EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF ARC - Commonwealth Nurses...CPD Regulation by Lesotho in ARC Year 1 LESOTHO...
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Carey McCarthy, RN, MPH, PhD
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
ARC Summative Congress
Johannesburg, South Africa
June 20 2012
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF ARC: The Regulatory Function Framework
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV/AIDS
Why Measure the Impact of ARC?
Raise awareness of the importance of support for
regulation strengthening
Current regulations
Priorities for improving
Generate evidence around the benefits of investing in
regulation
Show the progression of your project activities
Increase support for strengthening regulation
Evidence necessary to justify continuing support
Incremental Phases of Advancement
5 Incremental Phases of Regulations
Regulation meets global guidelines or
regional standards
Focus on continually
making small improvemnts
to regulations
Collection of data to inform
improvements
Phase 5
Regulation standardized
across the country
Tracking compliance
with the regulation
Improving the quality
Phase 4
Regulation established
and implemented
Focus on improving
the standardizati
on
Beginning to track
compliance
Phase 3
Regulation is being
developed
or
Regulation is in pilot
phases or early phases
of implementati
on
Phase 2
Regulation not yet in place yet.
or
Regulation is in planning
phases
Phase 1
5 Incremental Phases of CPD
Multiple models of
web-based CPD
available
CPD content
aligns with regional
standards or global
guidelines
Compliance with CPD is
over 75%
Phase 5
CPD content is
accredited
Various levels of
compliance with CPD
Electronic tracking of
CPD is in place
Phase 4
CPD program is
implemented across the
country
CPD is mandatory
for re-licensure
Tracking system not
yet fully electronic
Phase 3
National CPD
framework has been
developed
or
In pilot phases or
early phases (not
full implementa
tion)
Phase 2
CPD program in
planning phases.
Ministerial policy may be in place
Phase 1
5 Incremental Phases of Revising Acts
Act promulgated and gazetted
Implementation in practice
settings
Compliance and impact
monitored
Phase 5
Draft referred to legislative
body for induction
and passage
Phase 4
MoH fully engages, supports, advances,
and represents
updated draft of
policy/act
Phase 3
Updated draft of
policy/act approved by stakeholders
MoH approval for
reform agenda
Phase 2
Consensus around
agenda for change
Planning law reform to
give effect to updated
policy
Phase 1
5 Phases of Registration & Data Collection
Online registration
and renewal available.
Database linked with
MoH workforce
systems
Data is used to drive
policy and planning
Phase 5
Registration system is
electronic database
Database used for specific
queries and analysis (i.e.
nurses vacancy rate by province)
Phase 4
Registration system
primarily electronic (software)
Data regularly
updated and generates
routine workforce
reports
Phase 3
Renewal of registration
required
Both paper & electronic
(Excel) systems
Data can answer basic
queries on individual
nurses
Phase 2
Registration with council
is required to practice
Paper registration
system
Phase 1
Regulatory Functions
Registration
Licensure
Continuing Professional
Development
Accreditation
Scopes of Practice
Professional Conduct
and Discipline
Revising Legislation
CPD Regulation by Lesotho in ARC Year 1
LESOTHO PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4 PHASE 5
CPD
Ministerial
policy for
CPD in
place.
National
CPD
framework
for nurses
and
midwives
in planning
phases
National CPD
framework
developed.
Implmentatn
of CPD
program in
pilot or early
phases.
CPD not
required for
re-licensure.
CPD
program in
place across
the country.
CPD is
required for
re-licensure.
Tracking
system not
yet fully
electronic
CPD content
is
accredited.
Electronic
tracking of
CPD in
place.
Various
levels of
compliance
status exist.
Multiple
models of
web-based
CPD
available.
CPD content
aligns with
regional
standards or
global
guidelines.
Revising Nursing & Midwifery Act by Seychelles in ARC Year 1
SEYCHELLES PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4 PHASE 5
Revising Nursing
and Midwifery
Law
Consensus among key stakeholder
s around agenda or issue to be changed. Planning
law reform to give
effect to updated policy.
Updated draft of
policy/act has been approved
by stakeholder
s. MoH
approval for reform
agenda.
MoH fully engages, supports, advances
and represents
updated draft of
policy/act.
Draft referred
to legislative body for induction
and passage.
Act promulgated
and gazetted.
Implementn in nursing
and midwifery practice
environments.
Compliance and impact monitored.
Guidance on Filling out the RFF
Put your country name in the upper left corner
Go across one regulation at a time
Start from left to right reading the description of the
phase in the boxes
If the characteristics in the box accurately describe your
regulation, move to the next box
Tick marks and x’s
Once the characteristics in the box DO NOT describe
your regulation, place a circle around the previous box.
Purpose of the RFF
Show the outcomes of your work in strengthening
regulation
Demonstrate the impact of the ARC approach to
supporting regulation
Describe current regulation in the region
Highlight the regulation priorities in the region
Build the evidence base around support for regulation
and workforce strengthening
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official
position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thank You
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV/AIDS