Overall progress Oct09

Scottish Government Health Directorates, Chief Nursing Officer Directorate

KCND Overall Programme Progress Report, October 2009

ActivityProcessTimescaleLeadProgressStatusActions taken/ required

Establish support process for leading and supporting KCND

Completed

May 2007

MMcG

AH

Completed

Produce literature review to support programme

Completed

July 2007

CSO

NMRU

Completed

Appoint consultant midwives/leads to support local implementation

Completed

January 2008

HOMs

Completed

Establish process for leadership and change management support

Completed

2007-2008

NES

Completed

Discontinue admission CTG for healthy women

Completed

August 2008

NHS Boards

Completed

Produce and disseminate nationally agreed care pathways

Completed

March 2009

NHSQIS

Completed

Implement care pathways across NHS Scotland

NHS Boards to implement locally

From March 09

NHS Boards

Implemented 10 Boards, 4 finalising, anticipated by Dec 09

Implement midwife as named caseload holder for healthy women

NHS Boards to progress locally

July 2009

NHS Boards

Completed in practice 12 Boards; national work required for data return, contingency via board data collection

Borders/GGC anticipate completed by Dec 09

Implement midwife as first point of contact, to undertake initial risk assessment and onward referral

NHS Boards to progress locally

December 2009

NHS Boards

Orkney, Shetland, W Isles, Borders, A&A, D&G, FV

Fife, Highland, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Tayside anticipate complete Dec 09-Jan 10, but static/minimal progress from June report

GGC, Grampian anticipate completed by April 10

Green

Amber

Red

Local plans in place; Health Scotland support ongoing

Establish process for evaluating impact of KCND nationally

Identify key stakeholders; agree evaluation plan; report to steering group

Ongoing

CSO (HC)

AH

1st data collection results available; 2nd collection planned; ongoing

Green

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