Networking
The Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network is not seeking to redesign current initiatives but to pull together different strands of activity, identify gaps in provision and to work with others involved in Clinical Skills education.
In particular, we are coordinating our work with that of:
BASICS
Click here for more information
CUSCHIERI SKILLS CENTRE
Click here for more information
NES SPECIAL INITIATIVES
We are working with other special initiatives sanctioned by NES, with regard to the Clinical Skills elements of other initiatives, particularly Out of Hours and the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme. More information on NES's initiatives can be found on the NES website.
RRHEAL
The Remote and Rural Healthcare Alliance (RRHEAL) was established in 2007 to coordinate the development of multi-disciplinary educational solutions for the remote and rural NHS workforce across Scotland. Their workplan focus for 2008-9 is on Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Rural Educational Interventions, and a rural-proofing framework for new initiatives working across a range of healthcare disciplines. We are working with RRHEAL to ensure a joined-up approach to the delivery of clinical skills education in remote and rural areas, particularly with regard to use of the mobile skills unit.
SCSN
The Scottish Clinical Skills Network (SCSN) was established in 2001 with support from NHS Education for Scotland. It is currently chaired by Graham Nimmo, Deputy Director of the Scottish Clinical Simulation Centre.
SCSN is a multiprofessional network which currently has a membership of over 100 individuals, drawn from healthcare professionals, mainly but not exclusively from Scotland, with an interest in the education and training of high quality clinical skills.
The SCSN seeks to bring together healthcare professionals with interests and responsibilities in the education and training of clinical skills. The network organises regular workshops on a variety of topics for members and runs a conference, held over two days, each September. Following the successful conference in Glasgow in 2009 the next conference shall take place in Dundee on 9 and 10 September 2010.
RCSEd
The Surgical Skills Laboratory at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh offers a wide variety of courses using both 'wet' and 'dry' facilities. Programmes vary in length, and range from key surgical skills training for senior medical students to complex specialist masterclasses for registrars and consultants. For more information please visit the RCSEd website.
Children and Young People's Services MKN
For more information visit the Children and Young People's Services Managed Clinical Network Website (www.knowledge.scot.nhs/child-services)
