There is always lots going on in the South West Faculty! Below you can find a our latest updates and planned events.
Advanced Practice Events & Webinars in the South West
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Advanced Practice Governance Matrix Webinar Series
The South West Faculty of Advanced Practice will be facilitating a series of webinars to discuss governance in Advanced Practice. Topics for these webinars come from the Governance Maturity Matrix and will support learning/sharing across eight monthly sessions, commencing with Business Cases in 11th November 2024.
Guest speakers from a range of organisations, including GP practices and NHS Trusts, will share how they have approached Advanced Practice Governance Maturity Matrix and incorporated it into their work. There will also be time for attendees to share and discuss enablers and challenges to implementing Advanced Practice governance in their workplace.
Sign up for the Webinar series here
Please put a hold in your diary. Invites to these sessions will be sent out a few days before the webinar.
Dates for the sessions:
- Thursday 11 November, 13:00-13:45 — Business Cases
- Thursday 5 December, 13:00-13:45 — Supervision
- Wednesday 12 February, 13:00-13:45 — Clinical
- Thursday 6th March, 13:00-13:45 — Leadership
- Tuesday 8th April, 13:00-13:45 — Workforce
- Thursday 8th May, 13:00-13:45 — Training
- Wednesday 11th June, 13:00-13:45 — Governance
- Thursday 3rd July, 13:00-13:45 — Continuing Professional Development
Advanced Practice Networks of Practice in the South West
The South West Faculty for Advanced Practice support several networks of practice within the region. These groups are an opportunity for Advanced Practitioners and those interested in Advanced Practice in the region to connect with others in their scope of practice and share experiences, discuss challenges and build professional relationships. Below are a list of networks and signup links.
Advanced Practice Surgical Community of Practice
This group meets virtually four times a year. Meetings are held quarterly at 09:00 on a Thursday.
Chair: Hayley Kirtland, Surgical Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
You be part of the Surgical community of practice by following this link
Community Advanced practice and Consultant practice Network of Practice
This group Runs every other month
Chair: Vivian Zinyemba, Consultant Practitioner, Wiltshire Health and Care
You can sign up to be part of the Community network of practice by following this link
Learning Disability & Autism Advanced and Consultant Practice
Chair: James Cook, Advanced Practitioner in Learning Disabilities, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust
You can sign up to be part of the Learning Disability & Autism Advanced and Consultant Practice community of practice by following this link
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