Workforce Development Steering Group

In order to consider and act on these recommendations, Professor Gallen formed the Workforce Development Steering Group made up of senior members of Wales Deanery staff with externality coming from Clare Sinclair, Head of Cardiff University CPD Unit and chaired by the Interim Deputy Dean, Dr Ian Collings.

Dr Ian Collings, Interim Deputy Dean – Strategic Lead and Chair of Steering Group

Chris Payne, Wales Deanery Manager - Lead ‘Cost’

Dr Jan Davidge, Academic Programmes Manager – Project Manager

Justine Cooper, Corporate Services Manager - Lead ‘Resources – Staff’

Jane Powell, Business Support Manager – Lead ‘Plan’

Paul Kirk, BSS Unit Manager - Lead ‘Resources – Business Support Systems’

Kirstie Moons, Assistant Director for DCP Education in Wales – Lead ‘Quality’

Mandy Martin, Quality Manager

Prof David Thomas, Interim Director of Postgraduate Dental Education - Lead ‘Engagement’

Clare Sinclair, Head of Continuing Professional Development, Cardiff University

Dr Chris Price, Deputy Director of General Practice RSU – Lead ‘Innovation’

Moira Giddens, Workforce Development Project Administrative Officer

Our vision is to provide excellence in learning and development opportunities for the medical and dental workforce mapped to the NHS clinical and educator roles, to produce and maintain highly skilled and competent professionals able to support the delivery of patient centred healthcare.

Our mission is to either directly commission or manage the delivery of high quality cost effective learning and development opportunities. These opportunities will demonstrate identifiable and measurable learning outcomes which are appropriate to the needs of the workforce and satisfy professional bodies, UK regulators and Welsh Government requirements.

They also proposed and agreed definition of CPD is ‘a continuing learning process, outside HEI accredited undergraduate and postgraduate training, which enables medical and dental professionals to maintain and improve their performance across relevant areas of their medical/dental practice through the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours. It covers verifiable* learning activities i.e. lectures, seminars, courses and conferences both formal and informal, by which medical and dental professionals keep up to date. The purpose of this CPD is to help improve the safety and quality of care provided for patients and the public. (In this context verifiable CPD is that which is delivered in a structured manner with defined learning outcomes and has gone through a quality assurance process. It is not personal study e.g. reading an article in the BMJ/BDJ)’.

Original CPD project Steering Group members

The Steering Group membership has undergone a few revisions since its inception to ensure that it is comprised of the best-placed Deanery-wide representatives. The group was originally chaired by Professor Peter Donnelly, who has now taken on the role of Interim

Postgraduate Dean and has therefore handed the Chair of the Steering Group to Dr Ian Collings, Interim Deputy Dean.

The original membership consisted of:

Representative Member AlternateChair Professor Peter

DonnellyOther member of the group

Project Manager Dr Jan Davidge Mrs Jane PowellSecondary Care Dr Ian Collings Dr Helen BakerGeneral Practice Mr Chris Price Professor Malcolm LewisDental Education Mr David Thomas Ms Ann RockeyFinance & Corporate Services Mr Chris Payne Mr Joe Draper/Mr Graham

RoddisQuality & PGES Dr Anton Saayman Dr Chris CallanderSAS Doctors/New Initiatives and Communication Lead

Mrs Jane Powell Dr Jan Davidge

Cardiff University CPD Unit Ms Claire Sinclair Mrs Charlotte Stephenson