Event: Facilitation skills, level one

Wednesday 8 October 2014, London

"Facilitation skills have a positive impact on meetings, negotiations and relationships, which are essential for better commissioning and performance management. Confident, capable facilitators are an asset to any organisation.

PCC offers two levels of facilitation training, level one and level two.

This introductory workshop introduces the concept of facilitation, explores the differences between facilitation, training and chairing, and allows delegates to practise some of the key techniques at the facilitator's disposal."

Find out more here.

A practical guide to patient safety indicators and dashboards

14th September 2012 – Hallam Conference Centre, London

More information available here.

The morning sessions provide a national update on developments in patient safety, including
the development of national patient safety dashboards. This is followed by a case study based
session on developing patient safety dashboards in your organisation or service with examples
from both an acute trust and a primary/community organisation.
The afternoon sessions focus on case studies of patient safety indicators and dashboards in
practice including sessions focusing on essential improvement areas.

Next generation healthcare: smarter, integrated, personal

28th June 2012 – University Place, Manchester

Booking form available here.

More information available here.

The purpose of this event is to provide delegates with a clearer understanding of how the new systems will function in 2013 and beyond. The objective of the programme and showcases will be to consider the framework for the future along with the strategies and practical concepts and innovations in service delivery, that can enable the next generation health and care service to be better integrated and personal, using smart technologies and smarter ways of working.

Making health care safer: learning from social and organisational research

25th-26th June 2012 – University of St Andrews, Scotland

More information available here.

A two day conference to explore key questions facing us as researchers, practitioners and policy-makers: questions that address better collective learning, sustainable quality improvement and safer patient care.

Delivering better health services – Health Services Research Network Annual Symposium

19th-20th June 2010 – Manchester Central
More information available here.

Day 1: Evidence for innovation - highlights new and emerging HSR, and considers the research landscape.
Day 2: Knowledge and practice - explores the application and spread of innovative practice.