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Previous Scottish Health Council Events

East Region

Patient and Public Involvement Event

Date: Wednesday 25 October 2006, 10.00am - 4.00pm

Venue: James Watt Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

Purpose: To promote shared understanding and better ways of working between those involved in or who have an interest in patient focus and public involvement.


Engaging Communities Event

Date: 15 September 2006

Venue: The Engine Shed, St Leonard's Lane, EDINBURGH

Please click here for a copy of the Conference report (Microsot Word version)

Please click here for a copy of the Conference report (PDF version)


Engaging Communities Event

Date: Wednesday 1 November 2006, 10.30am - 3.45pm

Venue: Rothes Hall, Glenrothes

Purpose: Opportunity for the local office of the Scottish Health Council to learn from and develop a relationship with some of those groups and organisations who represent those who may be described as seldom heard and to facilitate networking amongst such groups.

Please click here for a copy of the main conference presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint)
Please click here cor a copy of the conference report (Microsoft Word version)
Please click here cor a copy of the conference report (PDF version)

Engaging Communities

Date: Wednesday 24 January 2007

Venue: Ettrick Business Centre, Ettrick Riverside, Selkirk

Time: 10.30 am – 2.30 pm

Purpose: To raise awareness of the Scottish Health Council in the Borders amongst voluntary sector organisations working with people who might be excluded from planning health services relevant to their needs.


Engaging Communities Event

Date: Thursday 15 March 2007

Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm

Venue: West Park Conference Centre, 319 Perth Road, DUNDEE, DD2 1NN

Purpose:  To raise awareness of the Scottish Health Council in Tayside amongst voluntary sector organisations that work with people, or who might be excluded from planning health services relevant to their needs.
 
To download a copy of the event report please click here (Microsoft Word version)
To download a copy of the main session presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)
 

Let's Get Together

Date: 16 March 2007

Venue: Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Redbrae Road, CAMELON, FK1 4DD

Please click here for a copy of the conference presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Please click here for a copy of the Conference report (Microsoft Word version)

Please click here for a copy of the Conference report (PDF version)


Engaging Communities

Date: Wednesday 24th October 2007

Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm

Venue: West Park Center, Perth Road, Dundee

Purpose: To raise awareness of the Scottish Health Council in the Tayside amongst voluntary sector organisations working with people who might be excluded from planning health services relevant to their needs.


West Region

Greater Glasgow and Clyde Public Partnership Networking Event

Date: Friday 29 Feb 2008

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Venue: Marriot Hotel Glasgow

Purpose: Greater Glasgow and Clyde office of the Scottish Health Council to host an Event to bring all of the Public Partnership Forums within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde together to develop and scope for learning and to share good practice.


 Patient Focus and Public Involvement Network Event

Date: Thursday 2 November 2006

Venue: Glasgow Marriott Hotel

Purpose: This is the second event hosted by the Scottish Health Council in the West of Scotland. The events have been organised to encourage the development of a regional network of people who have an interest in the Patient Focus and Public Involvement agenda. The first event held in March, featured presentations and participative workshops, and those attending came from a variety of organisations/departments from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors.

Presentations
To download a copy of the presentation given by Richard Norris please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
To download a copy of the presentation given by the Scottish Executive please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 

West of Scotland Patient Focus and Public Involvement Network

Date: Tuesday 30 October 2007

Time: 10.15 am to 3.30 pm

Venue: The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Clydebank

Purpose: “Showcasing and Sharing”

Workshops from NHS Boards showcasing the best of their Patient Focus and Public Involvement activity


North Region

Patient Focus & Public Involvement Network event 

Date: Tuesday 26 September 2006, 10.30am - 3.15pm

Venue: Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Church Street, Inverness

Purpose: The event is intended to lead to the formation of a network of people with an interest in community involvement and in developing patient/user focused services.


"Seldom Heard"

Date: Friday 6 October 2006, 10.30am - 3.00pm

Venue: Inshes Church, Inverness

Purpose: Opportunity for the local office of the Scottish Health Council to learn from and develop a relationship with some of those groups and organisations who represent those who may be described as seldom heard and to facilitate networking amongst such groups.


Title: Involving Children and Young People

Date: 20 June 2007

Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm

Venue: Hilton Aberdeen Treetops, 161 Springfield Road, ABERDEEN, AB15 7AQ 

Purpose: To encourage sharing of good practice involving children and young people, and allow an opportunity for attendees to network.
 
For a copy of the event report please click here (PDF version only)
 

The Scottish Health Council Orkney exhibited at the following agricultural shows:

Friday 3 August - Sanday Agricultural Show

http://www.orkney.org/islands/sanday.htm

Saturday 4 August - East Mainland Agricultural Show, Tankerness

http://www.orkney.org/mainland/eastmainland.htm

Tuesday 7 August - Shapinsay Agricultural Show

http://www.orkney.org/islands/shapinsay.htm

Thursday 9 August - West Mainland Agricultural Show, Dounby Show Park

http://www.orkney.org/mainland/westmainland.htm

For a map of the the Orkney Islands please click here


Engaging People Network Event

Date: 26th September 2007

Time: 10.30am for 11.00am – 4.00pm

Venue: Thistle Hotel, Inverness

Purpose: The event has been organised to encourage the development of a regional network of people who have an interest in the Patient Focus and Public Involvement agenda.  The event is open to colleagues from across the North region.


National Office

PPF Networking Day

12 March 2008

Beardmore Conference Hotel, Clydebank

Purpose: Do you have a role in setting up and supporting a Public Partnership Forum?  This event is for YOU!

There will be an opportunity to network with colleagues from across Scotland, to share successes, challenges, ideas and experience in an Open Space format.


Public Partnership Forums Development Day

Venue: Beardmore Conference Hotel, Clydebank

Date: 7 September 2006

Purpose: The aim of the event is to provide a forum for discussion and sharing of experiences in relation to the establishment of Public Partnership Forums.

Presentations
 
For a copy of the morning presentations please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership Public Involvement Process Structure used by Liz Tait during her presentation please click here (Microsoft Word)
 
For a copy of the afternoon presentations please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the presentation slides used in Workshop 1 - run by Dave Allen, Training Development Manager, Community Health Exchange (CHEX) - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the presentation slides used in Workshop 2 - run by Lizanne Conway, Health Improvement Programme Manager, NHS Health Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the presentation slides used in Workshop 3 - run by David Whipps, Quality Manager, NHS Forth Valley - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the presentation slides used in Workshop 5 - run by Gerry Maclean, Library Staff Development Manager, NHS Education for Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 
For a copy of the presentation slides used in Workshop 7 - run by Jane Dailly, Project Manager, LEAP Support Unit - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)
 


Patient Information Conference

Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow

Date: Tuesday 14 November 2006

Purpose: This conference has been organised to facilitate discussion and share practice on patient, carer and community information.  The event will include presentations, practically-driven workshops and poster displays and will enable participants to explore issues around patient information and to consider how patients and communities can be involved in the development of meaningful and responsive information.

This conference is supported by a number of key stakeholders including the Scottish Executive Health Department, the Patient Information Forum, Fair For All - Disability, Scottish Consumer Council, NHS Education eLibrary and NHS24.

 
For a copy of the workshop summary document please click here (Microsoft Word) 
 
Presentations

For a copy of the presentations made during the first section of the main session please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 1 (Are information leaflets effective for informing patients about CT investigations?) - Sandra Mathers, Health Services Reasearch Group - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a summary of the discussion in Workshop 2 (Information Explosion! Information Inclusion) - Susan Burn and Jean Alcock, Scottish Accessible Information Forum - please click here (Microsoft Word)

For a copy of the presentations made during Workshop 3 (Information with those with injury to the brain) - Vicky Mayer and Ailsa McMillan, Scottish Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, NHS Lothian please click the following links;

  • For a copy of the presentation, please click here. For a copy of the handout, please click here. For a copy of the Brian injury rehabilitation presentation please click here. For a copy of the CP training document, please click here 

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 6 (Meeting the palliative care needs of the diverse populations within North East London) - Caroline Moren and Julie Baker, North East London Cancer Network - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 7 (Autism information Scotland) - Alison Leask, Autism Argyll - please click here (Microsft powerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation amde during Workshop 8 (Talking Mats – putting the patient at the centre of their health decisions in obesity management)- Lois Cameron and Pamela McIntosh, NHS Forth Valley and the University of Stirling - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)


For a copy of the presentation made during the second section of the main session please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentations made during Workshop 9 (Midlothian better health through better communication (BNHBC) project and Leaflet Group) - Carol Williams, Jane Richards and Sheena Campbell, Midlothian Community Learning Disabilities Team - please click the following links;

  • For presentation 1 click here. For Presentation 2 please click here. For presentation 3 click here (All Microsoft PowerPoint). To view the video clip please click here (.mpg file).

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 10 (Information – The key to parent/carers’ coping mechanisms)- Anne Wilson, Contact a Family - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 11 (Patient empowerment through information) - Jackie Burman and Carol Dowie, Citizens Advice Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 14 (Genetic Information Translation) - Gillian Scott, Genetic Interest Group and NHS Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 15 (Empowering patients with information – Grampian CareData’s piece in the jigsaw) - Melanie Baldwin, Grampian CareData - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 16 (Co-ordination and collaboration – enabling seamless access to patient information) - Ann Wales, NHS Education Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)


For a copy of the presentations made during the third section of the main session please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 17 (Raising awareness of specialist learning disability services in Angus) - Annamarie Weir, Susan Munro, Susan Brown and Frances Boag, NHS Tayside - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the document used during Workshop 18 (The British Renal Society/Kidney Research UK patient information DVD project) - Steve Smith and Leigh Purnell, British Renal Society and Kidney Research UK - please click here (.pdf)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 19 (Involving people with aphasia in the development of speech and language therapy information) - Susan Booth and Alison Anderson, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 20 (A partnership approach to producing quality information for people affected by cancer) - Kirsteen Maclean, Scottish Cancer Network (SCAN) - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 21 (StartHere – where to turn to when you don’t know where to turn) - Val Farmer, StartHere - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 22 (Do u kno ur rytes?) - Sheila Lawtie and Amy Joss, Action for Scik Children (Scotland) - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

For a copy of the presentation made during Workshop 23 (Making health improvement information accessible to all) - Cath Denholm, NHS Health Scotland - please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint)

 

Engaging With Health Service Users

Friday 22 June 2007

From 9.30am until 3.15pm

at the Faculty of Health and Social Care Building, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

To download a copy of the Health & Homelessness in Aberdeen City report please click here (.pdf version only)

To download a copy of the Health & Ethnicity in Aberdeenshire: A study of Polish In-Migrants please click here (.pdf version only)

Aby ściągnąć kopie dokumentu Zdrowie i Etniczność w Aberdeenshire: Badania Polskiej imigracji (polska wersja językowa) proszę kliknij tutaj (tylko wersja PDF)


 

'Helping Boards To Deliver'

Date: Thursday 30 August 2007

Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Venue: Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre

This one day seminar will help NHS Boards to generate ideas for building Patient Focus and Public Involvement into key targets reported on in the Scottish Health Council’s annual assessment. It will be a chance to:

  • Learn from one another

  • Hear how other Boards have implemented key actions

  • Let others know about your successes

  • Explore ways to overcome barriers to patient focus and public involvement

To download a copy of the Workshop Content Summaries please click here (Microsoft Word version)

To download a copy of the Plenary Session presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

Workshop 2 - Capturing and improving on patient experience

To download a copy of Workshop 2 presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

To download a copy of Workshop 2 video clip 1 please click here (Microsoft Media Video file)

To download a copy of Workshop 2 video clip 2 please click here (Microsoft Media Video file)

To download a copy of Workshop 2 video clip 3 please click here (Microsoft Media Video file)

Workshop 3 & 9 - Developing evaluation tools for Patient Focus and Public Involvement

To download a copy of Workshop 3 & 9 presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

Workshop 6 - Ensuring Public Partnership Forums can influence the Community Health Partnership Agenda

To download a copy of Workshop 6 presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

Workshop 7 - Independent Advice and Support Service for complaints in the NHS

To download a copy of Workshop 7 presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

Workshop 11 - Making the Community Health Index work for Patient Focus and Public Involvement

To download a copy of Workshop 11 presentation please click here (Microsoft PowerPoint version)

 


 

Hearty Voices Scotland Conference - "Patients As Drivers of Change"

Date: Thursday 8th November 2007

Time: 10.00am - 4.15pm

Venue: Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Clydebank

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland has been running Hearty Voices sessions in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in Scotland for over a year. Hearty Voices supports patients and carers who want to influence change within the cardiac services of the NHS. This conference is being supported by the Scottish Health Council and is open to patients, carers and Health Professionals, willing to work together to improve the cardiac services across Scotland.

The Conference will:

·        Promote resources available from Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland, British Heart Foundation & Scottish Health Council for achieving patient/carer involvement

·        Address the barriers & challenges which affect meaningful patient/carer involvement

·        Motivate patients & carers to make their voice heard

·        Provide inspiration & encouragement, in the area of patient focus and public involvement

·        Provide a networking opportunity for Health Professionals, Patients & Carers

To download a copy of the Workshop Summaries please click here (Microsoft Word version)

To download a copy of the Main Plenary presentations please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the first "Accessing Information on the Web" Workshop presentation please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the second "Accessing Information on the Web" Workshop presentation please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the "Hearty Voices, the Government and your MSP" Workshop presentation please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the "Health Professionals and Patients Working Together" Workshop presentation please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the "Equality & Diversity" Workshop presentation please click here (Microsoft Powerpoint version)

To download a copy of the Equality & Diversity Workshop handouts please click here (Microsoft Word version)

To download a copy of the Heart Support Group Development Workshop "Top Tips for writing a Press Release" handout please click here (Microsoft Word version)

To download a copy of the Heart Support Group Development Workshop SMART Objectives handout please click here (Microsoft Word version)

To download a copy of the Heart Support Group Development Workshop SMART Quiz handout please click here (Microsft Word) version

To download a copy of the Deciphering Documents Workshop handout please click here (Microsft Word) version

More information on the Hearty Voices Scotland Project can be obtained by contacting Nicola Cotter, Training Facilitator - Hearty Voices Scotland (www.chss.org.uk) Tel: 0131 225 6963.

Changing Professional Practice

Date: Thursday 8th November 2007

Time: 9.25am - 4.45pm

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh

This meeting is an opportunity for Professional and Statutory Organisations to come together to agree on key changes in professional practice that will improve the care that we deliver to patients.

 

 

 
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