This document discusses the role and benefits of networks in healthcare. It describes how networks can help individuals through learning, career development, and personal support. Networks also benefit the healthcare system by facilitating sharing of innovations, ideas, and solutions. They provide a space for learning and distributed leadership. The document then outlines the role, offerings, and requested involvement of the North West AHP Network, which aims to support patient care and workforce development through educational events, programs, and an online forum and resources.

1. Learning, sharing, improving: how
networks help us in health and care
Naomi McVey, Programme Manager - AHP Workforce
AHP Event, Chorley, 17th
May 2016

2. Overview
• My experience of personal
and professional networks
• Role of networks in health
& care
• Role, offer and ‘ask’ of
North West AHP Network

3. How networks have helped me
News and events
Learning & CPD
Mentoring
HCPC registration
Professional
identity
Career development
Personal support
Better at my job

4. • In groups
• What personal and
professional networks are
you a member of?
• Do they help you? If yes,
how?
How have networks helped you?

5. Networks in healthcare
"Networks are a powerful way
of sharing learning and ideas,
building a sense of community
and purpose, shaping new
solutions to entrenched
problems, tapping into hidden
talent and knowledge, and
providing space to innovate
and embed change."
The Health Foundation, 2013

7. Networks in healthcare
Shared purpose
Mutual support
Sharing innovation, ideas, solutions
Space to learn and think creatively
Distributed leadership

8. Network membership
Different levels of
engagement and fluctuations
over time
Key that we get the right
people engaged at the right
time

9. North West AHP Network
Our role, offer and ‘ask’

10. Our role
• Supporting the development of excellent and
innovative patient care by AHPs
• Informing education, training and workforce
planning
• Professional leadership, advice and expertise
• Influencing national and regional strategy

11. Activity and impact
• Educational events to over 350 AHPs through
3 times yearly events
• Multi-professional ‘Leading Transformational
Culture Change’ programme
• Public Health in Practice
• AHPs working differently project
• Digital content www.ahpnw.nhs.uk/

12. Our values
as a
network

13. What we can offer you…
• Regular events
• Network website - news and
events
• Weekly bulletin
• A regional on-line forum
• Advice and support – or help
finding it

15. What we ask of you…
Get involved
Ask for help
Share, share, share
Give us feedback

16. ‘Look upwards and outwards.
Always be willing to share, always
be willing to steal.'
Kirstie Baxter, Head of Workforce Transformation (North
West), Health Education England

17. Naomi McVey
Naomi.McVey@srft.nhs.uk
@NaomiMcVey
Thank you
Any questions?