Dear Colleagues,
 
We are delighted to announce the publication of 'Improving the physical health of people with mental health problems: Action for mental health nurses’ on Friday 20 May 2016, on www.gov.uk/dh.
 
The document will be launched by Dr Ben Thomas, Mental Health, Learning Disability and Dementia Care Professional Officer, at the ‘Parity of Esteem: Catalyst for Change’ event for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing Directors and Leads, being held at the University of West London on the same day.
 
We would like to say a big thank you to all of you, for helping us develop this resource, which aims to raise awareness and support mental health nurses to provide better physical care for mental health service users by tackling some of the key risk factors for physical illnesses.
 
Your support has been invaluable in ensuring that the resource is evidence based and includes good practice examples that can be adopted by mental health nurses across the country in all care settings.
 
We received many good practice examples, which unfortunately we were not able to use as we were limited to only two per action area. We would therefore like to encourage you to submit your good practice examples to the Better Care Exchange so that they can be shared with colleagues across the country.
 
Finally, we have printed a limited number of copies of the document, so if you would like a copy, please email me with your full address and I will arrange for a copy to be posted to you.
 
Best wishes
Leoni

Leonilde Yahyaoui
Briefing Officer,
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professions Policy Unit
Quality Division, Strategy and External Relations Directorate
Department of Health
Area 507, Richmond House
79 Whitehall, SW1A 2NS
E: Leonilde.Yahyaoui@dh.gsi.gov.uk   
T: 020 7210 5121
Follow us on Twitter @DHgovuk

NHS Employers, in partnership with the HSJ Women Leaders Network, invites you to attend this free event dedicated to exploring women’s professional development.  Kicking off the healthcare conference of the year, the afternoon will be split into three separate sessions:
 
1. Panel session and Q&A
Hear from an inspiring panel including:

• Helen Sharman, the UK’s first astronaut
• Sue Hill, chief scientific officer, NHS England (TBC)
• Jenni Middleton, editor of Nursing Times magazine.
  

2. Practical session
This interactive session will explore themes in the workplace such as power dynamics, decision making at all levels, progression, leadership, cultural change and getting that next job.
 
3. Networking drinks reception
With an exclusive audience of HR directors, HRD deputies, medical, clinical and nursing directors.

Who should attend?
Established and aspiring women leaders working across health and care.

Booking
There is a limited number of places available - bookings confirmed on a first come, first served basis.
 
Book your place on the event. 
 
When: 14 / 6 / 2016 3pm - 14 / 6 / 2016 7.30pm
Where: Manchester Central Convention Complex
Address:
Windmill Street
Manchester
M2 3GX 
 

This toolkit has been designed to help you to support young people joining your team. It contains advice, tools and resources that will help you to recruit young people, support them to stay in their roles and become a valuable asset to your organisation and the wider NHS.
The toolkit has been developed with input from NHS organisations and groups of 16-24 year olds.
We have also developed a toolkit for HR teams. The resources in the HR toolkit are complementary to those in this toolkit and are designed to be used together.

For further information click here

Dear Colleagues,
 
I am delighted to advise you that our report on the consultation regarding the introduction of the Nursing Associate role is now available on the Health Education England website: : https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/developing-our-workforce/nursing/new-support-role-nursing.
 
You will know the importance of this initiative, designed to build capacity to care and capability to treat across the health and social care system. Our public consultation ran from 28 January for six weeks and we received over 1,000 responses from people and organisations across health, social care, commissioning, education and policy, as well as from Assistant Practitioners, carers and Registered Nurses. Therefore, I am convinced that the outcome represents the views of a wide range of people and organisations.
 
I would like to express my personal thanks to everyone who took part in the consultation, sharing their views, expertise and experience. In particular, I would like to express my thanks to Jackie Smith, Chief Executive and Registrar at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for her continued support and guidance throughout the process.
 
Our attention now turns to delivery. Our goal is to implement the new role and recruit 1,000 students for a January 2017 start.
 
We will run five events in July across England, where we will invite people and organisations to help us draw up the scope of practice for the role, and we hope you will join us. The dates and locations are set out below: we will open for bookings soon, via Eventbrite, and more information will be available on our website.
 
1 July             Birmingham
15 July            London
20 July            Manchester
22 July            Reading
29 July            Newcastle
 
As always, I welcome your comments and hope that you can join us for a Twitter chat hosted by @WeNurses on 7 June (8-9pm) using the hashtag #shapeofcaring. We are also running a webinar, the details of which will be available at our website
.
Yours sincerely,
Lisa
 
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt
Director of Nursing & Deputy Director of Education and Quality
Health Education England
 

On 18th May 2016,  Professor Jane Cummings, chief nursing officer for England, launched the leading change, adding value framework via a live streaming event. The framework encourages nursing, midwifery and care staff to identify where and why there is variation in preventing ill health, care and efficiency. 

Professor Jane Cummings said: "The leadership potential in our workforce to manage the challenges of today and shape the future is boundless. From addressing differences in the incidence of pressure ulcers, to changing pathways of care and support in diagnosing diabetes – nursing, midwifery and care staff are ideally placed to be leading that change and demonstrating their value.”
The framework was developed by collecting evidence from frontline staff, the public, academics and nurse leaders from across the health and care system. Following an extensive consultation and engagement process, the ten commitments were also developed to help to ensure better experience for patients, outcomes and use of resources.
 
Ten commitments
 
1. We will promote a culture where improving the population’s health is a core component of the practice of all nursing, midwifery and care staff.
2. We will increase the visibility of nursing and midwifery leadership and input in prevention.
3. We will work with individuals, families and communities to equip them to make informed choices and manage their own health.
4. We will be centred on individuals experiencing high value care.
5. We will work in partnership with individuals, their families, carers and others important to them.
6. We will actively respond to what matters most to our staff and colleagues.
7. We will lead and drive research to evidence the impact of what we do.
8. We will have the right education, training and development to enhance our skills, knowledge and understanding.
9. We will have the right staff in the right places and at the right time.
10. We will champion the use of technology and informatics to improve practice, address unwarranted variations and enhance outcomes. 

Read more about it here and download the framework

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published information on the success of the first round of revalidation, which began in April. 

Latest figures show that 90.48 per cent (14,362 of 15,873) of nurses and midwives who were due to revalidate, have successfully done so and renewed their registration with the NMC. 1,401 nurses and midwives have left the register but the NMC is confident this number is in line with normal April attrition rate data. 

A small number of applications (106) have been granted extensions or are subject to additional checks by the NMC. 

Read the full NMC news release.

To help organisations plan for the forthcoming Apprenticeship reforms HENW have created a toolkit which contains a wealth of information under the following headings

• The Levy Implications
• Apprenticeship Programme
• Trailblazers
• Key Documents and Links ( e.g.  strategy documents, template policy, fact sheets etc.)
• Presentations from recent webinars
• New Developments
• Apprentice Levy Calculator
• National Insurance Contributions Calculator
  

This will be updated regularly as new information becomes available, so please do keep checking.

The toolkit can be found on EWIN using the link below:
http://www.ewin.nhs.uk/tools_and_resources/getting-ready-levy

Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer
Wednesday 15th June
The day will provide an overview of the haematological diseases (including myeloma, acute leukaemia & lymphoma) and their management for nurses and other allied health professionals working within haematology. Click here for further information.

Introduction to Haematology
Monday 20th June
This day will provide an overview of the haematological diseases (including myeloma, acute leukaemia & lymphoma) and their management for nurses and other allied health professional working within haematology. Click here for further information.

The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy
Summer School - Monday 11th  - Thursday 14th July 
The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School is an opportunity to learn about recent advances in radiotherapy from leading practitioners in the field. Each day of the programme will focus on a different topic; proton beam therapy, adaptive radiotherapy, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy & stereotactic radiosurgery and brachytherapy. The course is designed as an integrated programme but one day attendance options are available. Click here for further information.

Clinical Trials at The Christie
An education day for non-clinical scientists         
Saturday 10th September
Delegates will be provided with an insight into the clinical trials process at The Christie. The day will address the patient journey from diagnosis to treatment and follow up and how patients come to a decision to participate in clinical trials. Click here for further information.

Further information

Visit www.christie.nhs.uk/SoO
Email education.events@christie.nhs.uk
Call 0161 918 7409 or Tweet @TheChristieSoO

We are now only three weeks out from the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition 2016, taking place 15-17 June in Manchester.
Confed conference is unique in bringing the whole health and care system together under one roof. It is therefore an unmissable opportunity, especially as we are all striving to deliver a more integrated, patient centred service, to share best practice, debate the key issues and network with leaders from all parts of the system. It is also a wonderful chance to hear from a wide range of national and international health experts. Here’s an overview of what’s on offer this year: