Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme

Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate nursing practice

The Leadership in Compassionate Care programme is a collaborative venture between Edinburgh Napier University and NHS Lothian and is supported by a generous benefactor. The aim of the 3 year project is to ensure that compassionate nursing practice is integral to care within NHS Lothian and within the undergraduate nursing programme at Napier University.  An important part of this programme is to disseminate both the learning and outcomes to other organisations.

The programme has 4 key strands which are: 

• Embedding the principles of Compassionate Care with in the undergraduate curriculum. 
• Supporting newly qualified nurses during their first year in practice to facilitate the transition from student to competent and compassionate staff nurse.
• Establishing NHS Lothian centres of excellence in Compassionate Care – called Beacon Wards.
• Supporting development of leadership skills in Compassionate Care in NHS Lothian.

STOP PRESS

Register here  www.napier.ac.uk/ICC  for NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Napier University's inaugural International Conference on Compassionate Care:

Uncovering Compassionate Care - The why, what and how of values based care.  To be held on 9th, 10th and 11th June 2010 at Edinburgh Napier University's Craiglockhart campus. 

Deadline for submission of conference abstracts now closed.  

Conference programme now available on the link above.