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Many areas such as the creative arts and sports use
the Masterclass system to allow aspiring artists, musicians and
sportspeople to have access to recognised masters in their field to
learn and exchange ideas, thoughts, reflections and advice. The City
Nurse Project runs a regular half-day Masterclass series in acute
younger adult inpatient care rotated venues for ward managers or
senior clinical inpatient staff who aspire to ward managership. Those
who attended have evaluated the first two Masterclasses as a
success in terms of offering reflective time and a means to “stay
refocused on best practice” (Participant feedback).
Why a “Masterclass”?
The Masterclass series is intended to contribute to the
development of both nursing staff and services by bringing ward managers
in contact with people who are recognised for their ability to survive
and thrive through the challenges of acute care while retaining the
ability to engage patients and lead services. They are forums for Acute
Care Nurses to reflect on this challenging service area and for them to
meet recognised masters in Acute care for a quality learning exchange
Masterclasses on-line:
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Masterclass 1
On the 17th June 2003, the first master class was presented at St Clements Hospital by Tony Leiba. Tony is well known for his work in managing the Villa, (a psychiatric intensive care unit) during the 1970s. In this class he spoke about how he managed his unit to make it into a success that has influenced many senior figures within and outside of psychiatric nursing. |
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Masterclass 2
Held on the 3rd October 2003, at Homerton Hospital, and presented by Nick Bowles. Nick spoke about the lessons learnt from the successful refocusing of psychiatric nursing on Oakburn ward, Bradford. Nick was a major contributor to this process and has assisted a number of other wards to develop effective services. |
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