Recently the North West Healthcare Science Network celebrated their 10th year. As part of their celebration, they produced a new animation to explain Healthcare Science and what Healthcare Scientists do. You can watch the video below.
MAHSE healthcare R&I scoping project
MAHSE healthcare Research and Innovation (R&I) scoping project
TRUSTECH has recently carried out a scoping exercise on behalf of Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE) to understand the levels of research and innovation (R&I) activity in the North West region.
MAHSE have been commissioned by Health Education North West to develop and expand R&I within the healthcare science community, which they intend to do so through a secondment programme. They enlisted TRUSTECH’s assistance as the innovation experts for the NHS in the North West.
The first phase of the project was to conduct a survey to:
- Identify current R&I projects,
- Understand how R&I is developing,
- Identify current centres of excellence,
- Develop relationships with R&I champions.
The survey was co-ordinated by TRUSTECH on behalf of MAHSE between February and March 2015.
Utilising its extensive list of NHS and external contacts, TRUSTECH received 82 completed responses from individuals working in healthcare scientist roles. The responses were spread across the region, with the majority being based in Greater Manchester (61%), followed by Cheshire and Merseyside (33%) and Cumbria and Lancashire (6%).
TRUSTECH also carried out a number of face-to-face and telephone interviews to gain a more in-depth insight from key individuals/leaders.
A full outline of the project, results of the survey and recommendations are now available here: Research and Innovation report.
Further details about the overall project are available on the MAHSE website
R&I secondment programme
The report provides MAHSE with an up-to-date picture of R&I activity in the healthcare sector, allowing them to identify fundamental elements required for a successful secondment programme.
MAHSE and TRUSTECH are jointly hosting a webinar to provide information about these findings and are inviting healthcare scientists to attend.
The webinar also aims to elicit input from healthcare scientists about the secondment programme’s development. Healthcare Scientists who join us will have the opportunity to ask questions about the survey or the secondment programme and also register their interest to participate further in the near future.
With the webinar, we also aim to engage with healthcare scientists outside of the North West as another key aim for this project is to encourage the whole of the UK to think about healthcare research and provide opportunities to work together to develop an effective national workforce. So please do share details of the webinar with your friends and colleagues in other areas.
We will be joined by Fiona Carragher, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England, who will provide a short introduction and highlight the work being done in this area at a national level.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday 17th November 2015 at 1pm and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Please register by visiting: http://mahse-webinar.eventbrite.com
Adventures in Global Health: Tuesday 6 October 6.30-8.30pm: Roscoe Building, University of Manchester
What is dementia? How does it matter to Manchester? What can you do to make a difference to the lives of the 850,000 people with dementia in the UK?
The University of Manchester’s Manchester Academic Health Sciences (MAHSC) Office for Global Health, in conjunction with the Global Health Society, presents “Adventures in Global Health”: a series of inspiring events that brings global health closer to home.
Students, staff and alumni of the University of Manchester are invited, as well as the general public, healthcare professionals and anyone with an interest in health.
The event will be chaired by Professor Mukesh Kapila CBE, Professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at The University of Manchester and Prof Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, NHS England will be addressing the questions raised above.
You are invited to be part of the adventure. Tuesday 6 October from 6.30 until 8.30pm at the University of Manchester, Roscoe Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester M13 9PL
To attend the event, please sign up for your FREE ticket on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adventures-in-global-health-dementia-tickets-18765229306
HSST Equivalence – Early Implementers Programme
The AHCS (Academy for Healthcare Science) has expanded numbers in the first wave of equivalence process due to demand.
The equivalance process allows the most senior clinical scientists to achieve formal recognition for their skills and experience. The pilot currently covers a limited number of specialisms.
You can find out more about the Early Implementers phase, the standards and preparation for full roll out of HSS equivalence in Spring 2016 here.
All applications for equivalence are made against the AHCS Standards of Proficiency (Sop) for HSSR, regardless of the specialism or role.
The Applicants Guide covers:
- what documentation to provide.
- preparing your portfolio.
- example evidence, including an example mapping template.
- details of the way in which assessments are made.
To achieve equivalence, applicants must provide a portfolio of quality evidence that has comprehensively mapped againt each of the 16 standards (and substandards) of the AHCS HSSR Standards of Proficiency.
Patient Involvement in Clinical Science Education Programmes
Do you want to influence how the future NHS workforce thinks about patient-centred care?
Do you want to share your story with NHS-trainees?
Are you passionate about patients having a voice within their healthcare service?
MAHSE are seeking some new lay representatives for their programmes.
Patients are at the heart of everything the NHS does and therefore the experiences of patients are an important aspect of the training that new healthcare professionals receive. The NHS workforce needs to know what patients think about the service they provide. The next generation of NHS workers need to value the views and experiences of patients from the start of their training.
MAHSE is seeking up to eight new patient representatives for each of its Programme Committees which meet in Manchester or Liverpool 3-4 times each year. These roles attract a nominal fee (£18.81/hour) and all reasonable expenses will be paid.
There are many ways that you can get involved, from providing a patient view of an academic lecture, helping deliver classroom sessions, being involved in the assessment of students or assisting the programme team in evaluating the course.
To apply please email Rebecca at admin@mahse.co.uk with a short paragraph (up to a maximum of 500 words) stating why you are interested in applying and what you think you could bring to the role.
We will be holding an informal information event with the academic staff involved in the programme and current lay representatives during mid-November. Any applicants will be contacted with further details, so that you can come and chat to the team and find out more about the role.
If you have any further questions please telephone Rebecca on 0161 3062621
The closing date for applications is Friday 23rd October 2015
If you live in the Greater Manchester area and are interested in getting involved in other opportunities, Friends of MAHSC (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre) are currently recruiting new members.
Friends of MAHSC receive regular updates on the advances being made in research, education and patient care across MAHSC as well as opportunities to input and influence MAHSC’s work.
If you are interested, please find out more from the MAHSC website; http://www.mahsc.ac.uk/for-patients-and-the-public/.
North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards
North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards – Last call for nominations.
Do you have examples of clinical research and innovation which have made a difference to patient care across the North West Coast?
Help celebrate excellent work in respect of clinical research and innovation in the North West, by making a nomination for the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards. There are 12 award categories covering a wide range of research and innovation achievement recognising individual, team and regional contributions. For a full list of categories and to make an entry visit www.nwcawards.co.uk
The deadline for nominations is Friday 25th September at 5pm.
Three finalists from each category will be invited to attend the awards ceremony from 6pm on Monday 30th November at Chester Racecourse, an evening hosted by NHS writer, broadcaster, and speaker Roy Lilley.
REGISTRATION OPEN: North West HCS Network Conference
REGISTRATION OPEN: North West HCS Network Conference
Thursday 22 October 2015, 09:00 – 16:30
The Monastery
Gorton Lane
Manchester
M12 5WF
Ground Floor, The Great Nave
The North West Healthcare Science Network is ten years old and to celebrate this fantastic achievement they are pleased to announce their celebration conference.This event is open to all healthcare scientist specialisms / grades and will have an excellent programme that will explore how healthcare science is transforming patient care.
Dr Helen Bevan OBE, Chief Transformation Officer, NHS Improving Quality; Professor Ged Byrne, Director of Education & Quality (North), Health Education England and Professor Sue Hill OBE, Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England will be presenting on the day to set the direction for healthcare science in line with national policy. Venue information and map/directions.
To attend the event please register at www.nwhcs.nhs.uk and complete the website registration form. Once registered your account will need to be activated by an administrator. Please note that you will receive email notification when your account has been activated, however this can take up to 24 hours. Once your account is activated you will need to:
- Login and click on the ‘News & Events’ heading at the top of the website and then on ‘Upcoming Events’
- Search for the event by clicking on the ‘Jump to month’ button, change the date to October 2015 and press the ‘Jump to month’ button at the side of the year
- Click on the 22nd October event on the calendar
- The event page will open up and there is a registration form which will need to be completed
Closing date for registrations is 5:00pm on Wednesday 7th October 2015.
School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) Networking Event
School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) Networking Event
Are you a researcher or lecturer interested in engaging with local schools? Want to share your passion for research and your subject area with teachers and students? Want to develop your public engagement and outreach skills?
DATE: Wednesday 21 October, 4pm- 6:30pm
LOCATION: Sackville Street Building, University of Manchester
AIMS: An opportunity for researchers to meet with teachers interested in fostering links with their schools, and running collaborative research-led activities for secondary school and college students.
The School-University Partnership Initiative is an RCUK-funded project to create structured and strategic mechanisms for universities to work in partnership with secondary schools and FE colleges. This supports researchers’ direct engagement with students and brings contemporary and inspirational research contexts into formal and informal learning to enhance and enrich the curriculum.
In line with this, the SUPI team are holding a networking event at The University of Manchester on Wednesday 21st October from 4pm – 6:30pm to provide a space for researchers to meet with teachers interested in fostering links, and hosting research-led activities with their students. The event will include an overview of the SUPI project, with specific reference to collaborative projects between teachers and researchers, and with the main focus being a networking session. The expectation is that teachers and researchers will gain new contacts at the event, and come away with ideas for developing collaborative, engaging, school-based projects together. We ran a SUPI Networking Event in 2014 and many partnerships have since developed between researchers and teachers.
If you are interested in coming along to this event, please complete the online registration of interest survey by Monday 28th September.
PhD students, postdocs, lecturers etc all welcome.
Researchers are asked to provide an ‘elevator pitch’ to briefly summarise their research focus to attendees, as this will be provided to teachers in advance in a hand-out. We would also like researchers to submit keywords about their research, to further help signpost teachers to relevant researchers. We would expect researchers to come to the event with information about their research and their areas of interest, including visual representations if possible (conference posters, images of research etc). It would be worth considering if possible how your research can link into and add value the school curriculum, however the teachers should be able to discuss this with you at the event.
There will be the opportunity to attend an optional briefing session on Wed 8 October, 4pm-5pm for researchers in advance of the event, and further details will be circulated soon. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Fiona Lynch.
North West STP Trainees Welcome Event 2015
North West STP Trainees Welcome Event 2015
Monday 28 September 2015, 17:45 – 20:00
The Hive
51 Lever Street
Manchester
M1 1FN
The Studio, 3rd Floor, Grow Meeting Room
The North West Healthcare Science Network will be hosting their annual welcome event for all new trainees in the North West on the Scientist Training Programme (STP). This event is an excellent opportunity to network with your fellow STP trainees. The evening will include an introduction to your training and a short overview of the STP pathway from current training programme participants.
For further information please view the agenda and venue details. Refreshments and a buffet will be provided during the event.
To register for the event delegates will need to either login or register by going to the North West Healthcare Science Network website www.nwhcs.nhs.uk before being able to book their place for the actual event.
Closing date for registrations is 12.00pm on Friday 18th September 2015.
MAHSE Information and Feedback Event for STP Supervisors – Registration Open
MAHSE will be holding their second Information and Feedback Event for supervisors of STP trainees on Monday 7th September 2015 11.00am-3.30pm . The event is aimed at supervisors of Y2 and Y3 trainees to provide information about supervising the research project. The event will follow a similar format to the one held in September 2014. STP supervisors should have received an e-mail with an invitation to register for the event, for further information please e-mail admin@mahse.co.uk.