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Building on Learning from QAF - and Moving Forward to the National Health Knowledge Network NHS Librarians Meeting 3 rd June 2010. Aims for today. Celebrate QAF achievements Share learning from QAF Understand next steps in the quality journey. Next stage in quality journey.
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Building on Learning from QAF - and Moving Forward to the National Health Knowledge NetworkNHS Librarians Meeting3rd June 2010
Aims for today • Celebrate QAF achievements • Share learning from QAF • Understand next steps in the quality journey
Next stage in quality journey • Demonstrating value and impact: • Translating knowledge into quality of health and care. • Dealing with unprecedented challenges in financial, political and strategic context. • Consider how we can support these goals by developing: • Strategy • Organisational knowledge management • National Health Knowledge Network • Librarian role as leader and change agent
Learning from QAF • Importance of: • Strategic roadmap • Senior-level corporate buy-in • Relationships with other parts of organisation – internal and external • Impact on quality of care. • Continuous improvement process linked with corporate priorities.
Next steps • Review of QAF outcomes and fitness for purpose in 2010/11 compared with 2007 • Coordinating Group • NHS QIS • National Health Knowledge Network Steering Group • Sound foundations within the bigger picture: • Quality strategy – impact on clinical governance standards • Financial environment • Political environment
Constant Focus within Changing Context • Whether applying for Level 1 or Level 2: • Strategic planning • Senior-level support • Evidence of impact on quality of care • Building relationships within organisation
National Health Knowledge Network • Commitment within Enabling Partnerships - • “Building a knowledge-based organisational culture.” • Representatives of healthcare organisations: • Work together to implement and further develop the KM strategy – locally and nationally. • Define and implement common standards for knowledge management – growing out of QAF standards.
Convening National Health Knowledge Network • Chair identified • Letter from NES CEO and Chair to NHS Board CEOs – nomination at senior strategic level to take Chief Knowledge Officer role. • Emphasis on knowledge management as: • Getting best value out of existing resources, tools and processes. • Improving quality and outcomes through knowledge.
Implications for Librarian network • Applying foundational skills and knowledge to demonstrate value in new context: • Achieving efficiency and best value • Improving quality and outcomes – link with Quality Strategy • Leading and facilitating role in knowledge management strategy – gaining and retaining partner and senior-level involvement.
Building on Learning from QAF and Moving Forward to the National Health Knowledge NetworkNHS Librarians Meeting3rd June 2010