If you’re looking to develop and improve your nursing, health or social care practice, either individually or as part of a team, the Practice Development Workbook for Nursing, Health and Social Care Teams offers a wide-ranging selection of activities, tools and resources covering vital aspects of practice development.  Written as a companion volume to the latest edition of the best-selling Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare, this new resource grounds practice development in day-to-day nursing and health and social care through accessible, informative learning activities.  It also focuses on practical ways in which teams can make their workplace cultures more effective and person-centred, and enables practitioners to empower themselves to make compassionate care a fundamental part of effective health and social care systems.

Key features:

• Offers a full range of resources and tools to support all stages of learning and development towards person-centred practice, including learning activities, templates, posters, tips and hints, information sheets, and checklists.
• Includes practical advice for teams to involve patients, clients and residents in the transformation of workplace cultures and bringing about sustainable change
• Perfect for use both by individuals or by those working in group settings
• Presents informative and accessible information through activities and key learning points rather than just theory
• Fully linked to Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare, second edition, but can also be used as a stand-alone resource
• Includes access to a companion website featuring even more tools and resources, including: sample Powerpoint presentations, worksheets and reflection tools, questionnaires and checklists, evaluation tools, as well as a bonus chapter on 'Sharing and Celebrating'

Jan Dewing is Professor of Person-centred Research and Practice Development with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and the England Centre for Practice Development at Canterbury Christchurch University Kent England including Lead for Kent Sussex Surrey Dementia Care Innovation Hub; Visiting Professor University of Ulster, Northern Ireland; Visiting Professor University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Brendan McCormack is Director of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research and Head of the Person-centred Practice Research Centre, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He is Professor II, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway;  Adjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney; Visiting Professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University  of Aberdeen.

Angie Titchen is Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University, Australia, Principle Investigator, Knowledge Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, Associate Fellow, University of Warwick, England and Independent Practice Development & Research Consultant.

About the companion website

1 Introduction: Getting the best out of this resource

2 Knowing and demonstrating values and beliefs about person-centred care

3 Developing a shared vision for person-centred care

4 Introduction to measuring progress and evaluation

5 Getting started together: Measuring and evaluating where we are now

6 A practice development plan

7 Mini-projects: Ongoing and integrated action; evaluation; learning and planning

8 Learning in the workplace

9 Sharing and celebrating

10 What if: When things don’t go so well

11 Practice development as a continuous process

References

Index