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Mary describing the booklet and how it works.                                           Sarah Explaining how the booklet works

 About the structured learning programme

Other articles of document in use

 NESCARTICLE2008HAI1.pdf   

VAN_PUBLISHED_ARTICLE.pdf

Also in publications Phillips et al 2011 Venepuncture and Cannulation: Wiley: Blackwells. Oxford

The programme has been developed by a group of healthcare professionals with an interest and expertise in venepuncture and cannulation. The aim of the programme is to provide a standardised approach towards training and assessment in order to encourage the use of these skills by well trained and appropriately placed members of the healthcare team. Additionally it should reduce the need for repeated training and assessments when practitioners move between healthcare organisations.

NHS staff make the difference where it matters most and we have an obligation to patients and the public to enable them to make best use of their talents. Darzi (2008) High Quality Care For All: NHS Next Stage Review Final Report DoH. London. P 14

VeinTrain has a long-standing history of contributing to international conversations on venepuncture and cannulation education through professional and clinical networks.

We are proud to have contributed learning resources, presentations, and sponsored educational materials to professional communities over many years. Supporting access to practical training has always been central to the programme’s ethos.

The Structured Learning Programme (SLP) is a collaborative body of work developed over nearly three decades, shaped by frontline clinicians, educators, professional societies, and system partners working to improve safety and consistency in vascular access practice.

The third edition of the SLP was formally endorsed by the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) at the time and distributed to NIVAS members through board and secretariat processes. The programme and associated materials were presented at NIVAS events on more than one occasion, including under subsequent chairing arrangements.

VeinTrain supported this phase of the work by hosting activity, coordinating logistics, and donating copies of the Structured Learning Programme booklet free of charge to delegates and NIVAS members, in order to widen access to good practice and support workforce development. This contribution was made in good faith and without fee. The booklet was also provided free of charge at cost only to any participating NHS Trust and author also a NESC project which we gave licence to print another print run 10,000 plus a futher reprint for South Central SHA,with a minor edition (their logo and associated project on the inisde front cover, our usual place for main sponsors). NHS always recieve discounted rates and large private orders benefit from bulk rates purchase with the aim oif keeping the booklet sustainable.

The SLP reflects cumulative learning drawn from clinical practice, education, research, and professional collaboration over many years. Its development has been informed by multiple contributors and contexts, rather than owned by any single organisation.

Historical materials on this site reflect the factual context at the time of their creation. VeinTrain does not present NIVAS as endorsing or partnering with VeinTrain in relation to current programmes or activities.

 This article contains historical material reflecting collaborations at the time of recording. Current governance arrangements may differ

 The pathway to competency is designed for multi-professional use and will provide learners with a structured, simple, but robust method of gaining competence and knowledge in venepuncture and/or cannulation, upon adult patients. Whilst the programme has been developed primarily for use within adult patient care, it can be adapted by healthcare organisations and specialities, to encompass competency achievement within specialised care areas, such as paediatrics and neonates. Once completed, the learner will have a solid foundation of knowledge and skills, with a record of their personal skill development, which can be recognised and therefore enable transfer of these skills across healthcare organisations.

The Authors of This Version:

Sarah Phillips (MD, VeinTrain Ltd). Former Lead Nurse, Multi-Professional Practice Education Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Dr Lisa Dougherty OBE (Nurse Consultant IV Therapy), The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Annie de Verteuil (Senior Clinical Skills Trainer), Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading

Mary Collins (Lecturer Practitioner), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital