MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'competencies'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:51:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789668&cid=t_160065_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FyXY3EzjadJo%2F You may have noticed a few changes around here lately. Firstly, I started charging for most my Life Coaching ebooks that were previously free and then if you subscribe via RSS you will have noticed that you no longer get the whole post in your feed and e-mail. Now you just get a snippet of each new post that then requires you to click through to read the entire article. I usually only Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789668 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:01:23 +0100 4789668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2705111&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F17%2Fend-of-life-care-2009-vol-3-no-3%2F Fade Fave: End of Life Care Competencies for nurses and health and social care staff working in the community, care homes and hospitals Fade Skinny: This competency document has been developed by St. Christopher’s Hospice, London, in response to and guided by, the End of Life Care Strategy (DOH 2008) It focuses on the specific competencies required to give consistent care across care settings to those at the very end of life. Contact the library for a copy of this article Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Competencies, End of Life Care, Nurses, Social Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2705111 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:08:51 +0100 2705111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305914&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F27%2Fcompetencies-for-recognising-and-responding-to-acutely-ill-patients-in-hospital%2F (Equality Impact Assessment) sets out a non-mandatory framework of competencies for recognising and responding to acutely ill patients in hospital. It supports NICE Guideline 50 (Acutely ill patients in Hospital - July 2007) and includes comments made during a consultation on the document that took place between March and June 2008. Posted in Accident and Emergency Departments, Competency Framework, Critical Care, Emergency Admission, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Quality Tagged: Competencies, Ctitical Care, Emergency Care, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Quality, Urgent Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305914 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:18:43 +0100 2305914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284179&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F19%2Fnational-guidelines-for-the-appointment-of-dentists-with-a-special-interest-dwsi-in-special-care-dentistry%2F provides PCTs with guidance and the competency framework for the scope of treatment that can be undertaken. Posted in Grey Literature, Primary Care, Quality Tagged: Competencies, Dental Health, Grey Literature, Primary Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284179 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:19:16 +0100 2284179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1865404&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fthe-commissioner-volume-3-issue-10%2F How to Achieve World Class Commissioning Competencies Improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer Commissioning Specialist Library Commissioning cycle Commissioning Safe and Sustainable Specialised Paediatric Services Review of urgent and emergency care services Payment by Results for Kidney Dialysis Project Group NHS spending NTA launches new guidance for Tier 4 commissioning Transforming services for children with hearing difficulty and their families: a good practice guide Other documents and conferences Feed for Podcast Standard Podcasts [ 5:21m] RSS Feed Posted in Commissioning, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Practice Based Commissioning, Primary Care   Tagged: 18 Weeks, Audiology, Cancer, Children, Commissioning, Commissioning Cycle, Competenc... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1865404 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:38:53 +0100 1865404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640211&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F18%2Fmodernising-allied-health-professions-ahp-careers%2F is a workforce initiative to maximise the contribution AHPs can make to transforming health and social care. There was a need to develop a flexible and responsive approach to allied health professions careers that reflects the diversity of the professions and the location and sectors they work in whilst, at the same time, maximising their potential to contribute to transforming patient care and promoting health and well-being. The MAHPC project has three areas of delivery in order to facilitate the development of a flexible and responsive AHP workforce. These are to: develop national workforce competences and ensure they are relevant to the work of AHPs and their staff irrespective of grade or location or sector map AHP roles on to the career framework encourage the use of the learning d... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640211 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:50:51 +0100 1640211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622427&cid=t_160065_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F335104885%2F50_smart_skills_alive_at_innov.html For years debates have raged about the values of hard and soft skills. Which are paid more? Which are most critical in current workplaces? Answers have changed radically. How so? Along with compelling societal changes and emerging markets that expand across global landscapes, come new challenges for different skills.Hard skill proclivities toward math, science, and technology … neglect people skills, tone tactics, and artistic components that oil key engines such as social networking.Similarly, soft skill tendencies for art, communication and humanities … leave workers in the dust when science or engineering requirements surface. No longer do separate hard and soft skills equip workers for innovative solutions at work.    Simply put, no longer do tradition... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622427 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:27:31 +0100 1622427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1368348&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F09%2Fnational-education-and-competence-framework-for-advanced-critical-care-practitioners%2F The National education and competence framework for advanced critical care practitioners describes: the role of an advanced critical care practitioner how the role should function within the critical care team the benefits of introducing the role in clinical practice a national framework of education and competence (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1368348 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:00:27 +0100 1368348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1244993&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F20%2Fworld-class-commissioning-nhs-confederation-support-interview-with-david-stout-director-pct-network%2F To access this video you will be required to give some details about yourself to HealthExecTV. David Stout, Director of PCT Network at the NHS Confederation, shares his vision for World Class Commissioning and its potential to transform health services and drive improvements in health outcomes. He advises on how Trusts can step-up their current approaches in World Class ways - for example, planning for the longer term needs of the population through more effective public engagement and techniques such as risk stratification. In particular, Mr Stout defines the role of the NHS Confederation and how they are supporting PCTs in their transition. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1244993 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:19:47 +0100 1244993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1211994&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F06%2F368%2F To use this journal you’ll need your NHS Athens password from Liverpool PCT (You can register here to get one if you work for the PCT.  If you need any training for this or any other electronic resources and you work for the PCT use the contact form at the bottom of this post to request it. Quality Lines David P Stevens Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] Handovers and Debussy D P Stevens Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 2-3. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.025916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] Structuring flexibility: the potential good, bad and ugly in standardisation of handovers E S Patterson Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 4-5. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022772 [Extract] [Full text] ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1211994 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:49:23 +0100 1211994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132270&cid=t_160065_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F212264461%2F Dr. Robert Sylwester is an educator of educators, having received multiple awards during his long career as a master communicator of the implications of brain science research for education and learning. He is the author of several books and many journal articles, and member of our Scientific Advisory Board. His most recent book is The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (Corwin Press, 2007). He is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon. I am honored to interview him today. Alvaro Fernandez: Let's start with that eternal source of debate. What do we know about the respective roles of genes and our environment in brain development? Robert Sylwester: Genetic and environmental factors both contribute to brain maturation. Genetics probably play a stronger role in... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132270 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:41:45 +0100 1132270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1082845&cid=t_160065_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Fall-change%2F How to change practice: Understand, identify and overcome barriers to change  aims to support the NHS and the wider public health community in understanding, identifying and overcoming barriers to change. Set out in three parts, the guide: discusses the types of barriers to change encountered in healthcare, highlighting how awareness and knowledge of what needs to change, and why, are important first steps in enabling change to occur offers practical suggestions on how to identify the barriers to change faced by organisations provides evidence-based advice on what methods work to overcome these barriers, and highlights potential levers to help do this (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1082845 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:17:32 +0100 1082845