Issue 222: 13 August 2015
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Wider Learning and Development News
Peer vaccinator training for the flu vaccination programme
Volunteers offering to be peer vaccinators as part of this year’s flu vaccination programme
(see article in main e-newsletter) will need to attend a two-hour training session. NB this
must be undertaken every year, so even if you trained last year you will need to complete a
session this year. Volunteers must be qualified nurses. If you can help, please email neil.g.loach@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
TRAINING DATES:
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Mon 14 Sept LRI Ash Training room, 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Tues 15 Sept Leicester General Holly Training Room, 10am-12pm and 1.30pm -3.30pm
Wed 16 Sept Glenfield Hospital Willow Training Room, 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Thurs 17 Sept LRI Beech Training Room 10am-noon and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Friday 18 Sept Glenfield Hospital Willow Training Room 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Transforming Patient Experiences – a postgraduate development
opportunity starting in September
A limited number of funded places remain for the one year postgraduate certificate in
Transforming Patient Experience starting in September. This is a work-based programme
that provides leadership skills and an understanding of sustainable best-practice frameworks
so that you can:
 challenge poor care
 develop better clinical practice
 create a culture of compassion.
It is an ideal course for staff within practice development roles, clinical governance,
professional leads, clinicians and senior managers. You will be supported throughout the
course by expert tutors and peers. If you are interested, please contact Alison O’Donnell by
email at profdev@leicspart.nhs.uk as soon as possible.
Mappa update
MAPPA Multi agency training
Thank you for the very positive response to this. All places have now been taken for the
remainder of this year.
New MAPPA/IOM referral form
Please note there is a new form for MAPPA/IOM referrals. The MAPPA policy has been
updated to incorporate the new form. You can access the policy here and can contact
MAPPA clinical lead Craig Hunting for more information craig.hunting@leicspart.nhs.uk.
Leadership Development News
Have a look at the Organisational Development team’s programme of courses for AugustNovember 2015. The programme gives an overview of the exciting range of courses on offer
to colleagues from all levels, which have received very positive feedback.
Struggling with a workplace issue? Could a coach help you? LPT has an community of
coaches , and the coaching programme is open to all members of staff.
Following the successful launch of the New Team Development Skills for Managers in June.
Places still remain for Tuesday 18th August & Thursday 24th September. Please book a
course via Ulearn.
Do you believe in value of quality leadership? This course is for you! SBT spaces now
available for Thursday 10th September.
You maybe also be interested in the new Covey dates have been added to uLearn this
week.
Other courses
New development courses for bands 1-4
A range of development courses and workshops aimed at staff in bands 1-4 are available to
book on uLearn. If you have any queries, please contact Afsana Jamal, widening
participation coordinator, on 0116 225 5485 afsana.jamal@leicspart.nhs.uk.
Date
Course
Venue + Room
17th September
Confidence Building
Kalu Training
2nd October
The Right Balance
Loughborough Hospital LE11 5JY
9th October
Assertiveness
Kalu Training
16th October
Enhancing your
Potential
Coalville Community Hospital Broom Leys
Road LE67 4DE
Understanding the Mental Capacity Act: London Tuesday 27 October
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 intended all who provide care to be in a position to assess
capacity where there are concerns. The legislation also covers advanced directives, power
of attorney as well deprivation of liberty safeguards. It establishes a statutory framework for
determining a person’s capacity and introduces a checklist of factors that needs to be
considered when determining if care and treatment is in a person’s best interests. This
course covers the entirety of the legislation including case scenarios to take you from theory
to practice. Find out more and book.
Customer Service Essentials in Healthcare: 23 September (London)
and 23 October (Manchester)
This multidisciplinary interactive workshop will provide staff with essential skills and
techniques to deliver a professional service. The course, which costs £160 for the day)
covers:
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An overview of National Standards (Including those of the Care Quality Commission,
the Government Standard and NICE quality standards)
Identifying different methods of communication and improving communication skills
Managing conflict and dealing with difficult people and situations.
You can book by emailing bookings@mkupdate.co.uk, by visiting the website or by calling
01768 773030
Events and meetings diary
LPT events
Annual General Meeting (AGM) Wednesday 9 September, Leicester
Racecourse
This year’s annual general will feature an interactive exhibition of LPT services, it isn’t too
late to register an interest for a stand to outline your service to our stakeholders and the
public.
If you would like to host a stand, please discuss with your service manager then email
rosie.huckle@leicspart.nhs.uk . If you would like to just come along to the AGM, you can
confirm your attendance by emailing communications@leicspart.nhs.uk . We look forward to
seeing you there!
If there are any technologies you would like to recommend or would be interested in LHIS
presenting/demonstrating on the day, please contact LHIS communications with your ideas
via hiscommunications@leics-his.nhs.uk.
LHIS staff will also be on hand to help on the day with all your questions, queries and
suggestions and provide further information regarding all the products and services that are
offered.
You can attend the event at any time during the day and it is free to attend. More
communications will be sent out nearer the time, however if you would like to register your
interest please email hiscommunications@leics-his.nhs.uk as places will be limited and we
are anticipating a high demand.
Leicestershire Recovery College open morning Tuesday 1 September
Leicestershire Recovery College has published its Autumn term prospectus in readiness for
the start of the new term on 1 September, and there are some interesting new courses
available, including:
 Dual Diagnosis – Drugs and Alcohol and the impact on Mental Health
 Understanding Depression
 Taster session: Nature for Well-Being and Recovery
 Individual Learning Plan Progress Workshops – opportunities for students who have
completed their first term (or more) at the college to reflect on their learning and
achievements so far and set some new goals.
The Recovery College (based on the Glenfield Hospital site) is available to people that
access mental health services, their friends, family/carers and LPT staff, and provides a
friendly, relaxed and supportive learning environment. The College is holding an open
morning on Tuesday 1 September from 10am – 12pm. Everyone is welcome to come
along to this informal session, where in particular you can find out more about courses that
will help you to improve your Maths or English skills.
Dual Diagnosis conference: Monday 24 September
LPT is holding a Dual Diagnosis conference in Leicester on Thursday 24 September. It aims
to bring together individuals working in the field of dual diagnosis, and will focus on recovery,
emerging drugs, new psychoactive drugs, alcohol, steroids, learning disabilities and best
practice models. Key note speakers include Joanne McDonnell, senior nurse at NHS
England. Contact Lois Dugmore (lois.dugmore@leicspart.nhs.uk) for more information.
Emotional Resilience Workshops
These popular workshops, facilitated by Amica, provide staff with tools and techniques to
cope with the changes and stresses that are part of all our lives on a day to day basis. They
are designed to encourage active discussion and shared learning in a supportive
environment. Please see attached flyer with training dates for 2015/16. If you would like
further information please contact the Organisational Development Team on 0116 225 3669
or via email learninganddevelopment@leicspart.nhs.uk.
Staff Support Group meetings 2015
Click here for the schedule of Staff Support Group meetings for 2015.
Local events
A Musical Evening: Saturday 3 October, Leicester Cathedral
New! A musical evening is happening involving Swing, Classical and popular favourites also
featuring talented local musicians, Christian Smaditch (piano_ and special guests. For more
information see poster.
Leicester Pride: Saturday 5 September, Victoria Park
LPT will have a stand at the Leicester Pride event in Victoria Park on Saturday 5 September.
It’s an opportunity for service users to come and talk to us about their experiences of
accessing our community and mental health services. More information is available here.
Regional events
East Midlands Transition Benchmarking Workshop: Monday 14
September
A few places remain for this free workshop, hosted in collaboration with London South Bank
University and Great Ormond Street Hospital. It is an opportunity for East Midlands
colleagues involved in transition to take part in benchmarking and see how the transition
process in their service measures up, as well as contributing to the transition benchmark
project nationally helping to fashion its future development. There will also be
regional/national transition updates provided by the Network.
The workshop is open to any paediatric and adult clinicians caring for young people
throughout the transition process, and it may also be of interest to commissioners.
It is being held at the NSPCC National Training Centre from 12.45 – 4pm on Monday 14
September. To book a place, visit the Eventbrite page.
Festival800: A human rights festival celebrating 800 years since the
signing of the Magna Carta, 28 August – 6 September, Lincoln
Human rights and freedom of speech are being celebrated in Lincoln from 28 August until 6
September as part of Festival800, an artistic response to the 800th anniversary of the signing
of the Magna Carta.
Organised on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council and Arts Council England by Cultural
Solutions UK, Festival800 will be ten days of live music, comedy, spoken word, street
theatre, lectures and debate. Festival800 will focus on how the Magna Carta’s powers of
liberty, justice and freedom of speech have shaped today’s society. Performing and
speaking at the event will be acclaimed musicians Billy Bragg and the Levellers, alongside
Sheila McCauley Keys (the niece of civil rights activist Rosa Parks), Eva Clarke, the
youngest known survivor of the Holocaust and Ramy Essam, who was beaten, tortured and
blacklisted in Egypt for being one of the face’s of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. You can find
out more at the festival website: www.festival800.co.uk as well as on Facebook
(facebook.com/festival800) and Twitter (@festival800).
National events
Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 hosted by NHS England:
Manchester 2nd and 3rd September
What does the NHS Five Year Forward View mean for you, and how can you make sure your
voice is heard as health and social care services undergo transformational changes? This
year’s Health and Care Innovation Expo offers a line-up of national and international experts
who will help you make sense of the early evidence from the NHS Five Year Forward View in
practice. Find out more information about the workshops and speakers available and how to
book.
Mental health - the five year plan conference: Wednesday 23
September
Mental Health: The Five Year Plan conference is an opportunity to explore the key actions
that can drive transformation and sustainability in mental health services. Some expert
speakers have been lined up to explain how current demands can be mitigated, highlighting
the new models of working and how these can be applied in practice. The conference will
also provide opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing with fellow professionals to
develop strategies which can be applied in developing and enhancing care models. The
conference is taking place on Wednesday 23 September at the America Square conference
centre in London.
An overview of the event programme is available here, and for more detailed information and
registration, visit the conference page on Eventbrite.
Free innovation showcase event: 7th October, Cambridge
The Innovation Showcase is an event run by Health Enterprise East that focuses on realising
innovation the NHS, and is being held in the prestigious Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,
just south of Cambridge.
The line-up of keynote speakers for the day is currently being finalised, but the event will be
hosted by journalist, multi-media producer and broadcaster, Vivienne Perry OBE. The day
will run from 10am – 4pm and will include an exhibition showcasing innovations from 35 NHS
trusts (including LPT). There will also be two breakout sessions during the day on IP
Development and Funding, and Research Development and Commercialisation. In addition,
Dr Helen Firth, consultant clinical geneticist at the Genome Campus, will speak about some
of the work currently being carried out there. At the end of the day there will be a small
awards ceremony recognising the Innovation Voucher Competition followed by a drinks
reception. If you are interested in attending, please contact Amy Wilson, the Marketing and
Events Coordinator for Health Enterprise East on 01223 598425 (amy.wilson@hee.co.uk).
National Autistic Society conference: How to talk confidently to
young people and adults with autism about relationships and
puberty: 13th October, Birmingham
This conference, taking place on 13th October in Birmingham, is designed to give delegates
tools and strategies to use at home, in the classroom or in other learning environments in
order to offer appropriate information and support, and help people with autism to make the
choices that are right for them. The conference will be chaired by Jane Garvey, presenter of
BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, and will feature keynote presentations on challenging
expectations around love and relationships and also taking an insider’s view on puberty and
relationships for teenagers. There will be interactive seminars on teaching the difference
between public and private behaviour, staying safe, and how to deliver effective group work
on relationships. If you register by 24th July, you can take advantage of the early booking
rate of £195 + VAT.
More information about this and other courses can be found at the National Autistic Society’s
website.