SLICC: Strengthening Leadership in
Community
Contexts Research and Development
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) and Health Visiting Teams have been participating in a
Burdett funded research study that looks at the implementation of 8 key performance indicators
(KPI) in community practice, using a mobile device app.
The aim of this study is to explore and test the effectiveness of a core set of 8 KPIs in supporting
Nurses to lead on the development of person centred practice in the South Eastern HSC Trust,
in Northern Ireland and the NHS Lothian, Scotland.
Information collected included client surveys, stories and periods of observation in practice
settings, to see if information gathered can help Community Teams identify areas for development
to improve the quality of care and the client experience.
Following the study, a short summary report with the findings will be completed and the final report
will be presented to the Director of Nursing, Nicki Patterson. The overall results from the research
will be shared with professionals locally.
There will also be presentations and publications to other professionals in Northern Ireland,
Scotland and internationally.
It is hoped the findings from the research will lead to further research or directly to improvements/
changes in established practice.
School Nursing
The School Nursing Team delivery of the School Immunisation Programme remains excellent
including another successful flu and HPV Vaccination Programme which now includes all
teenage boys in 2019 - 2020.
In addition, health appraisals for all Primary 1 and Year 8 pupils uptake remain excellent year
on year.
The School Nursing Team commendably delivered these services facing challenges such as
industrial action disruption and significant flu vaccine delivery delays.
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