Faculty of Health and Social Care Practice Development Research Partnerships

1. 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………….

2. 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)

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

4. 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 PDRP officer ● Provides support ● Works in partnership ● Project management skills Development ● Practitioner development and education ● Partnership working across sectors ● Training ● Academic leads development