EPICC news
EPAS – Excellence in Practice Accreditation Scheme
Three teams have successfully graduated through EPAS recently.
Ware Street Resource Centre, Stockton Integrated Mental Health Services, Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust, Stockton Council.
‘What made EPAS so different was the level of support and expertise available from the University, guiding our practice development and the collation of evidence to support our accreditation. They established a connection with service users and staff that helped to develop open communication, vital when seeking to improve quality’
Bee Moir, Unit Manager
Child and adolescent mental health day
At the Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Trust.
The prestigious scheme, which has been running since 2003, not only encourages good practice, but helps staff to measure and demonstrate the high quality of the service they offer.
Read the full story on Bolton hospitals' website
Mental Health Services for Older People
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust - North East Yorkshire.
Professor Rob McSherry and Karen Grimwood supported these teams through the process, before a final accreditation process, involving external independent practitioners. Rob, delighted with their progress, emphasises their achievement in reaching accreditation. EPAS itself has developed too with effective mapping against the Quality, Innovation, Prevention and Productivity (QIPP) framework.
Associates Scheme
Nine EPICC Associates have been appointed.
The Associates are from a variety of disciplines and settings from health and social care across the North East. They have worked with EPICC and other Schools on promoting innovation and enhancements, leading to a number of initiatives, as well as creating enhancements in their own practice in the process.
Health monitoring in care homes
EPICC have been working with two Darlington care homes, Eden Cottage and The Gardens.
The work has also involved local GPs, to develop and pilot the use of health monitoring equipment to improve the quality of care and to minimise the risk of the need for emergency treatment. There are potential savings too.
The project has received a grant and support from the North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, with the target of rolling out the approach to other care homes in the region.
