Contacts
Contact:
Marika Hills
Integrated Care Pathway Co-ordinator
Organisation:
North Bristol NHS TrustClinical Governance
Cancer Services, Somerset House Southmead Hospital Westbury-on-Trym Bristol Avon BS10 5NB United Kingdom
Tel:
0117 9505050 Ext 2125
Email:
Contact:
Penny Close
Integrated Care Pathway Co-ordinator
Organisation:
North Bristol NHS TrustClinical Governance
Cancer Services, Somerset House Southmead Hospital Westbury-on-Trym Bristol Avon BS10 5NB United Kingdom
Tel:
0117 9505050 Ext 2125
Email:
Contact:
Carol Dehalle
Integrated Care Pathway Co-ordinators
Organisation:
North Bristol NHS TrustClinical Governance
Cancer Services, Somerset House Southmead Hospital Westbury-on-Trym Bristol Avon BS10 5NB United Kingdom
Tel:
0117 9505050 Ext 2125
Email:
Contact:
Anna Puddicombe
Workforce Learning and Development Lead
Organisation:
United Kingdom
Email:
Case study:
11 May 2010
Developing a core competency framework for end of life care in North Bristol NHS Trust
Key points
- North Bristol NHS Trust has introduced a core competency framework for end of life care
- The framework, introduced in September 2005, will be used by all newly qualified band 5 nurses as well as inexperienced nurses new to their role.
North Bristol Trust’s Integrated Care Pathway for End of Life Care Team has in partnership with the Workforce Development Team developed a core competency framework for end of life care.
The framework, which was introduced in September 2005, is used for band five newly qualified nurses or inexperienced nurses new to their role who have registered on a professional development programme.
The competencies enable the individual practitioner to identify areas for personal development and discuss with their ward-based mentor how they can access learning opportunities to develop their skills.
The framework will be used in conjunction with other educational initiatives and the integrated care pathway for the last days of life, which has now been introduced in 31 ward areas across the trust.
It is planned to review complaints received by the trust to see whether improving end of life care has led to a reduction.
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