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Cross-cutting
thematic sub-groups and special interest groups
Please check the box next to the cross-cutting
thematic sub-group (SG) and/or the special interest group (SIG)
you wish to join. You may choose more than one option.
E-learning/Informal Learning/Pre-employment Learning and Skills
for Life SG
Special interest groups
E-learning
Informal learning
Pre-employment learning
Skills for Life/Language Literacy and Numeracy
Patient and Public Involvement in Commissioning SG
Published Researchers SG
This
sub-group is made up of experienced, published researchers. To
join, you must be actively engaged in research, have had papers
published in peer-reviewed journals, and be able to referee and
review grant applications or papers for publication.
Special interest groups
Clinical trials
Qualitative research
Systematic reviews
Quality improvement SG
This sub-group will aim to reach all CHAIN members
who are interested and involved in quality improvement in health
and social care, and it will enable them to identify and communicate
with each other quickly and easily. The sub-group will be cross-cutting,
drawing members from all CHAINs.
Special interest groups
Clinical Microsystems
Clinical Microsystems are teams (such as a ward team, GP practice
or department) that work together to continually improve their
patient care, professional effectiveness and efficiency. They
use recognised tools and techniques of service improvement and
continually review their progress. Microsystem working is based
on a planned, whole team approach to implementing change.
Health Intelligence
CHAIN defines 'Health Intelligence' as a means of combining
evidence, experience and aspiration in the planning of health
services. The sub-group will aim to reach people interested
and involved in health intelligence, and it will enable members
to identify and communicate with each other quickly and easily.
The sub-group will be cross-cutting, drawing members from all
CHAINs.
Healthcare Associated Infection
HR/OD/WD in Improvement
Lean thinking
Phrase coined in the international bestseller The Machine
that Changed the World by Jones & Womack, describing
the philosophy of Toyota, now the biggest car company in the
world. Jones & Womack always contended the philosophy can
be applied to all industries: public and private, service and
manufacturing. This sub-group seeks to share learning in applying
Lean Thinking in healthcare.
Long-term conditions
Patient Safety
Reducing delays
Technologies SG
Sub-group members will be alerted to where services
are being improved by using new technologies, be able to share
their experience of implementing new technologies, get help finding
technologies to solve their operational needs, and be alerted
to relevant opportunities and events
Workplace Based
Learning SG
Special interest groups
Knowledge and Skills Framework
Learning and Service Transformation
Personal Development Plans
Further
details
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sections as possible (minimum 3 sections). This will help other
CHAIN members carry out accurate, useful searches, and help us
send you appropriate information.
Involvement
Please state how your work engages you with innovation
and/or improvement:
Relevant experience
Please provide examples of things you have done
in pursuit of innovation and/or improvement in health or social
care, and indicate the extent to which any consequent changes
have been implemented:
Linkage to
national initiatives
Please give details of any national initiative
to which your work and/or interest in innovation and improvement
relates. (Eg. National service frameworks, Connecting for Health,
etc.)
Plans
Please describe briefly any concrete plans you
have for future work in the field of innovation and improvement
Topics for
potential collaboration
Please indicate any specific aspects of health
or social care in which you would be particularly interested in
collaborating with colleagues elsewhere in pursuit of innovation
and improvement (e.g. waiting times, hospital acquired infections,
long term conditions, technological devices to help disabled people,
etc.)
Resources/publication
Please provide links to any resources relating
to innovation and/or improvement which you have been involved
in, which are freely available on the web. Please also give details
of any published material concerned with innovation and/or improvement
which you have written or to which you have contributed.
How
did you hear about CHAIN 3?
I have read and agree to
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Members Agreement
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