Faculty of Health and Social Care Practice Development Research Partnerships

•Macclesfield critical care•Countess of Chester Renal Unit•Clatterbridge Cancer Centre•Wirral NHS Trust

Dealing with practice issues from service evaluation though to carer support, from pain care to PTSD………….

PDRP Macclesfield ◦ The longest running PDRP was established between the Faculty and Macclesfield District

General Hospital Nursing and Practice Development Unit in 2005◦Now East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECNHST) the partnership aligns academics with practice staff

in the ICU and HDU to work on practice development research. ◦ The aim of the work of both parties is to impact positively on the patient journey ◦ So far the team have written, researched and developed new practice and protocols in the

areas of :-◦Developing critical appraisal tools◦ Rest periods for patients◦Writing chapters in books◦Managing variance when guidelines conflict◦ Accreditation of the Critical Care Skills course◦ Central Venous Catheter good practice tools box ◦ Assessment of pain in people in coma’s ◦ PTSD experiences of ITU (future work with staff and patients)

Adam Keen, Prof Annette Macintosh-Scott, Heather Cooper, Zoe Ellam, Victoria Carr, Cristina Diaz Robbie, Jenny Templeman -

PDRP officer

● Provides support

● Works in partnership

● Project management skills

Development

● Practitioner development and education

● Partnership working across sectors

● Training

● Academic leads development

Creating the right environment for Partnerships

Organisational factors ● Managerial support● Clear roles and responsibilities● Additional resources● Communication

Staffing issues ● Time and workload● Team approach and staff turnover● Attitudes – bringing people together