Transcript HFEP * Regional Networks

HFEP – Regional Networks
Survey Outcomes
21 January 2011
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Background
 Survey distributed October / November 2010
 Available as web link
 118 returns across the 9 English Regions
 Questions related to usefulness, future of the networks, suggestions
 In addition: some questions on website and improvements
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Participation Across England
East of England: 9.3% (11)
London: 5.9% (7)
South East: 14.4% (17)
South West: 8.5% (10)
Yorkshire and Humber: 13.6% (16)
North East: 11.9% (14)
North West: 19.5% (23)
East Midlands: 5.9% (7)
West Midlands: 11.0% (13)
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Usefulness of networks
 Almost unanimous: networks are considered to be useful (56) or very useful
(46) = 102 / 118
 Suggestions on further improvements that could be made relate to:
 Sharing of practice / learning about what others do
 Raising awareness about what it is available (tools etc.)
 More information about inspection and processes
 Information about ‘You’re Welcome’
 Relationship building and networking opportunities
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Proposed Topics for Discussion:
Funding
Health
Sharing of Data and
and
Partners / practice
Info
Resources
Policies
Practices / services
and (college)
policies in general
Strategic links with Examples of
PCTs / LAs
college initiatives
Regional data
Success stories
How to engage
health partners /
The website and
Sharing experience
working with local
how it’s run
agencies
Quality
Funding issues Inspection / Ofsted How to engage SMT
Funding
opportunities
Impact
Measurements /
benchmarking
Nationally
available
resources
Specialist
provision
How to divide up
NHS priorities and Establishing good the region into
commitment
practice models
manageable subareas
Safeguarding
Learn from other
colleges on
achieving YW /
young people
views
Benchmarking
You’re Welcome
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Specialist
provision
College
engagement
More presentations
from college staff
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How could networks be improved?
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38.6%
Visiting speakers
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28.7%
Improved regional website area
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26.7%
Discussion topics
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25.7%
Virtual chat rooms
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21.8%
Membership mix and size
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20.8%
Location of meetings
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17.8%
Nothing
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Additional suggestions:
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Learner conferences
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Subgroups to focus on specific areas
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Attendance of ‘outside providers’, DH, visiting speakers, PCT
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Link into Safeguarding, H&S networks, others...
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Consistency in membership attendance / too few large colleges attend /
seniority of membership
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Designated hub for specialist providers
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Varying day of week, starting time, central venue, etc.
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Divide region into sub-regions: our region is too large
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More publicity up front, setting agendas and meeting times in advance
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But also:
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It’s all very helpful
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Have not attended before – cannot comment
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This is a good network – ‘probably because of input from Tribal’....
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Yorkshire and Humber summary – 15 responses
Usefulness for me as a practitioner:
9 : very useful
6 : useful
0 : of limited use
Usefulness for network purposes:
7 : very useful
8 : useful
0: of limited use
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Yorkshire and Humber: How the networks have made a difference
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Raising awareness
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Sharing best practice
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Networking
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Updates (by Tribal) / on national initiatives
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Alerted us to availability of tools
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Borrowing / providing ideas
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YW support and information
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Identification of new resources / funding
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Working with the PCT
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Development of handbook
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Yorkshire and Humber : Future network meetings
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Healthy lifestyles: healthy eating / alcohol / stop smoking
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Ofsted requirements
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Best practice sharing
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Impact measurements
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Nationally available resources
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A road show / healthy college week
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Yorkshire and Humber: Improvements that could be made
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Membership mix : 1
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Location of meetings: 2
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Discussion topics: 3
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Visiting speakers: 3
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More meetings : 4
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Fewer meetings: 0
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Virtual chat room: 5
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Improved regional network area: 2
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Nothing: 5
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