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The Public Health Wales Good Practice Scheme

October 2010

Presenter: Malcolm Ward

Public Health Wales Good Practice Scheme

Who are we?

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Who are we for?

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Practitioners in Wales

Health Workers

Community Workers

Public Sector Agencies

Private Sector

Planners

Youth workersTeachers

Local Authority Officers

Voluntary Sector

Project Staff

And……

Why Good Practice?

1. To share learning.

2. To promote ‘evidence based’ practice.

3. To reduce duplication (of mistakes).

4. To encourage duplication (of good practice).

5. To showcase & reward excellence.

6. Members asked for it.

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How did we define ‘Good’ Practice?

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• Literature searches.• Input from academics.• Meetings with other agencies.• Discussions with practitioners.

Limited field with wide variability from:“Give us a call and we’ll add it to the list” to ‘Peer reviewed Randomised Controlled Trials only’.

The Structure

• Developing Practice – Initiatives that have not had the time or opportunity to fully develop all the identified elements or stages.

• Promising Practice – Initiatives that have addressed many or most of the identified criteria associated with project development, but have not addressed all the identified criteria. (It is recognised that many initiatives may never be able to address all the identified criteria through no fault of their own.)

• Good Practice – Initiatives that have addressed all the identified criteria, with supporting evidence (portfolio) to the satisfaction of the Assessment Panel.

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Assessment Criteria

Planning: Rationale, Policy links, Aims & Objectives, Evidence, Behavioural factors.

Delivery: Piloting, Engagement, Involvement, Partnerships.

Monitoring & Evaluation: Methods, Results, Cost implications.

Sustainability: Longer term considerations, mainstreaming, lessons learnt.

The Process• Initiatives submitted to appropriate network using the ‘Good

Practice’ questionnaire (Online or hard copy).• Initial assessment by network co-ordinator to identify provisional

stage of project.• Network co-ordinator will contact applicant to identify needs,

gaps etc. and to gather initial evidence for portfolio (project outline, needs assessments etc.).

• Co-ordinators will help identify support needs and signpost accordingly.

• When all criteria met, initiative submitted to quarterly Assessment Panel with portfolio for consideration.

• Successful submissions awarded Quality Mark of Good Practice.

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The Portfolio

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An electronic file of supporting documentation. i.e. Evidence.

e.g. Evaluation reports, needs assessments, PID’s, project proposals, photos, feedback forms , minutes of meetings etc.

NOT extra paperwork!

Assessment Panel

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Core Panel:Prof Sir Mansel AylwardProf Gareth WilliamsDr Chris Roberts (WAG)Dinah Roberts (PHW)Malcolm Ward (PHW)

Topic Specialists:From Network Advisory Boards.

Good Practice QualityMark – The AwardAll initiatives completing the criteria and endorsed by theassessment panel will receive the All Wales NationalQuality Mark.

This will include: • Certificate of Achievement.• Indicator on searchable web database.• Specific promotion of the initiative through the

appropriate website & newsletter.• Invitation to Awards Ceremony.

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Good Practice ElementsIn recognition of the fact that initiatives may containelements of good practice from which others can learn, there will be a system that recognises this. This will identify those elements with a separate indicator using the pieces of the jigsaw that make up the whole initiative. So, for example, an initiative that satisfactorily completes the ‘Planning‘ stage will be identified on the database with a single jigsaw piece. One that completes 2 stages will have 2 pieces etc. (Irrespective of ‘stage’)

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Diolch

For Further Information or Advice Please Contact:

malcolm.ward2@wales.nhs.ukIoan.francis@wales.nhs.ukAdam.jones2@wales.nhs.ukBeth.preece2@wales.nhs.uk

Marie.griffiths2@wales.nhs.uk

02920 227744

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