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Protected Learning Time Educational Steering Group
Tuesday 4th May 2004, 2pm
Kinnaird Room, Kings Cross, Dundee
Present
Ross Reid (RR) Associate Advisor, NES
GP
David McElnea (DM) GP Glover Street Medical Centre, Perth
Pharmacy Judith Alcock (JA) Practice Pharmacist/NES Postgraduate Tutor
Anne Hobbs
Nursing (representing Pat (AH)
Miller)
Jane Walker (JW) Associate Director of Nursing, TPCT
AHP Lesley Scobie (LS) Superintendent Physiotherapist
Alison Smith (AS) CPD Facilitator Occupational Therapy
Practice Management Marion Easton (ME) Practice Management
Apologies
Pharmacy Jill Maclean (JM) Practice Pharmacist/NES Postgraduate Tutor
Non Attendance
Pharmacy Josie Johnston (JJ) Practice Pharmacist
Practice Management Jacqui Dawson (JD) Practice Manager, Whitefriars Surgery, Perth
In Attendance Susan Smith (SS) CPD Secretary, NHS Education for Scotland
1. Apologies
David McElnea welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies were noted from
Jill Maclean. It was agreed that SS should contact Jacqui Dawson to see if she still
wanted to be involved with the group as she has not attended the last 3 meetings or SS
contacted SS. DM introduced Katie Allstaff who is the newly appointed Research
Officer and also Anne Hobbs who attended the meeting representing Pat Miller.
2. Minutes of Last Meeting
Point no 2 (3rd bullit point) to be updated to read “LS reported that herself and AS SS to
have been invited to speak to AHPs about the work of the ESG”. update
3. Matters Arising
RR updated the group about the Dundee LHCC. He chaired the recent Cancer
Day for Dundee LHCC which was well received and feedback was good.
Dundee are looking to progress their scheme and evaluate the programme.
They have requested tutors from the various professional groupings within
the ESG have input into their PLT events over the next year, RR said he had
agreed this in principle but asked the group for their views. JA indicated
that her previous involvement with PLT events had resulted in considerable RR
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amounts of work however RR stressed that any input would be purely
educational. Everyone agreed that they would get involved with the Dundee
LHCC PLT and RR to report back on behalf of the group.
Needs Assessment (Item 3 from previous meeting minutes) - Anne Hobbs
attended the meeting to represent Pat Miller. Pat and Alison Smith had been
looking at what other professions are using in terms of needs assessment and
Anne distributed information that had put together (copies attached).
Educational Group Sheets (Item 6 from previous meeting minutes) – At
previous meeting DM, LS and JM had agreed to meet to progress what
training is available throughout Tayside and DM gave an update to the group
on what progress had been made to date. Due to work commitments JM had
been unable to make the meetings. DM reported that as well as scouring the
internet, looking through the “Directory of Learning and Development”
produced by Gillian Fenton (Clinical Nurse Specialist in Clinical Governance)
and the AHPs website, DM had spoken to Lorraine Reid (IT Consultant for
Tayside Primary Care Trust). Lorraine is happy to put together a site for
training within Tayside and has the knowledge and software to do this. DM
reported that each profession would need to sign up to this and update on a
regular basis.
It was agreed that ME would take over from JM in progressing this and it was ME / DM
agreed that ME and DM should arrange meet with Gillian Fenton regarding
the work she had produced.
RR asked if they had seen what other regions had done in this area and DM DM
to look into this.
LS also to contact NES to see what they have available. LS
3. Research Project Update
RR informed the group that Katie Allstaff had worked with him before when
involved with the Tayside Revalidation Pilot Project. Katie gave the group
information about her background and a summary of what she has been working on
to date in relation to the Research Project. She has been reading literature and
SS
summarising it and will forward copies to SS to circulate to the group for
information and to feedback any comments to her. The group discussed the
development of the questionnaire and how to go about it, as well as the input
required from the ESG.
4. Presentation to Tayside Health Board
RR reported that letters had been sent to Andy Russell, Angus LHCC and Perth and
Kinross LHCC to update them on the work carried out to date and to arrange to
meet to present the work of the ESG to them. Group will be informed once a date is
agreed.
RR reported that he had spoken to Andy Russell and discussed Managed Clinical
Networks for Primary Care, Secondary Care and Social Care. The group discussed
this and RR will pursue and report back to the group when there is something to
report.
5. AOCB
RR felt that the group should be congratulated on making such good progress to
date and what was being achieved was good for inter-professional co-operation.
6. Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 8th June, Kinnoull Room, Kings Cross, 12.30pm – 2pm. Working lunch will be
provided. David McElnea will chair this meeting.
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