10Oct 2020 by ACAP Admin

ACAP Conference 2020

ACAP Awards, Conference Updates, Latest Updates, News
Conference update  Conference Flyer now available with preliminary information. Please notify your interest in attending this virtual event using your nhs email address to celebrate #AdvPracWeek2020 in the year of the #Nurses2020 and #Midwives2020 we want to particularly #SupportNursesAndMidwivesFull preliminary programme to follow shortly, but please have a think about sharing a poster presentation during our research afternoon and/or nominating a healthcare professional team or individual who has gone above and beyond during COVID-19.Application and nomination processes to follow soon.
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29Sep 2020 by ACAP Admin
NHS Grampian Academy publications

NHS Grampian Academy publications

Articles, Governance, Learning Resources, Member Blogs, News, Transforming Roles
NHS Grampian has piloted a number of aspects of Scottish Academy work, and have published the following articles which you may find interesting. They are both in the same Issue of RCNi Nursing Management, which is freely available on Knowledge Network - either when on NHS Scotland premises or through your Athens account login.  Establishing an advanced care academy and its role in advanced practitioner development. Nursing Management [Online]. Available: https://journals-rcni-com.knowledge.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.7748/nm.2019.e1856 [Accessed 29/09/2020].Citation: Kindness, K., Gray, H., Moggach, A., Croft, A., & Hiscox, C. Establishing an advanced care academy and its role in advanced practitioner development. Nursing Management, doi:10.7748/nm.2019.e1856.Steering national standards to advanced clinical practice. In Nursing management [Online]. Available: https://journals-rcni-com.knowledge.idm.oclc.org/nursing-management/feature/steering-national-standards-to-advanced-clinical-practice-nm.26.5.12.s8/full  [Accessed 29/09/2020].Citation: Kindness, K.(2019).Steering national standards to advanced clinical practice. Nursing Management, 26(5), 12-15.doi:10.7748/nm.26.5.12.s8.
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20Jul 2020 by acateam nhsg No Comments

Award Ceremony 2019

ACAP Awards, News
Unsung Hero 2019 Exceptional Professional Development of Trainees 2019 Alison Moggach - Exceptional Professional Development of Trainees 2019 Linda Mitchell - Unsung Hero 2019 Exceptional Team 2019 Inspirational Individual 2019 Julie Smith - Outstanding Contribution to Advanced Nursing Practice 2019. Julie Smith, Fiona Buchan, Anne Scott, Hazel Beveridge & Lilian Paterson-Murray.
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15Jun 2019 by Heather Ross
Meet the best team 2018!

Meet the best team 2018!

ACAP Awards, News
A new concept within NHS Grampian, the Advanced Care Academy was created to educate and support trainee and developing Advanced Care Practitioners (ACPs). Nurse Consultants Karen Kindness and Alison Moggach employed Academy ANP Fellows to provide expert clinical supervision to trainee ANPs while maintaining service delivery. Within the past year they have supported development of advanced practice roles across a range of platforms of care with focus on maintaining service within GP practice and developing new roles within acute services (cohort illustrated). Other initiatives include: Prehospital emergency care Advancing the role of the District Nurses Forensic Nursing Peer support via social networks
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18Aug 2018 by Heather Ross
New learning content from NES

New learning content from NES

Education, News
Turas Learn is NHS Education for Scotland's platform for learning and support resources. It provides NHS Scotland health and social care staff with access to learning and practice support resources produced by NHS Education for Scotland. Sign-in or register for access to content like 'developing and maintaining your clinical skills in practice' module which helps you identify and access support to develop your clinical skills across the four pillars of advanced practice. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/    
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15Sep 2017 by Heather Ross
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Advanced practice resources

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Advanced practice resources

Education, News
NHS GG&C have an excellent website dedicated to advanced practice -http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/professional-support-sites/nurses-midwives/advanced-nurse-practitioners/ Some of the information is specifically local to them, but much of the content is transferable and might be of interest to ANPs and managers alike. For example, their newsletter gives a really nice rundown of recent advanced practice developments!! NHS GGC Advanced practice newsletter april 2017
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