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Northamptonshire Workforce Team supporting the Northamptonshire LETC
Northamptonshire Local Education & Training Council
Friday 20 February 2015 - 09:30 to 12:30
Fusion Meeting Room NHS, Francis Crick House, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6BF
MINUTES
Present
Name
Position
Organisation
Northampton General Hospital
NHS Trust
(NGH)
Health Education East Midlands
(Northamptonshire)
(HEEM)
Sonia Swart (Chair)
(SS)
Chief Executive
Karen Adcock
(KA)
Workforce Lead
Jane Bell
(JB)
Head of Nursing
Donna Bray
(DB)
Head of Nursing & Quality
Penny Brett
(PB)
Deputy Director of Nursing
Maggie Coe
(MC)
Head of Professional & Practice
Development
Bronwen Curtis
(BC)
Director of Human Resources
Charles Marson
(CM)
Associate Director for HR
Alex O’Neill-Kerr
(AOK)
Bryan Timmins
(BT)
NHS Nene & Corby CCGs
Medical Director
Director of Medical Education
The University of Northampton
(TUoN)
Kettering General Hospital
Foundation Trust
(KGH)
Northampton General Hospital
NHS Trust
Northampton Healthcare NHS
Foundation Trust
(NHFT)
Kettering General Hospital
Foundation Trust
Northampton Healthcare NHS
Foundation Trust
Northampton Healthcare NHS
Foundation Trust
Apologies
Name
Name
Name
Akeem Ali, NCC
Janet Doran, NCC
Moira Ingham, TUoN
Janine Brennan, NGH
Tamsin Hooton, Corby CCG
Martin Kersey, SAH
Tracey Carstairs, HEEM
Kate Howard, NHFT
Blanche Lentz, EMAS
In Attendance
Name
Name
Name
Ashley Knights
(AK)
Lead Nurse, Practice Development
Francine Woolf
(FW)
Admin Assistant
Item
1.
2.
Subject
Welcome,
Introduction and
Apologies
Minutes of
previous meeting
and Matters
Arising
Kettering General Hospital
Foundation Trust (KGH)
HEEM, Northamptonshire
Workforce Team
Description
Action
SS welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were
made.
The Minutes dated 14/11/14 were accepted as an accurate
record; no matters arising which did not already appear on the
agenda.
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Item
Subject
3.
Update from Chair
Description
Action
3.1 Healthier Northamptonshire (HN)
SS provided an update on:
 The workstreams within the HN Transformation
Programme and the current vanguard application.
 The Collaborative Leadership Development Programme
for senior system leaders in Northants had commenced.
 The new Programme Manager was now in post. Meeting
in place with KA to progress alignment of HN workforce
workstream and LETC.
Update from
HEE/HEEM
3.2 HEE Beyond Transition
KA updated the LETC on the Beyond Transition Programme
with HEE and the new local structures which were currently
being implemented.
3.3 HEEM Governing Body
Ref Paper C issued with the agenda; KA summarised the key
areas of discussion.
3.4 HEE Mandate Refresh
This was due to be published in the near future.
3.5 LETC Partnership Model
Ref Paper D. KA introduced the proposed new HEEM LETC
Partnership model which had been developed to strengthen
alignment between the LETC and local Transformation
Programmes, in particular the introduction of a Strategic
Workforce Group. It was agreed it would be helpful to arrange
a LETC Development session to explore the new model.
KA
3.6 Community Education Provider Networks (CEPN)
KA updated the LETC. Bids had been invited from general
practice for an allocation of £50k per county to establish a
CEPN as a pilot, with a view to this model becoming
sustainable and rolled out across the East Midlands. A further
£10k was available to CCGs to support a review of how the
model might be rolled out. The main focus at this stage was
expansion of multi professional practice learning opportunities
in general practice. Additional funding was also being made
available to HEIs in support of the project.
3.7 Care Certificate
4.
Northamptonshire
LETC
Collaborative
Workstreams
KA raised awareness of the Care Certificate launch in March
2015. Further discussions to take place in the Education
Group.
Ref Paper E, LETC providing an update on the Collaborative
Workstream Programme issued with the agenda. KA and
other leads highlighted the key issues.
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Item
Subject
Description
Action
 LETC SRO required to feed workforce impact into LETC
discussions. BC to take back to Northants HRDs.
BC
1. 7 Day Services
2. Making Northamptonshire an attractive place to work
and learn
 Agreed to take this workstream forward in conjunction with
TUoN.
 Proposed MI as LETC SRO.
 Link with Enterprise Zone, University Campus and Social
Work Academy developments.
DB/KA
3. Mental Health Awareness
 To be pursued with new Director of Nursing at SHA.
KA
4. Apprenticeship Development
5.
6.
7.
Northamptonshire
Education
Investment
Five Year Forward
View/Workforce
Plan Process
2015/16
Medical Workforce
 KA presented the current position against target and
highlighted the potential risk of achieving the required
targets by March 2016.
 BC highlighted problems with recruitment and CM of
ongoing discussions with staff side representatives at
KGH. KA to discuss further with LH, LETC SRO in order
to ensure that robust plans were in place including:
o ongoing promotion of apprenticeships and sharing
good practice to health employers;
o expansion within primary care, exploring opportunities
for apprenticeship frameworks to be in place aligned
to current education programmes, e.g. foundation
degrees;
o careers advice to improve recruitment..
Ref Paper F issued with the agenda; focus on impact of
investments.
An allocation of £27k funding remained
available. Suggestions for utilisation included outstanding
demand around staff working in prisons within NHFT and
Education for Health agreed. Support for overseas students at
NGH and KGH also agreed.
MC/PB to inform KA of
organisational needs by 23/02/15. FW to forward education
plan template to BC, MC and PB.
Ref Paper G issued with the agenda; KA highlighted the
importance of aligning the workforce plan and workforce
transformation to the Five Year Forward View strategy. KA
also presented a proposed approach to refreshing the
Northamptonshire Workforce Plan and an update of the
HEE/HEEM processes which would be confirmed in April
2015. KA and the Workforce Team to liaise with provider
organisations and CCGs to take this forward. LETC Confirm
and Challenge meeting to be incorporated into process.
Medical workforce meeting held, SS updated the LETC. SS
and KA reported on the medical workforce strategy meeting
which had taken place on 28/01/15. The discussion had
covered the following areas and how these could be taken
forward as a collaborative strategic approach:
KALH
MC/PB
FW
KA
AJ/KA
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Subject
Description
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Action
Which specialties and pathways are the priority
Future profile of our medical workforce
Shifting the balance between the specialist and
generalist
Opportunities for new and different portfolio/joint
hospital/community/GP roles
Developing our specialty doctor workforce
Return to Practice – potential GP educator roles
Physician Associate roles
Expansion of Advanced Practitioner and other nonmedical roles
Fellowships
Increasing the county’s share of postgraduate medical
posts and undergraduate student placements
Enhancing the learning experience
Enhancing our research offer and reputation
SS stressed the importance of full engagement from all
organisations in order to ensure that progress was made.
8.
Primary Care
Workforce LETC
Sub Group
9.
Presentation:
FALLS Positive
10.
LETC Update for
HEEM Governing
Body
There was a current opportunity to develop fellowships across
general practice/community/secondary care. AJ to take this
forward with MDI DME colleagues with a focus on integrated
care/frail elderly.
Ref Paper H issued with the agenda; KA updated the LETC.
 Meeting took place on 20/01/15.
 National 10 point plan developed to support primary care
workforce.
 The potential to identify physician associates (PAs) in
general practice was highlighted. Leics and Northants
involved in HEE supported project. Awareness session at
Northants LMC AGM scheduled.
AK delivered a presentation on Falls Positive, a cascade
training package supported by Northamptonshire LETC and
developed by TUoN in collaboration with stakeholders for
those who work with older people. The package focuses on
the identification of falls risk, intrinsic and extrinsic factors and
modifiable actions to reduce risk. The philosophy is promotion
of independence and wellbeing, person and value centred
care and preventing injury and frailty fracture. The package
had been trialled and a roll out plan being implemented across
acute, care home and community settings. An evaluation was
being undertaken by the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at
TUoN.
Plans for future development of the Falls Positive training
package include specific programmes on falls in relation to
Living with Dementia, Neurological Conditions, Your Life and
Community.
AK to forward presentation and patient
evaluation through to KA for circulation to the LETC.
Ref Paper I issued with the agenda; to be reviewed for next
HEEM Governing Body:
Key challenges – ongoing challenges with recruitment of adult,
children and mental health nurses.
Best Practice – CM in collaboration with trade unions launch
of learning agreement and learning day.
AJ
AK/KA
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Item
Subject
11.
LETC Risk
Register
12.
HEEM
Northamptonshire
Business
Information Report
Future Sharing
Good Practice
presentations at
LETC meetings
LETC
Development
Session
Any Other
Business
13.
14.
15.
16.
Meeting
Evaluation
Description
Graduations of clinical apprentices.
BC highlighted the risk of releasing capacity within the current
workforce to deliver change and transformation due to
increasing complexity and demands of service delivery.
Highlighted a need to build a network for international nurses,
language and adaptation, education support. Preparation for
IELTS, ‘Being Brilliant’ philosophy. To be pursued further with
nursing leads across organisations.
Ref Paper J issued with the agenda;
Ref 21. Raised at SAH, need to expand to NHFT.
Ref 4 Practice learning supply due for review, still at risk.
Ref 1. Need to review risk and issue of having leadership to
take forward issues.
Ref 13. and 19. still relevant.
Ref 20. Childrens social work – no change.
Issue around staff survey – how to take this forward.
Ref Paper K issued with the agenda;
To be reviewed in line with collaborative workstreams.
The LETC were asked to consider ideas for future subjects
and included a suggestion for a presentation on physician
associates.
Action
MC/KA
/PB
SS
To be arranged April 2015.
Pre degree care pilot evaluation available, KA to circulate link.
KA
CM highlighted that there was no specific focus on scientists
at the HEEM visit to the Trusts. KA to feed back.
A good meeting, no suggestions made.
KA
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