The Access Partnership

Useful Resources

From this page you can view pdf downloads describing the achievements of organisations involved in our programmes and can also pursue links to other useful websites.

Access Partnership Projects

• Improving Access to Speech and Language Therapy in Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust
• Improving Access to Speech and Language Therapy Services in Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
• Improving Access to Stroke Services in the Community in Adur, Arun & Worthing tPCT
• Improving Access to Podiatry Services in East London
• Improving Access to Musculo Skeletal Services at Northwick Park & St Marks Hospital
• Sustaining Change in Barnet Wheelchair Service
• Re-design of the Mainstream School Service in Greenwich PCT
• Improving Access to Childrens Hearing Services in Waltham Forest
• Improving Access to the Occupational Therapy Service in Wandsworth PCT
• Improving Access to Nutrition and Dietetic Services in Kensington and Chelsea PCT

Watch this space for new additions!

Delivering World Class Services Conference

Improving access and the quality of services remains at the heart of the strategic direction of the NHS, reflected in numerous policy documents and in structural changes taking place locally to help ensure that we have in place effective arrangements to both commission and provide first class services to meet users disparate needs.

The Access Partnership ran a highly successful conference reflecting this theme on November 20th at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury which helped delegates to gain a greater insight and understanding of the national imperatives and how this is being translated locally. You can view the slides from the speakers involved in the event:

• Philippa Robinson, 18 Week National Implementation Director, Department of Health - On the road to success: Delivering shorter elective pathways for patients
• Kay Matthews, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Redbridge - Provider Organisations - Priorities and Challenges
• Jane Lowe & Jane Millward, Specialist Speech and Language Therapists - Improving Access to Speech and Language Therapy
• Dr Elizabeth Roberts, Associate, The Access Partnership - Are you getting better? - Developing Effective Outcome Measures
• Fiona Jackson, General Manager, Children & Families and Head of Allied Health Professionals and Patricia Hill, General Manager for Musculoskeletal Services, Barnet PCT - Sustainability and Secrets of Success
• Dr Alison Stroud, Clinical Director, Speech and Language Therapy and Alison Llewellyn, Professional Lead, Community Children’s Services, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust - Improving Access to Speech and Language Therapy Services in Gwent
• Dr Lis Rodgers, GP and Clinical Lead, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber/ NHS Doncaster
  - Clinical Engagement: Everest or Saga
• Karen Middleton, Chief Health Professions Officer, Department of Health - Improving Access and Service Quality

Other Resources

• The Trouble-shooters -The work of the Access Partnership in cutting waiting times in AHP departments was focussed in the March 9th 2006 edition of Therapy Weekly. Therapy Weekly have kindly allowed the Access Partnership to reproduce the article here.
• Allied Health Professional Bulletin -The work of the Access Partnership is mentioned in the Allied Health Professional Bulletin for September 2005.
• Developing Effective Business Case Workshops - The Access Partnership has run a number of one day Business Case events. Review the upcoming programme and see what delegates thought of these!

The AHP Data and Information Management Improvement Programme

The AHP Data and Information Management Improvement Programme has been designed to ensure that Allied Health Professional (AHP) services are able to both contribute towards meeting the 18 week target and to improve services for patients through the effective use of data and information. This national programme was commissioned and supported by Karen Middleton, Chief Health Professions Officer and Phillipa Robinson National 18 Week Director. You can download a pdf explaining the 18 week target and the implications for AHP here.

Focus of the Programme
The key focus of the programme has been to improve services for users and develop practitioner skills and capability through a better understanding of:

• Information and data management
• Referral management
• Analysis and report writing
• Target setting and service improvement
• Delivering the 18 week target
• Continuing professional development through reflective practice

AHP Services Information Management Handbook - This interactive handbook provides AHP services with the tools they need to improve their services through information management. The handbook comprises 12 principles of information management; guidelines and case studies based on current practice; benchmarking and self-assessment tools to identify your service’s information management needs; as well as top tips to help you improve your service.

Read more here »

Physiotherapy Pathway Improvement Tool - The aim of this of this tool is to help physiotherapy services to redesign pathways to improve access for patients, including meeting 18 weeks for patients on consultant-led pathways. This tool consolidates available information in a user friendly format that signposts services to improve their performance in practice and includes a number of helpful case studies. It is envisaged that the principles of this tool can also be used for other services.

Read about it here »

If you would like to know more or want to discuss how we can assist further please do not hesitate to contact us!