Healthcare Professionals Commissioning Network
Translating aspiration into action
Action summaries – 13 December 2011
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local levelName / Anita Lightstone / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Start to develop “key points” to inform about the benefits of engaging with patients and voluntary sector to inform commissioning and delivery / 3 months
Speak to the chair of Association of Chief Execs of Voluntary Sector Orgs (AVECO) about the HCPCN and the interest in patient/public engagement / 1 month
sharing experience of working to develop and engage cross-sector professional groups to influence local commissioning (if there is interest), including public health / 3 months
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
not present for pm session
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / Ash Soni / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Advocate for the HCPCN network and better utilisation of non-medical commissioners / 3 months
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / Avril Swan / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Promote HCPCN key messages to Local Professional Committees reps and nurses and AHP networks across Merseyside / by end Feb 2012
Organise Nurses and AHP information and networking events to motivate and mobilise these clinicians to be involved in influencing commissioning / Feb/March 2012
Use the above to explore the language appropriate to clinicians accessing the concept of their role / by end of January 2012
(preparatory to above)
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Simon Dickinson / / Invite to meeting with Mandy
Share TOR for Sheffield AHP Group
Robert Tunmore / / Share what we’re doing locally to support the network
Draw out principles of what works in involving clinicians
Liz Stafford / / Email for TOR of Pharmacy and Dental and CCG Transformation Board
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / David Hewlett / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Link with who in DH is thinking about the parameters of outcomes-based contracts for the future (what good looks like) / 3 months
Establishing the ophthalmic public health network / 2 months
Analysis of “5” contractor professions workshops (run by Optical Confederation) for key lessons / 2 months
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Not present for pm session
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / June Davis / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Advertise the HCPCN across the local networks linked to the Allied Health Enterprise Development Centre across North West London and Thames Valley – Use Allied Health Brief / by 28/2/12
Identify local clinical leaders, make them aware of the HCPCN and how they can link up with other healthcare professionals – do this through the Allied Health Enterprise Development Centre Steering Group / by 28/2/12
Keen to work on the language and translating the relevance and importance of commissioning / -
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Paul Hitchcock / / Look up the AHPF website for information on QIPP examples
Robert Tunmore / / Consider adding information to the AHP bulletin following an AHP event after the end of February 2012.
Contact Kate Tompkin and Lucy Watson and Carole Williams in Somerset PCT about the clinical leaders programme for nurses and AHPs
Mike Holden / / Be clear about “What in it for me”when talking to other AHPs about the HCPCN
Karen Middleton / / Make contact with David Oliver Director for older people to dicuss the contribution of AHP to older people’s services
Consider QIPP and Operating Framework
John-Paul Maytum / / How can we grasp the complexity – key messages must be made as simple as possible when talking to our networks
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / Stephen Foster / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Identify clinical leaders in the East Kent locality and help to link them up to what is available locally and nationally across specialties and professions / ongoing over the next three months
Work as an ambassador for the HCPCN nationally, gaining recognition for the network and financial support to identify and develop clinical leaders / ongoing over the next three months
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Paul Hitchcock / / Write about commissioning, describing it for clinicians, local authorities, the public, by January 2012.
Paul to facilitate meeting with RCGP and SF, by February 2012
Robert Tunmore / / Links through 50 PCT cluster nurses, and nurses in provider trusts. RT to send SF contact details of all relevant nurse leaders, by 25/12/11
Liz Stafford / / Come up with three key ways pharmacists could help dementia patients, 3/5 messages about pharmacy for other HCPs.
LS/SF to take findings to NCCN, by January 2012
Karen Middleton / / KM to work with Chief Professionals Officers group to come up with three key messages for each professional group, by January 2012
John Paul Maytum / / Arrange a meeting with Karen Lynas (Top Leaders Programme Lead) re support for clinical leadership in primary care, by January/February 2012
Theme: / Improved patient outcomes and public health through integrated commissioning at a national and local level
Name / Viv Bennett / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Champion multi-disciplinary clinical commissioning at national level
Focus on promoting nurse and AHP and other professionals as leaders in joining up public health NHS social care
Work on “lexicon” of commissioning for key messages to promote clinical ownership
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Not present for pm session
Theme: / To have a credible network of a wide range of clinical professionals, to enable multi-professional commissioning and promote the key message of Domain 1 (CCG Authorisation guidance)
Name / David Parkins / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Raise “domain 1” at every opportunity – paper and verbal (multi-professional working and engagement)
Provide examples of AHP multi-professional working
Learn about each offer – better! Model behaviours we want in others – feed into College of Optometrists and Optical Groups
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Not present for pm session
Theme: / To be a credible network of a wide range of clinical professionals, to enable multi-professional commissioning and promote the key message of Domain 1 (CCG Authorisation guidance)
Name / Eric Rooney / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
In local and national forums, ensure the key message of the multi-professional commissioning (domain 1) is raised by appropriate examples
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
not present for pm session
Theme: / To be a credible network of a wide range of clinical professionals, to enable multi-professional commissioning and promote the key message of Domain 1 (CCG Authorisation guidance)
Name / Kim Rhymer / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
All sign up to domain 1 in all communications and raise domain 1 at every opportunity and how the action to be taken relates to it / ongoing
Multi-professional commissioning from concept to completion and contract monitoring (CQUINS, QIPP, KPI) referral and clinical pathway orientated / ongoing
Sharing information among ourselves. Model behaviours. Network to share communal message / ongoing
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Graham Phillips / / discussed pharmacy contracts and multi-professional commissioning issues. Graham to discuss with professional bodies and both share information around NPA and RPA, improve integration
Simon Dickinson / / Send info on basic commissioning
Theme: / To be a credible network of a wide range of clinical professionals, to enable multi-professional commissioning and promote the key message of Domain 1 (CCG Authorisation guidance)
Name / Paul Hitchcock / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
To include/raise “domain 1” in all possible communication / from now
Raise idea of joining HCPCN with RCGP (Steve?) and National Charities (Jeremy – national voices?) / by end January 2012
I will share “AHP” briefings with HCPCN / by end December 2011
Talk to BUPA re their potential involvement / by end Feb?
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
June Davis / / Feed materials to June re message “wake up call”
Simon Dickinson / / Supply with AHPF materials
Stephen Foster / / Describe commissioning in the way that is relevant to clinicians, local government cllrs, public, end of January
RCGP meeting – facilitate post AHPF meeting – clinical leadership, by end of Feb
Theme: / To be a credible network of a wide range of clinical professionals, to enable multi-professional commissioning and promote the key message of Domain 1 (CCG Authorisation guidance)
Name / Robert Tunmore / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
to promote multi-professional commissioning through key messages in CNO bulletin and AHP bulletins from DH, to front line staff (pathways, quality, effectiveness ) domain 1
(Robert has spoken to Martin about including a feature on the HCPCN in the 'special' edition of the AHP Bulletin on commissioning.) / Bulletins:
Dec/Jan
Feb
March
To promote the Healthcare Professionals Commissioning Network through bulletins and local network / as above
To build up relationships with South West RCN clinical leaders development programme looking to mirror in other geographies / now - feb 2911
then review
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Sarah Billington / / had discussion:'leadership' and the challenges of leadership at all levels, at the level where people did not see themselves as leaders.
Steve Foster / / Provide Steve with nurse director contacts across East Kent so he can extend his own networks locally
June Davis / / contact Avril and June to follow up local events they are setting up in February for clinicians involved in commissioning as a focus for features in the DHs CNO and AHP Bulletins.
Avril /
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / John Paul Maytum / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Provide three points about what you didn’t know about healthcare scientists / January 2012
Contribute with colleagues to “what we do for older people” / January 2012
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Karen Middleton / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Request that each Chief Professional Officer uses their bulletin to promote the network and use quotes, comments etc from the other groups, eg my bulletin: a comment from an AHP and also from a Pharmacist / Feb bulletins
What our professions do for older people – outcomes and patient focussed / by 13 March (next meeting)
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Mike Holden / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Raise awareness amongst professionals of existence of HCPCN, its function , its objectives and the benefits of its multi-disciplinary membership. / ongoing in 2012
Taking a theme that crosses HCPs and tell/create a story/case study (eg. risk assessment of CVD, early detection of cancer, older people care) / Q1 2012
Feeding benefits of HCPCN into LPNs/senates / 2012
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Neal Patel / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
What do we do for older people – 3 things / end of January 2012
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Neil Johnson / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Identifying three quirky dentist facts and areas where dentists contribute to general health care / End January 2012
Investigate what work has been carried out on dental care for older people / End January 2012
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Sarah Billington / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Profile the purpose and intentions of the network to the community pharmacies in Hampshire and IOW through the communication mechanisms available to the LPC / Feb 2012
Encourage known clinical experts to post/publish their evidence of success on the network for others to use as a resource / March 2012
Identify what community pharmacy can contribute to “older people” to bring back to the network / -
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Robert Tunmore / / -
Theme: / Increasing the profile of HCPCN
Name / Seema Sharma / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Promote - raise the profile within the dental profession through heartyoursmile.com / March 2012
Prevent - Return with three key messages to promote dental health (profession facing and public facing) / January 2012
Support - Return with key actions to support aging people holistically through integrated pathways / March 2012
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
absent for pm session
Theme: / Profile of HCPCN
Name / Simon Dickinson / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Provide three points – “things you didn’t know about…” for patients and commissioners. “For more information, contact…” Prosthetics and Orthotics / January 2012
Encourage other Prosthetics and Orthotics professionals to post on and join network – share best practice / March 2012
Share QIPP data from NUH Orthotics service and directory of services with aims of those functionsi.e. reducing falls, preventing amputation, reduce pain, prevent surgery. Utilising outcome framework as map / February 2012
What do our profession do in the care of older people – outcomes. Get colleagues from other professions to contribute / -
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Avril Swan / / Attend meeting with Mandy Higginbottom with AHP senate and send your three “things you didn’t know”
Kim Rhymer / / Send your three “things you didn’t know”
Look up commissioning framework
Theme: / To understand how all HCPs can contribute to the operating framework priority on older people, carers and dementia
Name / Liz Stafford – 1 of 2 / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Ask each HCP to identify 3 key messages about how they support this. Ask HCPs to communicate other HCP’s messages. Work with other pharmacists to produce this for Pharmacy / End January 2012
Use HCPCN to find out which HCPs/AHPs are using a dementia pre-screening questionnaire and where/to whom they refer / End January 2012
Share this with HCPCN and ascertain if all HCPs can have a role in helping to identify/diagnose (?) people with dementia / Early March 2012
If so take this to the CCC network to discuss how this can work – national, regional, local – to increase numbers identified with dementia and how services can be improved
Actions agreed in speed dating
Name / Contact details / Action agreed
Avril Swan / / Send Avril the TOR for CTB, DTB and PTB (transformation boards in Lancashire)
Simon Dickinson / / Chase Simon for his key messages on working with older people
Steve Foster / / Jointly collate key messages, take them out to key networks and disseminate them
Neil Johnson / / Chase Neil for his key messages on working with older people
Theme: / Profile of HCPCN
Name / Liz Stafford 2 of 2 / Contact email /
Actions agreed with group / Time scale
Communicating the value and profile of the HCPCN through a number of other networks, once we have identified the key messages/actions: / once we have identified the key messages/actions
- through the Clinical Leaders Network at next council meeting
- through pharmacy networks, Pharmacy Voice - Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Regional (North) and local networks - LPCs, LPNs, LPFs, etc
- Through Lancashire Clinical Transformation Board (PCT cluster) and three Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Boards
Actions agreed in speed dating
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