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North West Education Transformation Conference 2023
27 January 2023
The NW Education Transformation Team hosted their second conference following a successful summer conference in 2022. Professionals from HEE, Higher Education Institutes and practice organisations were invited to reflect on innovative HEE funded projects, progress, and best practice in the north west.
The conference featured spotlight presentations and a guided meditation delivered by Manchester Buddhist to inspire attendees to look ahead to 2023 with positivity.
Breakout sessions were themed around Placements and Learning Environments and Workforce Development featuring a range of presentations from organisations and projects across the north west.
Conference programme and recordings
All the recordings and presentations from the conference are available on the NW Education Transformation catalogue of the NHS Learning Hub.
See the full conference programme, agenda and speaker biographies here.
Time Session
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome and Setting Intentions Chris Cutts
14:10 – 14:40 Mindfulness and Meditation Silabodhi Effendowicz
15:10 – 15:30 Education Transformation Function NW ET Team
15:30 – 15:45 BREAK
15:45 – 15:55 Refresh and Refocus Activity Hannah Evans Griffiths
15:55 – 16:25 Breakout Session 2
16:25 – 16:30 Closing Alex Reppold
Breakout session presentations
1. Development and implementation of a Greater Manchester Practice Education Centre of Excellence (GM PECE). Presented by Helen Bowler, University of Bolton
2. SCIP: Supported Coaching in Practice. Presented by Lizzi Hines, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
3. The role of a system-wide Allied Health Professions Practice Education Facilitator. Presented by Lindsay Hetko and Sonya Spencer, Lancashire & South Cumbria AHP Faculty (hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust)
4. Breaking bad news – low technology – high fidelity simulation. Presented by Sarah Sumner, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
5. Implementing Health and Social Care Student Placements within Social Prescribing Schemes and Third Sector locations within Greater Manchester: Developing a Sustainable, Scalable model. Presented by Michelle Howarth, Senior Engagement Fellow, Edge Hill University
Refer to the conference programme for full details of presentations and presenters.
1. North West online Practice Assessment Record and Evaluation (PARE) preceptorship project. Presented by Caroline Williams, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
2. Mersey internal audit agency mental health workforce dashboard. Presented by Colin McFarlane, Andrew Bowdler and Sangeetha Manjunath, Mersey Internal Audit Agency
3. Supporting our future workforce – Creating Careers: A step ahead programme & health proof portfolio. Presented by Leon Pietrzak, Health Education England
4. Neurodiversity RePAIR Project: Learners who are neurodivergent in clinical practice in Cheshire and Merseyside, their requirements, and available resources. Presented by Mark Arnold, Eleanor Hill, Yasmina Aouane, Anna Sharvin, Katie Duff and Amber Hanson, all from Liverpool John Moores University.
5. Recruitment of refugee and asylum seeker healthcare workers into the NHS workforce: Experiential learning from 20 years of delivery at REACHE Northwest. Presented by Aisha Awan, Director at Refugee and Asylum Seekers Centre for Healthcare Professionals Education (REACHE)
6. Dare to Care and Lancashire & South Cumbria's Employability Programmes. Presented by Ruth Keeler and Liz Williams, Day to Care
7. Responding to the challenges of T Levels to support future workforce development. Presented by Jacqui Gladwin, Widening Participation, Vocational Learning & Apprenticeship Lead, Health Education England
Refer to the conference programme for full details of presentations and presenters.
This Page was last updated on: 27 January 2023