Lifelong Learning at SalfordEuLearn Meeting,

Bucharest, September 2005Renata Eyres

Associate Dean Enterprise. Faculty of Health & Social Care

Context• North West of England• Adjoined to Manchester • Two cities - total population

over 2 Million• 14 HEIs in the region as a

whole

University of Salford

                       

Salford University• 18,000 Students• 4 faculties, 13 schools• Health & Social Care• Business and Informatics,• Arts/Media/Social Science,• Science/Engineering &

Environment

University of Salford

Lifelong Learning in Health & Social Care

• Requirement for healthcare professionals to demonstrate continuing professional development

• Professional Regulation for maintaining registration

• Role development and skill mix• Shortage of medical professionals • Impact of national and European legislation e.g

EWTD

• Supported locally by Strategic Health Authorities• Contract agreements for delivery of continuing

education opportunities• Key drivers: • Knowledge and Skills Framework• Skill Mix / Role Development

» Competency frameworks

» Appraisal

» Professional Portfolio

Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning

• National Project funded by Department of Health

• ‘Developing a Shared Framework for Health Professional Learning beyond Registration’

Stimulus for Framework

• The requirements of staff to work in multi-disciplinary, multiprofessional and multi-agency teams, in new or extended roles.

• Confusion caused by the lack of common terminology.• Concern over the link between CPD* and the effect on

patient outcomes.**• A desire for common processes for setting and monitoring

standards in CPD.• Difficulties associated with transferability of learning –

especially between employers• Complexity of key drivers and initiatives that influence

delivery of the modern health service, in tandem with the on-going development of the scope of professional practice.

Outcomes

• A mechanism for linking CPD to outcomes for patients has been identified and developed. A ‘Unit Level Support Tool’ has been developed and is currently being piloted.

• A glossary of proposed terminology for the Framework has been developed.

• A proposed customised Performance Management Tool for Organisations (The Balanced Scorecard) for the planning, implementation, monitoring and control of CPD.

• A process and format for annual appraisal and the common components for Portfolios and Personal Development Plans has been developed.

Framework

Public Sector - Regional Development Agency and HEI

PCET : Shaping the Future for education and training to deliverintegrated health and social care in the region www.pcet.org.uk

• Collaboration of NW Higher Education Institutions proposed by North West Universities Association

• Supported and funded by the North West Development Agency• Focus for the collaboration : NHS Primary Care Trusts education and

training needs to deliver integrated health and social care services

Project Outcomes• Short term : Regional data on health and social care

developments in Primary Care Trusts & evidence based data on education and training required by the workforce

• Long term : An opportunity to ensure that a sustainable partnership focusing on workforce education and training needs continues beyond the lifetime of the project

Lifelong Learning Stakeholder Partnerships

• Strategic Health Authorities• Primary Care Trusts• Social Services• Private Sector Organisations• Care Homes• Community Groups

Lifelong Learning Stakeholder Partnerships

Lifelong Learning Stakeholder Partnerships

• Many International Partnerships

• Leonardo – EMBER www.ember.eu.com

• Grundvig Project

• Potential Interreg III transnational project

• Socrates and Erasmus– Staff and student exchanges– Internationalising the curriculum– Other thematic networks eg ENOTE

                       

Salford University the Potential for LLL

• Ongoing Research/Audit Existing Activity

• Influence internal change to overcome obstacles

• Measure Outcomes and identify potential for growth (MI Division)

• Holistic Approach: – Across Faculties (linked to

sector priorities)– Soft funded or commercial

income generating• Deliver Staff Development• Influence, support and understand

National and Regional priorities

LLL Strategy for Salford

Contact

• For further information please contact:

• Renata D Eyres• Associate Dean Enterprise• Faculty of Health & Social Care• University of Salford

• Email R.D.Eyres@salford.ac.uk

• Thank You