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Welcome to the latest bulletin from the Community Therapists Network.
Making Sense of Data - NHS services across the country continue to be challenged with measuring and improving the quality of their services, and as part of that process, they need to capture data. This, as Karen Middleton, CEO of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists states in her video message at TOMs CONNECT (available to view from here), should be an inherent part of clinical practice. However, it's not just about collecting the data, with tools such as TOMs or GAS, that data needs to be translated into key meaningful information so that you can start to analyse your services and look at, for example, changes that have been instigated which have lead to improvements.
With that in mind, we are pleased to let you know that plans are now underway for a follow up to the TOMs CONNECT conference, for later this year, which will have as it's theme 'Making Sense of Data'. Further details of this one day event will be released in due course, but in the meantime, please do contact us at info@communitytherapy.org.uk with any specific topics/issues that you would like covered in the programme.
National Audit for Intermediate Care - Participate Free of Charge
This year, NHS England is contributing to the funding of NAIC, allowing all commissioners and providers of intermediate care services to participate free of charge. The audit provides benchmarked information on service models, spend, activity, workforce and outcomes with data sharing arrangements in place. If you're interested in taking part, read the letter from NHS England Director of Operations, Matthew Swindells, which contains the link to the audit.
AHPs into Action - Using Allied Health Professionals to transform health, care and wellbeing
‘AHPs into Action’ describes how AHPs can support the delivery of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) and the triple aims set out in the Five Year Forward View. It is a resource to inform and inspire AHPs, leaders and decision makers across the health and care system. You can read more about the vision of 'AHPs into Action' and what it offers from here.
Updated falls guideline
NICE have recently updated the falls guideline to include three new quality statements on: identifying people at risk of falling; multifactorial falls risk assessment; and multi-factorial intervention. To view the update click here.
Register for the Parkinson's Audit
If you are working with people with Parkinson's, you are urged to register your service for the 2017 UK Parkinson's Audit. The audit will provide a clear picture of the state of Parkinson's services across the UK and help identify best practice and areas for improvement. The registration runs until the 31 March and more details can be found here.
MND Association launch an new audit tool
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Transforming MND Care audit tool. The tool has been designed for health and care professionals to support implementation of the NICE MND guideline (NG42) which was published in 2016. The Association worked with health and social care professionals to produce a fit for purpose instrument. To receive a copy of the tool please email audittool@mndassociation.org or telephone 01604 611770.
TOMs CONNECT - join a growing online network of TOMs users.
As the number of services implementing the Therapy Outcome Measure continues to grow steadily, year on year, this has lead to an increasing network of experienced users, who may wish to share their experiences and learning, to help others who are perhaps at an earlier stage of implementation. If you are one of those users, or you are just about to start using the TOM but have questions you would like to ask, we urge you to join the TOMs CONNECT online forum, which is hosted on NHS Networks. There have already been some questions concerning the use of the TOM. If you can help and wish to respond to a post or if you have your own query, plus first register with NHS Networks first, if you're not already and then join TOMs CONNECT.
To join NHS Network click here. If you are already registered with NHS Networks click here. Remember to login to your NHS Networks account in order to access the TOMs CONNECT Forum.
Clinical News - special feature on vocational rehabilitation
Translating Vocational Rehabilitation research into practice.
Research undertaken at the University of Nottingham, in traumatic brain injury and stroke provides useful insights into employers' perspectives when supporting employee's return to work. and what needs there are that should be considered. Two of these include:
- Concern about what the impact of diagnosis, which include the effect the person might have on team dynamics?
- Communication - employers have concerns in terms of how they interact with an employee who returning, and in ensuring that the employee or whether an HR manager or occupational therapist should handle this.
To read more about what the research uncovered and what should be put in place to support employees's return to work and how to generate more effective outcomes from VR intervention, click here.
Key outcomes to measure in vocational rehabilitation - the what and how?
If you are planning to gather outcomes to support your vocational rehabilitation service, then one of the first steps that you need to consider is identifying the use(s) for the date in advance of starting the process. Prof Kate Radford, who spoke at the CTN, Crossing the Work/Health Divide conference, gave two good examples:
- Ask, who is the data being measured for?
- Who will be influenced by the outcomes that are measured?
Kate then want on to provide examples of 'Intended use' of the data, such as to demonstrate VR impact on peoples lives, and then outlined useful outcomes to measure, which you can read about from here.
Mental health at work - top tips.
It is important that employers not only recognise mental health conditions are common, but that they acknowledge this fact through having appropriate support in place. This is the view of Chris Morgan from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), who spoke at the CTN's 'Crossing the work/health divide' conference. Chris developed severe depression after being made redundant from his role as managing director of an engineering firm. He subsequently became one of the founding members of MHFA in England. To read the report of Chris's presentation along with that of Jane Bradshaw's, Independent Neurology Nurse Consultant and Expert Patient, and the Q and A session click here.
EVENTS
Measuring the Value of Rehabilitation - Experience with the TOMs, NAIDEX Tues 28th March, NEC
Rehabilitation services continue to come under pressure from commissioners to demonstrate value. There are many client groups receiving a range of interventions untested by RCTs, and unlikely to be, given their heterogeneity. Thus the best evidence has to be based on collecting outcome data. Come and learn more about the TOM with Prof Pam Enderby. For full details of Prof Enderby's talk and to book please click here.
Learning how to use the TOMs, June, Royal Society of Speech and Language Therapists, London
Looking for training on a validated outcome measure? TOM is increasingly being used across the NHS and this one day workshop with Prof Pam Enderby is designed to teach you how to use the TOM with your patients. To receive further details once the date has been finalised please email info@communitytherapy.org.uk
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