14th-18th September
At the beginning of this week I attended an Intermediate
Excel Training course at Clark House in Macclesfield. I wanted to attend this
course just be able to keep my excel skills up-to-date and fresh in my mind for
completing work on my placement year and also for when I go back to University.
This was very beneficial for me as it refreshed my memory on several
areas that I had previously covered at university and also I learnt some new
skills that I will now be able to put into practice. Also, I have signed up to
an Advanced Excel course in the next couple of weeks which will build upon the
skills I have already learned.
Also this week I was asked by my manager Jane to help her
with some background research around the maternity review she is currently looking into for the Eastern Cheshire
maternity services, before the national review is published in a few months time. I was required to look at different data sets we have
available to us including; the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator
set (CCG OIS), the Cheshire East Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and
the Public Health Outcome Framework (PHOF) and establish any areas where Eastern
Cheshire is under performing in relation to the national average. As a result
of this analysis we will then need to identify ways in which we can move forward
and improve these problem areas.
Towards the end of the week I had a meeting with Brenda
Smith from Cheshire East Council who is the Director of Adult Social Care and
Independent living. This meeting was to give me an overview of how her role in
the local council and relationship with the CCG works. Brenda is particularly
involved with the Caring Together programme, as am I, so over my time with the
CCG I am sure there will be opportunities for me to work alongside her. It was
very interesting to understand her role as both a strategic commissioner and a
provider of local services and her link with the CCG.
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