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Ideal has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal Award from over 1300 applicants for supporting workforce development in health and social care through its accredited educational curriculum. Finalists will be announced at the HSJ Awards Dinner on 30 November 2009 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Ideal demonstrated support for workforce development in partnering with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust to train new medical students in the use of its Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS).
Ideal is recognised by the NHS under the Health Informatics Quality Scheme and the National Awarding Body NCFE for the Care Information Systems User Competencies framework (CIS). CIS maps training to national occupational standards and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF). CIS also supports personal and professional development and career progression routes identified in the Health Informatics Career Framework and HiProfile.
CPD contributions are also recognised and awarded under the CIS framework through partnerships with participating universities.
Following a rigorous readiness audit, Salisbury NHS FT is now an accredited training centre for delivering CIS to support improved governance, performance and business benefits.
Since becoming an approved centre for delivering CIS, Salisbury NHS FT has assessed 15 medical students on the PACS module, identified gaps in understanding, delivered the necessary training and established a process for reassessment.
New medical students joining the Trust on placements are assessed to measure their level of understanding and competency in using healthcare systems to identify training requirements.
Through this assessment process, Salisbury NHS FT has recorded higher levels of staff achievement and attainment, creating greater proficiency and professionalism and leading to improved quality to clinical information supporting patient care.
Andrew Raynes, Director of Education Quality and Accreditation at Ideal explains, "By working in partnership with Ideal, Salisbury NHS FT has gained an objective view on their approach to training delivery which has greatly enhanced their business planning process. Real benefit has been gained by the increase in governance and the quality assurance process identified by the CIS framework.
"The Trust is now looking to use JIF to add the CIS framework to its current training provision to provide quality assurance that staff are competent and confident in recording tracking information for the patient journey."
Ideal shortlisted for prestigious Health Service Journal Award
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