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Children and Young People’s ProjectUpdate from LondonThe past few months have involvedconsiderable change within the collaborative,most significantly, an expansionto 16 partnerships, which include 20CAMHS services, 11 local authoritiesand 13 voluntary sector organisations.Geographically speaking, the collaborativereaches from Cambridge and Hertfordshirein the north to West Sussexin the south, with 14 London boroughsin between. This is in addition to thecoordination needed between two universities!Coordinating this extensiveMap of the London collaborative and partnershipsnetwork of services is a daunting task, but we are developing increasing knowledge and expertise aboutwhat structures we need to make this work, and also strengthening relationships between the partnershipsand universities. This is all coordinated and supported by a full-time project manager. Additionally we areworking closely with London Strategic Health Authority (SHA) in thinking about how to support non-CYPIAPT CAMHS services in preparing for applications next year and/or developing their services in line withIAPT principles. The second-year partnerships have almost completed appointing new members of staff asbackfill for trainees.This expansion has meant a significant enlargement of the Steering Group, which has been reconfiguredfor collaborative problem-solving of specific contemporaneous questions, the biggest of which ishow to implement systems for collecting data from service user feedback and outcome measurementtools which increase efficiency, effectiveness and mobility and bring the 90% target into range. A closesecond is working up a widely feasible solution to the problems faced by partnerships in supportingtheir trainees to bring clinical session video footage to training sessions; we have been working closelywith Meganexus to address this since the summer in anticipation of the second year of therapy traineesstarting in January.We are particularly proud of the developed content and structure of our courses, delivered to the partnershipsjointly by University College London and the Anna Freud Centre, and King’s College London. This isbeing achieved through consultation with students in year 1, our colleagues in collaboratives around thecountry via the centrally coordinated curriculum groups, and based upon our experiences in this first year,which will soon deliver the first trained cohort of therapists. Taking up the opportunities offered by thecentral team to expand training provision, existing expertise within the partnerships is being drawn on todevelop the teaching groups and bring a greater richness of clinical and management experience alongsidethe practical approach of implementation science to provide greater support to service leaders on site.This has included recruiting tutors for the manager course from first-wave partnerships.For more information please see: http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/cyp-iapt7
Children and Young People’s ProjectUpdate from the North-EastWe consist of Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Rotherham, Doncaster andSouth Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH) and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust(TEWV).Applying for and then preparing to be a site for CYP IAPT has been hectic at times, but has also been anenlightening and empowering journey for our organisations, from initial construction of the bid (March2012), to university validation of academic programmes (November 2012).Universities often involve stakeholders when planning professional development for practitioners, butNorthumbria has achieved a much deeper level of engagement when applying for CYP IAPT and planningcourses. CYP IAPT’s “whole systems transformational” approach contrasts with the usual process of servicesseconding students to courses. It is often assumed that after completing training courses studentsreturn to practice with developed skills, and service improvement logically follows. Whilst this may betrue, the service transformation agenda embedded within CYP IAPT makes sure that improvement is anexplicit rather than an implicit assumption.Collaborating trusts have been working closely with university providers. Workforce and staff developmentare important issues for effective service transformation. The CYP IAPT approach has led to a moresystematic consideration of workforce development. Supervisors and service leads have already beguntraining and the main programme is due to start in January 2013, with participants looking forward to theirtraining – whilst, of course, being slightly apprehensive about the journey ahead. The collaboration betweenorganisations will not cease once planning is complete, but is integral to the main academic programme.Trust partners have gained a useful insight into the processes involved in operationalising an academicprogramme from conceptual curriculum to tangible delivery. At the validation event we were praised forour collaborative approach to development.Young people were actively involved in the recruitment of students and this input has been a delight forthe university and both partner trusts. For us this experience underscored the importance of ensuringparticipation throughout planning and implementation.The national project team has been a tremendous source of support, and existing collaboratives havekindly shared their experiences and ideas. The process has not been without hitches, but strong relationshipshave been forged between three like-minded organisations that are future-facing and embracetransformational change in the pursuit of high-quality services. This has resulted in clear mutual expectationsduring the application and project initiation stages, laying a firm foundation for collective problemsolvingas we move to implementation.For more information please see: http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/cyp-iapt8
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