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LSBU’s 2015 Health Debates are bringing together key opinion leaders to tackle some of the most pressing issues in health and social care today
LSBU is hosting a series of events that bring together health and social care professionals to explore topical – and often controversial – issues that affect all our lives.
‘This is a first for the University,’ says Professor Warren Turner, Dean/Pro Vice Chancellor of the School of Health and Social Care. ‘It’s exciting that we are engaging with these real world issues and creating a forum for debate.’
The first two sessions (see box) attracted an impressive line-up of speakers and a capacity audience of senior health and social care professionals, journalists and other stakeholders. Hashtags were published ahead of time so that people could join the debate and put their own questions to the panel via Twitter, enabling thousands more to get involved.
If the aim of the events was to act as a catalyst for change, they can already be considered an unqualified success, as Warren Turner explains. ‘We’ve had politicians, senior NHS leaders and colleagues from other universities coming in to
talk about how we can work together. Ann Keen, a former minister within the Department of Health, has joined us as a visiting professor. We’ve worked with NHS England to set up a People’s Academy that will give patients and services users a say in the education and training of future health and social care professionals. And the Chief Nursing Officer wants to roll the format out to other parts of the country.’
A third event is planned before the end of 2015, and is likely to focus on transformational leadership in the NHS. ‘We hope to live stream the next event,’ says Warren. ‘We want as many people as possible to be able to have their say. These events are putting LSBU centre stage when it comes to tackling the questions that really matter.’
Go to
www.lsbu.ac.uk/schools-departments/ school-health-social-care for up to date information on the next event and how you can get involved.
‘It’s exciting to be creating a forum for debate,’ says Professor Warren Turner of the School of Health and Social Care
“ LSBU is taking centre stage when it comes to tackling the questions that really matter. We want as many people as possible to be able to have their say”
The 2015 Health Debates are the brainchild of Associate Professor Dr Elaine Maxwell. The first event, held in March, focused on the ‘6Cs’ – a set of values summing up what it means to be a nurse – and whether or not they would improve patient care. The audience agreed that the challenge would be to ensure that the 6Cs were fully integrated into other policies that impact on healthcare professionals. The second event, held in May, explored patient-centred care and attracted huge interest – at one point ‘#LSBUPCC’ was the second most popular trending topic on Twitter. ‘In the current climate, it’s hard for practitioners to find space to reflect on the big questions,’ says Elaine Maxwell. ‘Feedback from the first two debates shows that they led to greater shared understanding, and this was carried over into very diverse Twitter conversations. We’re really pleased with the quality of the debate.’
Elaine Maxwell discusses the planned changes to revalidation and CPD for nurses and midwives on page 9
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