Confidence in Care

GMC consultation on revalidation launched 1st March 2010

Consultation document and supporting information can be found at:
www.gmc-uk.org/thewayahead.

Background

The DHSSPS have established the “Confidence in Care” programme co-chaired by the Chief Medical Officer (Dr Michael McBride) and the Chief Nursing Officer (Martin Bradley). This programme has been designed to deliver on the recommendations of the White Paper “Trust, Assurance and Safety”

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_065946

and the outstanding actions of the DHSSPS report “Improving Patient Safety: Building Public Confidence”

It is envisaged that this complex programme will run over the next three years and will provide assurances in relation to safer patient/client care and enhance the Publics confidence in health and social care professionals.

Programme Objectives

The overarching objectives of the programme are:

To ensure effective engagement as appropriate with the Minister
To ensure, through robust programme management, that the recommendations of the DoH working groups and the outstanding work associated with the DHSSPS report “Improving Patient Safety: Building Public Confidence” are successfully coordinated, implemented, monitored and evaluated in Northern Ireland.
to ensure effective representation , and quality of input, from Northern Ireland into the working groups and harmonisation of the regulatory framework in Northern Ireland
To ensure there is effective communication with key stakeholders throughout Northern Ireland, taking account of the diversity of professional roles and locations.

In the context of the programme we have identified ‘stakeholder’ as meaning those who are affected by or capable of influencing strategy. These may be:

Key Stakeholders: those who have a position of high importance within the programme or a significant influence upon it.
Secondary Stakeholders: those persons (or organisations) indirectly affected by programme objectives.
Primary Stakeholders: those who are ultimately affected, either positively or negatively by programme objectives.

Programme Initiation Document

Confidence in Care - PID Version 1.1 (PDF172KB) has been compiled and is available to download.

Project Workstreams

There are four project workstreams reporting to the programme board namely:

1. Revalidation and Medical Education
Chaired by Diane Taylor (Director of HSC, Human Resource, DHSSPS)

2. Professional Regulation
Chaired by Martin Bradley (Chief Nursing Officer, DHSSPS)

3. Tackling Concerns Nationally and Locally
Chaired by Dr Paddy Woods (Senior Medical Officer, DHSSPS)

4. Pharmacy Group
Chaired by Norman Morrow (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, DHSSPS)

Useful Links

Watch this space

This web page will be updated on a regular basis.

For further information please contact Ruth Hutchison,Programme Support Officer:

Email: ruth.hutchison@dhsspsni.gov.uk