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Welcome to the Rochester Medical Institute of Service Development

What is the RMISD?

The Rochester Medical Institute of Service Development (RMISD) is a unique training package which has been designed to help clinicians develop themselves in the skills, knowledge and confidence to address the non clinical challenges they have to contend with within the changing NHS. So, they in turn can develop their service.


The course aims to provide nurses with a ‘tool kit’ to help them develop and align their service with NHS requirements. The programme will be delivered by professional trainers and has been designed by leading clinicians specifically for nurses working within Urology and Continence.

Objectives and Aims

  • have a basic understanding on how commissioning affects nurses
  • have a working knowledge of the commissioning structure
  • start to be able to ‘speak the commissioners language’
  • start to develop their influencing skills
  • be able to start a service review
  • be able to take audit results forward
  • be able to start to write a business plan
  • be confident to present a Business Plan to commissioners
  • know where to look for guidance to improve their knowledge to help them conduct audits and write business plans

Editorial panel

An Editorial Panel, facilitated by Rochester Medical was set up during the early stages of developing the programme to ensure that the course would be relevant and specific for lead nurses working in Urology and Continence Care.

Their aim was to provide the clinical and NHS expertise to assist Trevor Bethell, Forcefield Training to design a business skills orientated course that nurses could use practically to develop their service in line with NHS changes.

Chair

Karen Logan, Consultant Nurse, Director of Continence Services Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
Lead nurse on the project/editorial panel.

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The Panel and presenters

Angela Billington, Director of Continence Services, Bournemouth and Poole PCT

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Chris Harris, Urology Project Manager, Melrose

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Julia Taylor, Nurse Consultant in Urology, Salford Hospital

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Mary Brown, Continence Nursing Team Manager, Edinburgh

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Trevor Bethell, Forcefield Training.
Writing, co-ordinating and delivering the training with a team of trainers.

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Key note speakers

Sue Thomas, Policy Advisor, Long Term Conditions, RCN

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Debbie Rigby, Quality and Performance Manager

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