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Parliamentary Health Select
Committee: recruitment of Specialist Advisors
The
Parliamentary Health Select Committee is seeking to improve the
way in which it identifies specialist advisers to assist in its
work. The role of an adviser is ‘to supply information which is not
readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the
Committee’s order of reference’. This usually means explaining
policy and practice and helping to interpret the evidence gathered
during inquiries. The Committee is seeking to appoint an adviser
who would act as a “talent scout” in its search for the most
appropriate people to provide it with policy advice. The
Committee’s objective is to secure advice from people who are
well-informed and active in the health field, but do not
necessarily have a public profile and who might not otherwise come
to the Committee’s attention. People who have previously advised
the Committee are welcome to apply. Anyone who is interested in
taking on this role is asked to set out in a statement (no more
than 750 words) on why they consider they would be an appropriate
candidate and to email that statement, along
with a copy of their CV, by noon on 6 September. The Committee
expects to hold interviews for those shortlisted. If you have any
questions, contact David Lloyd on 020 7219
6244.
Quality Improvement Fellowship
opportunities
The Health Foundation, an independent charity working to
continuously improve the quality of healthcare in the UK, is
looking for people with a passion for improving quality in health
services. The
Quality Improvement Fellowships enable senior, clinically
qualified healthcare leaders to spend a fully funded year at the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the US, combining academic
and practical learning in quality improvement. Closing date: 15
October 2010.
Health and social care services
monitor controlled drugs more effectively
The
third annual report of the Care Quality Commission addresses
the progress made in implementing regulations introduced in
response to the Shipman Inquiry. The report analyses arrangements
for monitoring controlled drugs and makes further recommendations
for protecting people who use services. It concludes that managing
and monitoring systems for controlled drugs will require ongoing
activity and vigilance to sustain the developments achieved in the
past three years. The report recommends that “The Royal Colleges
should develop guidance on appropriate use of opioids and
amphetamines for all sectors to ensure best practice.”
Psychiatry as a career:
everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
A new intake of foundation doctors started
this August, with a cohort of medical students following in
September. All are potential psychiatric trainees, but some will be
uncertain as to whether this pathway appeals. In November, a
Royal Society of Medicine
Psychiatry Section meeting will address the uncertainties
medical students and trainees might have about choosing a career in
psychiatry. Consultants and higher trainees who mentor medical
students, foundation doctors, or core trainees in other specialties
are encouraged to recommend this event to anyone who might be
interested.
New resource on workforce
development planning
The Centre for Workforce Intelligence is
the new body that will provide a single, authoritative resource on
workforce development planning for all parts of the NHS and social
care system. The Centre will provide objective, robust and rigorous
workforce intelligence to support the delivery of high-quality
services and will enable leaders, senior managers and clinicians to
use this intelligence to develop the workforce in the short, medium
and long term.
Recruitment of associates to NHS
Clinical Leaders Network (CLN)
The CLN is currently recruiting a network
of associate members. CLN associates may not have the
time to attend monthly action learning sets, but will want to
network online and seek ways to improve their clinical leadership
skills. Colleagues will have an interest in leading on innovation
and reform in their organisation. As a CLN associate, you will have
the opportunity to participate in Department of Health clinical
engagement opportunities as they arise, attend regional/national
CLN events and take part in online polling.
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