AREA NURSING & MIDWIFERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Tuesday, 3 August2010 at 11.00 am

Board Room, Assynt House, Inverness

AGENDA

1. / WELCOME AND APOLOGIES
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The draft Minute of meetingheld on 29 June 2010 and associated Action Plan will be tabled.
The Committee is asked to Approve the draft Minute and associated Action Plan.
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4. / MATTERS ARISING
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT WORKERS
Presentation by Helen Morrison, Associate Director
A copy of CEL 23 (2010) - Standards and Codesis attached for information
The Committee is asked toNote the position.
5. / NMC REPORT ON SUPPORT,SUPERVISION, AND SAFETY
Verbal report by Helen Bryers, Head of Midwifery
The Committee is asked toNote the position.
6. / NEW MATERNITY GUIDELINES
Verbal report by Helen Bryers, Head of Midwifery
The Committee is asked to Note the position.
7. / PREGNANCY AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE GUIDELINES
Report by Sandra Harrington, Midwife Consultant – GIRFEC and Lorna MacAskill, Midwifery Development Officer (attached)
The Committee is asked toNote the revised Guidelines.
8. / NMC REVIEW OF LOCAL SUPERVISING AUTHORITY
Report by Mary Vance, LSAMO (attached)
The Committee is asked toNote the report and the areas of concern highlighted.
9. / KEEPING CHILDBIRTH NATURAL AND DYNAMIC (KCND)
Report by Sarah McLeod, Lead Midwife – Mid Highland CHP (attached)
The Committee is asked to Considerthe plan for ensuring principles and philosophies regarding Keeping Childbirth Natural & Dynamic (KCND) remain embedded in maternity care through NHS Highland
10. / MANDATORY TRAINING
Reportby Stephen Loch, Senior Nurse for Education and Training (attached)
The Committee is asked to:
  • Agree Training Needs Assessment (TNA)approach to identify mandatory training
  • Help identify implementationsites
  • Agree to programme rollout

11. / DEMENTIA MANAGEMENT
Report by Mhairi Will, Lead Nurse – Mental Health (to follow)
The Committee is asked to Note the report.
12. / FOR INFORMATION
12.1 Annual review Report to University of Stirling on Pre-registration Nursing
and Midwifery Education
12.2 Consultation on Revised Good Practice Guidelines – Women, Pregnancy
and Substance Misuse
12.3 Flying Start Policy (attached)
The Committee is asked to Note the above documents which have, where indicated, already been circulated for information.
13 / FORMAL CLOSING DOWN OF THE AREA NURSING & MIDWIFERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE - THANK YOU TO MEMBERS
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AOCB

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be the first of the new Area Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Advisory and Leadership Committee and will be held on 28 September 2010 at 11.00 am in theBoard Room,Assynt House, Inverness.

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