 Broad clinical representation 4 meetings Basing review on NES recommendations Challenge Meetings with pharmacy, phlebotomy service, ICT,RTO ’ s, H&S, Clinical Risk Manager Induction of testing in IV Drugs from 01/06

9. Next Phase Audit practice in relation to cannulation Revamp current website Information Apply framework to develop programmes for other clinical skills Engage more practitioners in delivery NHSGG re-organisation CPD & Education Philosophy

10. Any Questions