SE London WDC Healthcare Scientist Steering Group Presentation to the WDC Board June 2004 by Robert Simpson Steering

1. SE London WDC Healthcare Scientist Steering GroupPresentation to the WDC Board June 2004byRobert Simpson � Steering Group Chair Good afternoon, I�m going to tell you a little about the role and work of the SE London WDC Healthcare Scientist Steering group, we first met Oct last year, we formally launched in Jan and we meet bi monthlyGood afternoon, I�m going to tell you a little about the role and work of the SE London WDC Healthcare Scientist Steering group, we first met Oct last year, we formally launched in Jan and we meet bi monthly

2. Healthcare Scientist Contribution to Healthcare Healthcare Scientists play a key role in Cancer services Coronary Heart disease detection and management Rehabilitation Promoting independence of the disabled and elderly Genetic testing and screening Empowering and enabling new ways of working Safe and effective use of equipment and radio isotopes Providing community renal dialysis services Intensive care support Control of infection programmes And many other areas�. Who are we? well, most of you will have had a healthcare scientist involved somewhere along the line if you�ve ever received treatment even if you did not know it. Recognised by the DOH in the document Making the Change published in 2001 HCS involvement is seen as crucial to delivering the NHS modernisation plan. Well recognised areas where HCS work are for example Cancer services with Histopathology, Cervical screening, CHD diagnosis and prevention with cardiographic and lipid monitoring, In primary care, maintaining independence for the elderly and disabled with prosthetic design and manufacture, gait studies, audiology and ophthalmic services. Other areas you may recognise are genetics; neonatal PKU and Sickle cell screening Healthcare scientists have a recognised role in delivering all of the NSF standards Perhaps less well known is that even when you die a healthcare scientist in the form of a mortician would be responsible for ensuring your remains and your relatives are treated with dignity and respect if you died in hospital or needed a post mortem! NSF Diabetes, cancer, elderly, cardiac Who are we? well, most of you will have had a healthcare scientist involved somewhere along the line if you�ve ever received treatment even if you did not know it. Recognised by the DOH in the document Making the Change published in 2001 HCS involvement is seen as crucial to delivering the NHS modernisation plan. Well recognised areas where HCS work are for example Cancer services with Histopathology, Cervical screening, CHD diagnosis and prevention with cardiographic and lipid monitoring, In primary care, maintaining independence for the elderly and disabled with prosthetic design and manufacture, gait studies, audiology and ophthalmic services. Other areas you may recognise are genetics; neonatal PKU and Sickle cell screening Healthcare scientists have a recognised role in delivering all of the NSF standards Perhaps less well known is that even when you die a healthcare scientist in the form of a mortician would be responsible for ensuring your remains and your relatives are treated with dignity and respect if you died in hospital or needed a post mortem! NSF Diabetes, cancer, elderly, cardiac

3. Healthcare Scientist Contribution to NHS Modernisation Examples: Undertaking Cervical Screening in place of hard to recruit Pathologists Providing direct access to DVT diagnosis by physiological monitoring Modernising Critical care delivery Providing in the community services previously only available from a hospital Working on delivering the National IT strategy, Electronic Patient record and electronic booking programme. The NHS modernisation agency has recognised the areas on the slide as examples of innovative practice by healthcare scientists Other examples are: R&D development of eye pupil monitoring tool by phys and ophthalmic HCS, replaces the old torch in the eye technique, which is a bit rough and ready AP BMS involved in anticoagulation monitoring Critical care technologists have an evolving role in the critical care programme e.g ABG in critical care Lewisham and we must not forget IT professionals are part of the HCS workforce delivering on the national IT strategyThe NHS modernisation agency has recognised the areas on the slide as examples of innovative practice by healthcare scientists Other examples are: R&D development of eye pupil monitoring tool by phys and ophthalmic HCS, replaces the old torch in the eye technique, which is a bit rough and ready AP BMS involved in anticoagulation monitoring Critical care technologists have an evolving role in the critical care programme e.g ABG in critical care Lewisham and we must not forget IT professionals are part of the HCS workforce delivering on the national IT strategy

4. Healthcare Science Professions