QOF Plus Year 1 - Imperial College London

As per NICE guidance, all frontline healthcare staff should be trained to offer brief advice onsmoking cessation and to make referrals, where necessary and possible, to NHS Stop SmokingServices and other publicly funded smoking cessation services (NICE, 2006).Proposed training resource(s)The existing LES for Smoking Cessation already includes provision of relevant trainingand this could be extended to those practices participating in QOF+.It is recommended that staff involved in the care of mothers and babies are trained in the skillsnecessary to work towards implementing the Baby Friendly Initiative. The PCT may wish toconsider working towards becoming accredited through the Baby Friendly Initiative, and thiswould further support the introduction of indicators relating to breastfeeding into QOF+.Proposed training resource(s)The Baby Friendly Initiative has produced a training pack aimed at GPs.http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/infosheets/doctor_packs_infosheet.pdfEthnicity and first languageTraining will be required for primary care staff with respect to the importance of and rationale forethnicity monitoring. Training is critical to the success of collecting ethnic group data, and shouldbe tailored to local circumstances and experiences of ethnic monitoring. Cultural awarenesstraining for primary care staff will also support delivery of the proposed indicators. Hammersmithand Fulham also has a high number of refugees and asylum seekers and these groups haveadditional needs and face additional challenges. QOF+ should also incorporate training on howbest to work with these populations to meet their health needs, and what resources are availablein primary care.Proposed training resource(s)Cultural awareness training sessionsCurrently, training in equality and diversity is mandatory for all NHS Hammersmith andFulham staff members. The PCT also provides on-going training for staff on:• Equality and diversity awareness• The PCT’s equality legislative obligations• Screening and EIA processes• Performance managementTraining is provided by both internal and external providers. This training could beexpanded to enable primary care workers to participate.93