Prescribing Academy ModelDebbie Streeter, NMP Lead & Nurse Consultant Intermediate Care

Dorset HealthCare

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1. Introduction 32. Prescribing Academy 4

Aim3. DHC Prescribing 5

Profile4. Prescribing Academy 6

Model5. Prescribing Academy 7

Model6. Academy Model - 8 Education & Development

7. Academy Model – 9 Education & Development8. Academy Model - 10

Education & Development9. Future Plans using 11 Evaluation Feedback

10. Any Questions? 12

Introduction

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• DHC Prescribing Academy - commenced 2012 to promote and support Quality Prescribing following the amalgamation of 3 separate Community Trusts into a University Foundation Trust.

• Developed - to standardise Best Prescribing Practice across a diversity of Community & Mental Health Services & to meet individual patient & service needs across a wide range of Urban & Rural communities.

Prescribing Academy Aim

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• Promote - Quality and Patient Safety with regard to Trust wide Prescribing.

• Support - Professional Development and Competency in Prescribing Practice through education.

• Assure - good governance.

DHC Prescribing Profile

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NMP DHC Profile:• 342 NMPs & 112 medical prescribers.• 120 V300 & 222 V100 • Independent/Supplementary V300/V200 include: Nurses / Podiatrists / Optometrists / Physiotherapists / Pharmacists• Community Prescribers V100/V150 – HV / DN• 1/3 of all clinical DHC staff are prescribers.• Covering Mental Health/Community Health Services

/Prisons/Children & Family Services/In-Patient & Community Care.

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• Faculty – Chief Pharmacist / NMP Lead / Director of Nursing / Medical Director / Physical & Mental Health Doctors / Community Matron / NMP Administrator.

• Virtual Academy - linked to the Trust Medicines Management and Non Medical Prescribing Groups.

• Working - to promote Quality Prescribing through use of a clear governance framework & annual updated Strategy.

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• Database - Management / NMP Registration.• Preceptorship - Contracts.• Standards – competency portfolios & annual governance

returns• Management Check List – linked to University Course

Criteria to support Operational Management agreement & requests for NMP Role Development.

Academy Model – Education & Development

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• CPD Programme – monthly education sessions on a range of topics open to all prescribers – can be internal Trust speakers or external Consultants. Sessions are 2 ½ hours minimum.

• Action Learning Groups – held monthly in 4 main localities of the Trust & for specific groups.

• NMP Conferences - 2 per year 1 for Generalists and 1 for Mental Health focused NMPs which include key speakers and specific workshops.

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• NMP Trust Induction – 2 per year linked to end of courses – open to new and new to Trust prescribers.

• 1 year Preceptorship Programme – for new prescribers to enable Portfolio Development and support within specialist and generalist areas. Preceptee allocated Preceptor for individual support.

• Quarterly - Portfolio Development workshops using re-validation portfolio template.• Annual - Preceptor workshops.

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• Web page – includes Academy Details / Contacts / CPD information / Prescribing related updates / Policies / National & Local Alerts / Links to formularies etc.

• Newsletter – Keep Taking the Tablets which includes links to CCG formularies & updates.

• Distribution of - BNF / NPF / BNFC/• BNF APP Links.• PGD - Review & Development.

Future Plans usingevaluation feedback

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• Set up similar model for Advanced Professional Practice to support community based Band 5 – 8 development.

• Continue to support workforce development to include Non Medical Prescribing.

• Define databaseV300/V100/V150/Dormant/Associates• Use lessons learned & data from Prescribing Errors and

activity to feedback to ALGs.• Portfolio / Peer Review.• Continue to promote Quality Prescribing.

Any Questions?

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