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Shropshire Care Home Project Amelia Rout (LLN Research Officer) Anne Longbottom (LLN Health & Care Coordinator). Aim.
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Shropshire Care Home ProjectAmelia Rout (LLN Research Officer)Anne Longbottom (LLN Health & Care Coordinator)
Aim What are the challenges, barriers, opportunities and successes both internally and externally which influence learning and development in Shropshire nursing and residential homes?
Research Questions • What learning and development is currently available and is there anything more staff want? • What learning and development has made a difference to the service and what could make a difference in the future? • What is the impact of learning and development on career pathways? • What is the potential for improved work based employer led learning into and through Higher Education? • How can employer engagement in learning and development be promoted? • How this sector can start to understand and realise Leitch Review recommendations?
Method • Literature review • Questionnaires • Semi-structured interviews • All relevant data protection and ethical approvals were out in place prior to the beginning of data collection
Literature Review • A variety of databases were searched • A number of different search terms were employed • Initially the literature review uncovered more than 10,000 hits • Twenty-nine articles were reviewed to identify the main themes
Literature Review • The articles can be broken down into three main groups: • The literature review • Articles about specific courses • Articles about issues around learning and development
Literature Review • The literature review highlights a number of issues: • Missing information • Lack of user and carer involvement • Little discussion of whether or not staff may benefit from learning and development on study skills • Little information about accredited courses
Analysis • The quantitative data from questionnaires (n=15) were analysed using descriptive statistics • Qualitative data from the questionnaires and interviews (n=26) were thematically analysed • A ten percent sample of interviews were analysed independently to establish inter-rater reliability
Results • The thematic analysis of the resulted in seven main themes (each of which had a subtheme): • Drivers • Types of Training • Barriers • Solutions • Future Developments • The Personalisation Agenda • Success Stories
Recommendations • Policy makers • Gaps in Current Skills • Beyond Statutory and Mandatory Training • Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) • Planning • Delivery • Evaluation and Follow Up • Future Research
Conclusion • There is a lot of opportunity regarding statutory and mandatory training • Participants were able to provide many examples of where learning and development had made a difference • There is potential for more employer engagement which could potentially improve work based employer led learning into and through Higher Education
Conclusion • The LLN has already begun to target these issues: • Dementia qualification at Wolverhampton University • CPD for allied health practitioners around enhancing their skills to manage acute illness. • Study Skills for Higher Education • IAG booklet