Learning Networks
The Access Partnership provides a number of interactive learning programmes to support clinicians and managers. These are designed to build managerial capability and capacity and can be accessed by managers and clinicians.
Some of our programmes are listed below. Click on the title of a programme to view detailed information about the sessions. You can view the schedule of upcoming events on the upcoming events page.
Developing Effective and Convincing Business Cases
A one day workshop designed to provide an insight into writing short and concise business cases. For example those which are required for everyday type of use such as, bidding for more resources, proposing changes in service, offering or looking for support to pursue a research project etc.
This is a highly interactive workshop which is based on good business case principles and experience of the workshop leader and is suitable for all service managers and senior clinicians.
A number of areas are covered such as:
- Strategy and its relation to Business Cases
- Examining the Business Case within the NHS context
- Writing a Business Case and undertaking option appraisal
- Business Case “Top Tips”
- Working with and the role of stakeholders
- Getting a Finance Director’s perspective and “Top Tips”
- Managing projects
| Workshop Lead: | Zac Arif – Director, The Access Partnership |
| Location: | 23rd September 2008, Cardiff 7th October 2008, Manchester 21st January 2009, Edinburgh 27th January 2009, London 3rd February 2009, Cardiff. |
| Time: | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Cost: | £200 plus VAT |
| Places: | Up to 30 delegates |
To book please click on this link: www.centrevents.co.uk/bookingform.aspx
A 10% discount is available for participants booking places two or more workshops in the series
Understanding Data and Information Management
This one day workshop is aimed at new managers / deputy managers / clinicians who use and need access to data and information.
A number of areas are covered including:
- Making data work, setting targets - identifying targets
- Collecting information - defining requirements
- Interpreting the information - meaningful and purposeful information
- Making decisions - agreeing actions
- Monitoring the impact - making a difference
- Special focus on understanding/meeting the 18 week national target and its impact upon community services
A fully comprehensive guide is also provided to participants of the workshop.
| Workshop Leads: | Dr Elizabeth Roberts, Associate, The Access Partnership Zac Arif – Director, The Access Partnership |
| Location: | 9th September 2008, London 24th September 2008, Cardiff 8th October 2008, Manchester 1st December 2008, London 8th January 2009, Manchester 15th January 2009, Edinburgh 4th February 2009, Cardiff |
| Time: | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Cost: | £200 plus VAT |
| Places: | Up to 30 delegates |
To book please click on this link: www.centrevents.co.uk/bookingform.aspx
A 10% discount is available for participants booking places two or more workshops in the series
Developing Effective Service Level Agreements
This one day practical workshop is designed for anybody working within the NHS who is involved, or will be involved, in the formulation of Service Level Agreements with other providers.
It is an interactive day, where the participants will be given the opportunity to:
- Understand the components of writing an effective Service Level Agreement.
- Identifying the essentials of an SLA
- An understanding of the current market
- How to conduct a successful negotiation
- Engaging and working with stakeholders
Participants will be given a SLA Proforma to help guide them through the process in their own workplace.
| Workshop Lead: | Zac Arif, Director – The Access Partnership |
| Location: | 10th September 2008, London 24th November, London 7th January 2009, Manchester 19th February 2009, Belfast |
| Time: | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Cost: | £245 plus VAT |
| Places: | Up to 30 delegates |
To book please click on this link: www.centrevents.co.uk/bookingform.aspx
A 10% discount is available for participants booking places two or more workshops in the series.
Finance for Beginners and Finance for New Managers
This one day “hands on” workshop is aimed at new managers / assistant managers who are either entering new clinical or management posts or even those who have any financial responsibilities. It can be further tailored to cover other areas as required to suit local need.
The programme is designed to give delegates an insight into:
- Understanding how NHS finance works
- Sources of funding
- Budgets preparation, construction, management, monitoring and reporting
- Interpreting budget statements e.g. local statements used as examples
- Preparing for budget setting meetings – what you need to do before meetings.
- Financial audit e.g. understanding internal and external audit.
- Preparing for audit.
- Value for money and examining alternative sources of funds.
- Data and Information management.
- Understanding “financial speak”!
| Workshop Lead: | tbc |
| Cost: | £245 plus VAT |
| Places: | Up to 30 delegates |
Service Redesign
The Access Partnership has been working with numerous PCTs and Trusts across the UK to redesign services which have led to significant reductions (and in some areas totally eliminated) unnecessary waits, achieved through inclusive working with front line clinicians and managers. More recently it has developed a Pathway Improvement Tool for physiotherapy, the principles of which can be used in other services.
The programme is designed to give delegates an insight into:
- Developing pathways using process mapping.
- Understanding how demand and capacity works.
- Collecting and using information to manage performance.
- Using frameworks such as Lean and the Improvement Model to provide the roadmap for transformational change.
- Stakeholder management.
This is a one day workshop will provide an understanding of the key concepts of service redesign and use of practical approaches many of which can be used immediately.
| Workshop Lead: | tbc |
| Cost: | £245 plus VAT |
| Places: | Up to 30 delegates |
Offers
Did you know that:
1. There is a 10% discount for participants booking places at two or more workshops.
2. We can run these programmes within your own organisation at a special negotiated rate!
Please find out more by sending an email to or by using the contact form on the right of this page.
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“Having attended a business case seminar in York with colleagues from my trust, I requested the template in order to plan and propose a business case for the Nutrition and dietetic input to oncology across Morecambe Bay to support both the Peer review and the Cancer Reform Strategy. I found the information in the seminar and the template invaluable in guiding my proposals, offering a clear and structured approach to planning and steering my case. The template does ‘exactly what it says on the tin’ and I have now submitted my first case!”
CLAIRE ALEXANDER, Nutrition and Dietetic Lead for Morecambe Bay, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
“The seminar was well prepared and expertly delivered, encompassing a terrific amount of information and advice in one day. Very enlightening and sure to be useful”
DR F K JEPSON, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
“Having a template to structure the business case with all the discussion surrounding business cases was very useful”
MICHAEL HEATON, Haematology Services Manager
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