Mills, L;
White, S;
Venables, R;
Harris, S;
Shamin, A;
(2019)
Learning in Partnership: Leadership as a Cornerstone for Interprofessional Education Between GPs and Community Pharmacists.
Presented at: 10th Biennial Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium 2019, Melbourne, Australia.
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Objective: Interprofessional education (IPE), defined as ‘Occasions where two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improved collaboration and the quality of care’ (Barr, 2002), is vital for development of new NHS models of patient care. This project aimed to develop and evaluate an IPE programme to encourage the development of networks of Community Pharmacists and GPs, and to deepen understanding of each other’s NHS contracts and their role in helping achieve better patient outcomes. / Design: Leadership training provided common ground for IPE with GPs and community pharmacists. Five pairs of GPs and community pharmacists, recruited from London and the South East, attended an initial project induction event and five half-day sessions focussing on leadership training based on the Healthcare Leadership Model (NHS Leadership Academy, 2013). The pairs then spent four half day placements in each other’s practice. As an outcome of these activities, each pair was required to jointly undertake, write up and present a Quality Improvement Project (QIP). The leadership training was evaluated using a questionnaire containing open questions developed from previously used questionnaires. Responses were scrutinised to identify and frequency-count themes. / Results: Eight responses were received. Ten overarching themes emerged. The most frequent themes were ‘developing understanding’ and ‘collaborative working’, as illustrated by the following quotes: ‘I have a new found respect for Doctors now and realise we are in the same boat.’ ‘We can work together to achieve a common goal.’ / Conclusion: The focus on leadership training enabled pharmacists and GPs to learn from, with and about each other through the identification of similar challenges and issues. This provided a strong basis to develop interprofessional communication and collaborative working to improve the patient journey.
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