*PLEASE REPLY TO: [log in to unmask] NOT TO THE LIST. **Calling all primary care professionals _. The WISDOM Centre for Networked Learning in the new NHS is pleased to offer an Internet course in **MANAGING CHANGE - The Quest for Quality See attached leaflet for more details! If you are involved with the establishment of a Primary Care Group, or with developing clinical governance in your practice or PCG, this FREE course is for you. The attachment to this message gives more details. Wisdom is an educational project at the Institute of General Practice, ScHARRR (the School of Health and Related Reseach), Sheffield University, and this particular project is being funded by MADEL (Medical and Dental Education Levy) funds. For two years and we have been developing distance learning in evidence-based pactice and healthcare informatic for primary care professionals. Project details are available at: http://www.wisdom.org.uk/ or http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/wrp/ (direct to home page) Written by Nick Fox , this distance learning course contains seven units of all the practical tools you will need to conduct a programme of change management in your organisation, a case study of a general practice, and reflective spots and self-evaluation guides to enable you to measure their progress unit by unit. The course will be available via the Internet/NHSnet, and is totally FREE. It will run from September to December 1999. Because this is an Internet course, you study when you want. To participate in the programme, you will: * Be a primary care professional in the UK * Have access to the Internet and e-mail *Enter into a learning contract to follow the programme for 12 weeks (approximately 4 hours study per week) and send in your learning log *Agree to complete an evaluation of the course in January 2000 Please feel free to pass on this message or copies of the flyer to your colleagues. To join the programme or for more information, contact: Alan O'Rourke E-mail: [log in to unmask] Wisdom Project Institute of Primary Care & General Practice Community Science Building Northern General Hospital Herries Road Sheffield S5 7AU Tel: (0114) 271 5095 Fax: (0114) 243 3762 Hurry, as places are limited, and this is a one-off opportunity to take this course FREE! *PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS SO WE CAN SEND YOU A REGISTRATION PACK. ____________________________________________________________________ Alan O'Rourke, Information Officer Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU Tel:0114 2715922 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Alan O'Rourke Information Officer Institute of General Practice Community Science Centre Northern General Hospital Sheffield S5 7AU Tel: 0114 2714302 Fax: 0114 2422136 E-mail: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%