Online forums Stroke
Fri 8 Nov 2024 09:00-15:30
Online Course, 5 CPD hours

Specially created for NHS community stroke leads and managers, this dynamic study day will equip you with the right tools to meet the national requirements. In an era of rapidly changing stroke services, this interactive course will inspire you with case study-based solutions enabling you to meet your waiting times and successfully align your service with the national guidelines. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to network with your stroke community colleagues from across the country. Return to your service confident to take your next steps to provide proactive and effective community stroke care.

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How to Deliver New Stroke Community Service Guidelines
Online 5 CPD hours £399+VAT

5 hours Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn

Don’t reinvent the wheel, benchmark your service and explore the practical strategies which are effectively meeting the expectations of the current stroke guidelines. Book your place and focus on:

  • How to successfully align your service to adopt the NICE guidance changes
  • Models of integration: discover the lessons learned from a successful Integrated Community Stroke Service
  • Best practice for encouraging patient involvement in secondary prevention
  • Key considerations for self-management plans: location, patient age and ability
  • Your next steps to elevate your service and achieve the national recommendations

Developed with convenience in mind: join this online NHS event from the comfort of your own home

With an enhanced emphasis on networking, interactive discussions and idea sharing, this forum with will provide you with practical advice and new approaches to elevate your provision of stroke care in the community:

  • Case study examples and knowledge implementation: hear from the experts who have learnt from and overcome the challenges you are currently experiencing
  • Interactive presentations: discover new strategies and models for providing stroke community care
  • Closed room discussions: benchmark and share your experience with your fellow attendees
  • Agreed action plan: leave with a tangible and implementable process to elevate your service

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

9:00
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
9:30
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Leanna Luxton, Community Stoke Team Lead, Community Stroke Team, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Aligning your service with the NICE guidance
9:40
Navigate changing national guidelines and the implications for your community stroke service
  • How to adopt a pragmatic approach: understanding the current changes effecting your service
  • Dive into the types of rehab delivery available to achieve the 3 hours of therapy-a-day target
  • Creating an effective multi-disciplinary service: incorporating social workers and community stroke nurses
Rachel Sibson, Clinical and Operational Lead, Wandsworth Community Neuro Team, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10:00
Questions and answers with your speaker
10:20
Interactive discussion: Evaluating your approach to community stroke care
  • Describe your community service and your current service goals
  • What challenges have you experienced in developing your service and what steps have you taken to overcome these challenges?
  • What are your current priorities regarding the NICE recommendations? How are you going to achieve these changes?
10:40
Feedback from interactive discussion: Evaluating your approach to community stroke care
10:50
Screen break
Models of Integrated Community Stroke Services (ICSS)
11:00
Integrating your community stroke service: Innovative amalgamation explained
  • Lessons learned: exploring Northamptonshire’s approach to developing an Integrated Community Stroke Service
  • Overcoming ICSS challenges to achieve a 7-day working service system
  • Navigating different approaches to integrated care pathways to reduce service wait times
Emma Richards, Clinical and Operational Lead for Integrated Community Stroke Service, Sirona Care & Health
11:30
Questions and answers with your speaker
11:40
Interactive discussion: Managing communication channels in the transfer from hospital to community care
  • Share your current process for the transfer of care from hospital to community care
  • What communication strategies have you been using to help create a seamless transition for patients from hospital to community care?
  • What aspects of this transfer are you looking to improve and what steps are you taking to improve this?
12:00
Feedback from interactive discussion: Managing communication channels in the transfer from hospital to community care
12:10
Lunch break
Engaging patients in their care
12:40
Enhancing your approach: strategies for successful secondary prevention
  • Understanding the national stroke guidelines for approaching secondary prevention
  • Successfully communicating the lifestyle changes involved in long-term management after a stroke
  • Practical steps: how to encourage patient involvement in secondary prevention
  • Role of community stroke nurse in delivering effective secondary prevention
Sarah Hudson, Manager, Integrated Community Stroke Service, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
1:10
Questions and answers with your speaker
1:20
Interactive discussion: Tailoring your service to the needs and priorities of your patients
  • Share your experience with motivating patients and what barriers have you overcome in delivering patient-led care
  • How have you overcome the barriers, such as location, technology and psychological challenges, when encouraging patients’ involvement in their care?
1:50
Feedback from interactive discussion: Tailoring your service to the needs and priorities of your patients
2:00
Screen break
2:10
Supporting patients to take ownership in their self-management plans
  • Drilling into the detail of self-management plans: key considerations of location, patient age and ability
  • Instilling confidence in your patients: how to create autonomy in treatment
  • Overcoming motivational challenges in carrying out self-management plans
2:40
Questions and answers with your speaker
Next steps for your service
2:50
Interactive discussion: Action plan: Exploring your next steps to elevate your service
  • What are your main take-aways from the day? What are you going to implement into your service?
  • Share your next steps for the coming year and what new projects/experiences are you going to incorporate into those steps after today?
3:10
Feedback from interactive discussion: Action plan: Exploring your next steps to elevate your service
3:30
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day

Learn from community stroke experts who are implementing practical strategies for meeting the current stroke guidelines:

Leanna Luxton
Job Title:
Community Stoke Team Lead, Community Stroke Team
Organisation
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Biography
Rachel Sibson
Job Title:
Clinical and Operational Lead, Wandsworth Community Neuro Team
Organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Biography

Rachel qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1991 and much of her working experience has been in neurorehabilitation. Over the course of her career, Rachel has developed a professional interest in vocational rehabilitation and has worked on many projects sharing her experience and championing the importance of vocational related rehabilitation. 

Rachel has recently co-chaired a regional task and finish group aimed at collating resources and guidance for front line clinicians working with people experiencing long COVID. This work has built on models of vocational rehab already in place for people with mental health conditions, cancer and stroke.
Emma Richards
Job Title:
Clinical and Operational Lead for Integrated Community Stroke Service
Organisation
Sirona Care & Health
Biography
Sarah Hudson
Job Title:
Manager, Integrated Community Stroke Service
Organisation
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Biography

Call for speakers

If you would like to give a presentation and share your work or the work of your service at this online course, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer Victoria Batchelor or call Victoria on 01732 897788.

Pricing Structure

  • £399+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
  • £299+VAT (each) for two or more NHS/Public sector places
  • Group discount: 3 places and 4th is free

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking four places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email our delegate support team or call 01732 897788 for further details

This course is available for in-house training 

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:

  • Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
  • Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Organisation details: name and address

Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team 

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

This interactive course is designed to support healthcare professionals working in stroke community services, including Integrated Community Stroke Services, Early Supported Discharge Teams, Community Stroke and Neuro Teams. This study day will allow you to benchmark your service and equip you with the tools to meet the NICE guidelines. This training is for those including, but not limited to:

  • Clinical Leads and Team Leads
  • Service Managers and Leads
  • Community Stroke Nurses
  • Operational Pathway Lead
  • ESSD Stroke Coordinators and Leads

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

SBK Healthcare has been holding webinars, online forums, face-to-face conferences and workshops for the NHS for over 18 years. They are researched and designed to help you both in your day-to-day work, to set up new services, improve on the delivery of current services and deal with your cost, productivity and efficiency challenges. Check out what some of our past attendees have said:

"Well done with the training outlines, the time management is spot on, the speakers were amazing and the break out interactive sessions was my best part of the training."

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Enhancing your Integrated Discharge Service, May 2024

"It has allowed me time away to reflect on achievements but also where we need to go. Sharing and listening to others was really valuable."

Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, Enhancing your Integrated Discharge Service, May 2024

“Great to get different areas sharing experiences.”

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Streamlining Complex Paediatric Discharge Pathways, April 2023

“Great to network with other professionals and hear about other teams.”

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Streamlining Complex Paediatric Discharge Pathways, April 2023

“Lots of relevant information regarding discharge criteria, parental involvement, planning and support.”

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Enhancing your Complex NICU Discharge Planning, September 2023

“I found all speakers informative and knowledgeable. Gave me lots to discuss with my manager to enhance our service.”

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust, Enhancing your Complex NICU Discharge Planning, September 2023

“Very informative, lots of opportunity for discussion and networking.”

North Bristol NHS Trust, Enhancing your Complex NICU Discharge Planning, September 2023

View further comments on SBK Healthcare events on Trust Pilot.

Why sponsor?

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing NHS delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact: 

Sarah Kemm 

Contact: 01732 897788 

Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk