Healthcare Built Environment

Healthcare Built Environment

In November we brought news of a new programme of work for our nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals (NMAHP) directorate.

This month we introduce the team and update you on the programme.

Meet the team

Hello, my name is Teresa McGougan, Principal Educator for the HBE Team.

I joined NES in July 2021 and I am Registered Adult Nurse, District Nursing Sister/Team leader, Nurse prescriber, Nurse Practitioner in Primary care with over 35 years’ experience in the NHS with significant experience in various roles within NHS England Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Working within the HBE team is a fantastic opportunity to lead on driving education and training for staff to ultimately allow them to deliver the highest quality of patient centred and safe care in partnership with NHS Scotland Assure and other key stakeholders to underpin the NES vision*.

Hello, I am Angela King, the Senior Educator in the HBE team. I recently commenced my post at NES in August 2019.

I am a Registered Adult Nurse with a professional teaching qualification and have over 20 years’ experience in the NHS with significant experience in Higher Education and Practice Education.

I am delighted to be part of the HBE team and have the opportunity to work in partnership with NHS Scotland Assure and other key stakeholders to underpin our vision*.

Hi, I’m Ann McQuiston, Specialist Lead in HBE.

My background is in Healthcare Science having worked in Clinical Physics and Bio Engineering for many years before joining NES in 2019.

I am looking forward to working in, and contributing to, the success of this new team.

Hi I am Julie Ferrier, Senior Officer for the HBE team.

I have been in NES for a number of years starting off in Dental, then moving on to become a project administrator in NMAHP.

Over my time with NMAHP I have been involved in managing many projects and I am now looking forward to contributing to the success of the HBE team.

Hola! My name is Cristina Sanchez, Administrative Officer for the HBE team.

I started working in NES a couple of months ago and I am feeling pretty excited about the organisation and the team!

I have a media background and I love technology.

Looking forward to meeting more colleagues from NES and to get the chance to collaborate with you all.

Programme Update

Learning and Development Strategy

The National Learning and Development Strategy accessible publication is hosted on the NHS Scotland Assure workforce planning and development webpage.  The strategy will also be hosted on the Healthcare Built Environment TURAS page, which will be going live shortly.

Knowledge & Skills Framework for the HBE

The second draft of the Knowledge and Skills framework for the HBE has been circulated to key stakeholders for comment, including feedback from the initial consultation from colleagues in NHS boards and external partners, and this is currently being evaluated.

Leadership Development

The first HBE Senior Leadership development session took place in December 2021. This was a great success with territorial and special board representation from all over Scotland. We received very positive feedback both during and post webinar and there was an increase in pre and post webinar knowledge as measured by Mentimeter.

A second NHS Lanarkshire session in January was also very well attended, received positive feedback and also demonstrated an increase in pre and post webinar knowledge.

Further Spotlight sessions are planned for 2022.

For further information please contact nes.hbe@nhs.scot

* ‘A knowledgeable, adaptable and confident workforce with the right skills and capabilities to prevent infection and other risks and improve safety in the HBE.’ (NES, 2021)

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