NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has recently lent its support to the re-launch of the Yorkshire and the Humber Clinical Skills Network. This is in recognition of the importance of Clinical Skills training for health care staff to deliver safe responsive health services in the modern NHS.
Clinical skills has been defined for this region as any action performed by staff involved in direct care of patients which impacts on clinical outcomes in a measurable way and includes:
- Cognitive or 'thinking' skills such as clinical reasoning and decision making
- Non technical skills such as team working and communication
- Technical skills such as clinical examination and invasive procedures
The following links will take you to the respective pages:
Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Skills Network Forum
Yorkshire and the Humber Clinical Skills Network Executive Group
Clinical Skills Network Reports
The Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Skills Network will ensure that:
- the provision of consistent quality assured clinical skills training based on best practice equips all staff involved in clinical care in the Yorkshire and Humber region to provide safe patient care and minimise risk
- the Yorkshire and the Humber region is at the forefront of clinical skills training in the modern health service
For further information, please contact dawn.ibbotson@dbh.nhs.uk
