Barbara Killoran Renal Education Facilitator NGD N & M Strategy Day 05

“A Question of Support”

BackgroundCaring for Scotland-The Strategy for Nursing and

Midwifery in Scotland

Identifying & supporting the Development needs of practitioners in Renal Care- NES 2005

Learning together;A Strategy for Education, Training and Lifelong Learning for all the National Health Service

in Scotland: December 1999

NHSGG Nursing & Midwifery Strategy 2005-2010

 

NORTH GLASGOW DIVISIONRENAL SERVICES

  

HAEMODIALYSIS SUPPORT WORKER PROGRAMME

 

                                        

Quality Investment:• Equip staff with new skills and knowledge• Opportunity to gain a recognised qualification

for the work that they do• Provide a flexible workforce• Promote an integrated approach to patient

care• Improve job satisfaction• Support recruitment & retention strategies• Investment in education and training so

providing lifelong learning

Recommendations

• Structured educational input established for all staff

• Support the development of a broad skill mix within the service

• Encourage consistency and transferability across the service

“A better educated and trained workforce is better able to provide patients and their families with care that is designed around their needs and not constrained by outmoded professional boundaries”

Learning together: a Strategy for Education Training and lifelong learning for all staff in the NHS Scotland (SEHD 1999)