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7. Specialist Palliative Care Section on the Website Earlier this year members had been asked what they would like to see included as part of the newly designed Network website and some of the suggestions submitted had been included and a presentation of the new website was given at today’s meeting by LB. It was outlined that the website is split into two categories a section for patients and a section for professionals. Both sections contain relevant information and can be easily accessed with no restrictions to the information being made available. In terms of patient involvement during the development of the website DG reported that extensive involvement had been undertaken by the User Partnership Group to ascertain how user friendly the site was and whether the information provided was transparent and easily accessible. 8. Psychology Network Site Specific Group – update IT reported that due to the vast amount of work needed to be undertaken by this group that some work had been undertaken via email to avoid a delay especially in relation to gathering evidence for Peer Review. In terms of the work being taken nationally Pan Birmingham Cancer Network are currently ahead of other Networks and IT and the Network Site Specific Group were congratulated on this. The main issue surrounding the group is in relation to funding especially for level 2 supervision and IT has been in communication with Commissioners to identify how this problem can be addressed. JD also informed the group about the CBT first aid training course she had recently attended which had been run by Marie Curie Hospice and the Department of Health. She had found the course very useful and it had been very well attended. It is hoped that the course can be provided again in Pan Birmingham Cancer Network and a bid has been submitted to Macmillan Cancer Support for funding for these courses. S:\Cancer Network\Network Site Specific Groups\Supportive and Palliative Care\2011\October\Minutes - 11 July 2011 - Approved.doc Page 8 of 8 ACTION
9. ACST – update The group were informed that from April 2011 the ACST courses are now being co-ordinated by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and although funding has been agreed for 2011\2012 Trusts are being encouraged to send as many core Multi Disciplinary Team members as possible to these courses. It was outlined that a pilot project is being undertaken to ascertain how feasible it is to provide this course over a 2 day period rather than the current 3 days. At present this is still a pilot project and as yet it is unclear how feasible this will be. 10. SPAGG – update JD reported the next meeting is scheduled for 20 July 2011 and the main issue to be discussed is in relation to the VTE audit. JD will provide an update of discussions at the next meeting. 11. Any Other Business There were no items of any other business. 12. Date and Time of Next Meeting The date and time of the next meeting is Monday 17 October 2011 at 10.00 a.m. in Network Meeting Room 2, Birmingham Research Park. S:\Cancer Network\Network Site Specific Groups\Supportive and Palliative Care\2011\October\Minutes - 11 July 2011 - Approved.doc Page 9 of 9 ACTION JD\ Agenda
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