Workshop sessions

The workshop sessions at Transforming Care Delivery were broken down into five different themes based around the WTD 2009 pilots and giving the opportunity for the pilot sites to share their learning.

Redesigning Mental Health Services

Looking at Working Time Directive solutions for mental health, this workshop was supported by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust and Avon and Wiltshire NHS Trust.

Key areas of learning derived from this workshop:

• Ensure that you get the right person, at the right time, for the right job
• Decisions around changes in working patterns should not be made in isolation.

Small and Isolated sites

This workshop looked at Working Time Directive solutions for small and isolated sites and had pilot contributions from Airedale NHS Trust, South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, East Sussex Hospitals NHS trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.

Key areas of learning derived from this workshop:

• Communication – use existing channels and networks
• Look at the bigger picture – WTD is not an isolated initiative, look at the whole organisation which will keep WTD high on the decision makers agenda
• Clinical leadership key
• Team based working approach essential.

Making it work for your juniors

This workshop looked at the ways of providing good quality education and training within reduced hours.Several presentations were given by Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Workforce Deanery, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology/Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Surgeons.

Key areas of learning derived from this workshop:

• Engage your juniors early in planning service changes
• Initiatives like Hospital at Night can benefit training
• A range of evidence looking at the impact on training will be available soon.

Reconfiguration

This workshop looked at the reconfiguration of services around Working Time Directive 2009. Presentations were given from The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

Key areas of learning derived from this workshop:

• Develop a clear aim of the proposed changes but with flexibility to adapt if necessary
• High level enthusiastic senior sponsors needed.

Compliance ahead of time

The fifth workshop explored the ways in which trusts have implemented the Working Time Directive ahead of time. Support was given from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust and Scarborough Healthcare NHS Trust.

Key areas of learning derived from this workshop:

• Early buy-in from key stakeholders
• Closer primary and secondary care working
• Highlight current problems, listen to potential problems and devise a realistic action plan.

All of the resources from the day including presentations, webcasts and an image gallery are now available to download www.healthcareworkforce.nhs.uk/wtd2007conference. We still have some copies of the conference mini CD that contains a range of information. To order a copy please email workforceprojectsteam@skillsforhealth.org.uk