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> From: "Glyn Hayes" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon Nov 3, 2003 17:20:21 Europe/London
> To: "Jonathan Kay" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: UKCHIP President's Report November 2003
>
> UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP)
>
> President's Report November 2003
> Dear Jonathan
> This is the regular quarterly report following the October Council
> meeting
> of UKCHIP. It is beings sent to the 1200 people who have registered an
> interest on the UKCHIP web site. As a Council member you are receiving
> it as
> it was requested for the purposes of keeping your own contacts up to
> date
> with progress.
>
> It was hoped that by now we would have had the processes for
> registration
> with UKCHIP established. Unfortunately determining the Standards for
> registration and setting up the procedures has taken longer that
> anticipated. Piloting is now underway but we do not expect full
> registration
> procedures to be made public until January after they are signed off
> at the
> next Council meeting.
> I am delighted to say that the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
> has
> offered to host the formal launch of UKCHIP. This will take place once
> full
> registration procedures are in place.
> Standards Framework for Registration:
> The proposed scoring scheme described in my last report has been
> adjusted
> following comments received and informal trials amongst Council
> members. The
> section on Employment Profile had also been up rated and the section on
> Qualifications now referred to "Relevant" qualifications in Health
> Informatics and "Other" qualifications. A draft application form and
> associated guidelines have been agreed, to be used by the Registration
> Working Group in the pilot exercise.
> Piloting of the Registration process
> The aim of the pilot is to evaluate the mechanics of the registration
> process, the technology to be used as well as the content and approach
> developed regarding qualifications and experience as described in my
> previous report. At the same time, work is beginning on the
> development of
> associated procedures, including Appeals, Disciplinary, Complaints,
> etc,
> which will be undertaken with Council members' involvement.
>
> It is also the aim that wherever possible, registration with UKCHIP
> will be
> done electronically via the website, to include submission of
> evidential
> documentation if required. However, achieving this will be dependent
> on the
> availability of the website (currently undergoing a complete
> reconfiguration) and resources to develop the online registration
> facilities. The Council has therefore decided that for the registration
> pilot, it will be acceptable to distribute and collect registration
> forms
> electronically and development work is underway to achieve this
> securely
> with immediate effect. The pilot will involve staff located in South
> Yorkshire / Trent, with the support of Alan Baker (CIO) and the local
> branch
> of ASSIST, and Council members. In parallel, a full specification for
> the
> development and management of the online registration solution is to be
> drawn up in sufficient detail to allow for the proper procurement of
> development and implementation services.
> The Future of UKCHIP.
> Now that the initial registration process is nearly ready we need to
> consider the future direction of UKCHIP. We have agreed that in its
> initial
> stages it is purely to be a "Regulatory Body" which examines,
> maintains and
> registers the professional status of health informatics (HI)
> professionals.
> There is still much work to be done here but our experience so far
> shows we
> have other issues to consider.
> Continuing Professional Development.
> It has become clear that effective CPD is essential to show the
> on-going
> professionalism of HI. It is thus needed for the core processes of
> UKCHIP.
> It has also become clear that CPD is going to be essential for those
> who
> want/need to maintain dual professional registration. For example, I
> have
> had meetings with the General Medical Council (GMC), which registers
> doctors. They are in agreement that registration with UKCHIP can form
> the
> basis of GMC on-going registration for doctors working in HI. However
> the
> core of GMC on-going registration will be showing continuing education
> and
> training. i.e. CPD. This will be based on an appraisal system that
> requires
> doctors to show they have met appropriate standards. If we are to meet
> the
> requirements of doctors who are hybrid HI professionals we need
> appropriate
> schemes. Similar issues apply to the other staff who require hybrid
> professional registration.
> What should UKCHIP be?
> During the course of the development of UKCHIP I have received many
> suggestions about its format from those who have registered an
> interest. One
> of the many suggestions has been the request that UKCHIP develops into
> more
> than a regulatory body. It has been suggested that the profession needs
> representation. Many feel that the current bodies do not represent the
> views
> of the profession. This does not relate to pay and rations type issues
> which
> are the province of the Trade Unions. More it is about a conduit for
> views
> for HI professionals which can be reflected to Government, the learned
> bodies and the public. This raises many issues, not least that we do
> not
> currently have the means for collecting, coordinating or disseminating
> these
> views.
> The other area which has been suggested is that UKCHIP should have
> some role
> in developing the knowledge relating to HI. This is, in fact, one of
> the
> functions of a professional body as laid down by Lord Benson in the
> Lords in
> 1992.
> "Gives leadership in a field of learning"
> I am not suggesting these are issues that can be decided now. However
> I do
> believe we need to have a debate on these issue involving as many
> views as
> possible.
> Corporate Members of UKCHIP.
> I have had a number of approaches from organisations suggesting they
> become
> corporate members. If we are just a regulatory body who provide a
> service to
> individual professionals then the concept of corporate members does
> not seem
> logical. What can we offer corporate members and what are the benefits
> to
> these bodies? If however we develop into a professional body with
> responsibilities for representation of the profession and/or
> developing the
> science then there is merit in corporate members. They would give us
> more
> credibility, greater exposure and allow the development of more
> coordinated
> views from the professional community. We would have to decide what
> benefits
> they would derive.
> The Web Site.
> There have been technical problems with moving the web site to its new
> server. These should be resolved in the next two weeks. A new web site
> will
> contain an updated set of information, the online registration
> process, more
> facilities for communication between the Council plus the facilities
> already
> present.
> Retirement
> I am sorry to say that Myer Glickman has had to resign from the
> Council due
> to ill health. I would like to thank him for all the help he has given
> to
> UKCHIP and wish him well for the future
>
> Glyn Hayes
> President UKCHIP
>
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