Watch this online webinar from the comfort of your own home
In conversation with Andrew Barton, Consultant Nurse in IV Therapy and Vascular Access at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Karen will share the highs and lows of her journey, a story that will both move and inspire you. This webinar will focus on:
- The patient perspective on vascular access in oncology care
- How compassionate communication and dedicated services empower patients
- The vital role of vascular access teams in improving outcomes and experiences
Join our 1-hour webinar: Designed with convenience and impact in mind
Explore a real-life experience which demonstrates why vascular access matters:
- 30-minute interview with the patient with lived experience, Karen Britton
- Live opportunity to ask questions and join the discussion using the webinar chat box
- Time to reflect on the patient experiences to better inform your own clinical practice
- Can’t make the live event? Register today to access the full session on-demand at your convenience
With thanks to the NHS this Festive Season
SBK Healthcare are pleased to share these patient stories to inspire and instigate real change. As an NHS professional, this is a great opportunity for you to hear how your work is affecting real people.
Since the pandemic, SBK Healthcare has offered free webinars to the NHS as a heartfelt thank you for the compassion, commitment and tireless effort of healthcare professionals across the UK.
View the full list of upcoming and on-demand webinars featured on the SBK Healthcare homepage.
This 1 hour webinar has been designed for NHS professionals and
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Introduction and instructions
Andrew Barton, Consultant Nurse in IV Therapy and Vascular Access and NIVAS Chair, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Explore an inspiring patient journey through vascular access and oncology
- Understand the patient experience of vascular access in oncology care and beyond
- Recognise the impact of vascular access pathways on patient safety and comfort
- Enhance communication and patient advocacy skills
- Reflect on the evolution and importance of specialist vascular access teams
- Apply patient-led insights to improve service delivery and practice
Karen Britton, Patient with Lived Experience
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Question and answer sessions
- Your webinar leader Andrew Barton, will use this time with Karen Britton to answer your questions raised in the chat box throughout the presentation
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Close of webinar
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First-hand patient experience
Gain invaluable insight into the real-life impact of patient-centred care from:
Job Title:
Consultant Nurse in IV Therapy and Vascular Access and NIVAS Chair
Organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Biography
Andrew is the Founder and Lead Nurse Consultant for the Hospitals’ Intravenous and Vascular Access Services (IVAS) unit where he manages: a large team of vascular access specialist nurses delivering a 7-day service; infusion specialist staff who provide same day IV infusions and other IV therapies; and home infection management nurses.
Andrew is expert in placing ports and renal catheters as well as PICCs and places catheters in adults and paediatrics.
His specialist interest is vascular access technology and he is an early adopter of new concepts technology including infrared vein location, biphasic vein amplification, PICC placement and catheter securement.
Andrew is an experienced national and international speaker and has published extensively in scientific and research journals in the field of vascular access and IV therapy.
He is the chair of NIVAS, the national infusion and vascular access society of the UK. He is a board member of MEDUSA the national electronic injectable medicines guide, and a global committee member of the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA). He is an expert advisor for the health technologies evaluation programme for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and an independent consultant for the UK MHRA. (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) and for the Health Technology Wales (HTW), a government funded, but independent, health technology assessment organisation.
In 2022 he published The Benefits of a Nursing Led Vascular Access Service Team: A White Paper to outline a standardised structure and approach for the NHS to deliver vascular access services in every hospital and in 2024 launched the UK National Extravasation and infiltration toolkit.
In 2023 Andrew was a finalist in the HSJ Clinical Leader of the year and the Nursing Times Nurse of the year.
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Job Title:
Patient with Lived Experience
Free NHS attendance
· Everyone welcome – please pass onto anyone this may be of interest to.
How this online webinar will work
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including the full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
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Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Supporting NHS professionals
This patient story is being shared to inspire and instigate real change. As an NHS professional, this is a great opportunity for you to hear how your work is affecting real people.
Since the pandemic, SBK Healthcare has offered free festive webinars to the NHS as a heartfelt thank you for the compassion, commitment, and tireless effort of healthcare professionals across the UK.
These webinars can be viewed as videos free and on-demand, and include:
- Building
Psychological Resilience Skills for NHS Professionals
- Psychological
Resilience Skills II – Embedding your Techniques
- Building
Resilience for Redeployment during COVID 19
- Compassionate
Leadership Skills for NHS Frontline Staff
- Engaging your Team
to Stay Motivated during COVID 19
- Handling and
Responding to Difficult Conversations
- How to Sleep
Better during COVID-19 for NHS Frontline Staff
- Managing Anxiety
at Work for NHS Frontline Staff
- Managing Burnout
for Frontline NHS Staff during COVID-19
- Managing Conflict
on the NHS Frontline
- Recognising and
Reducing Stress for NHS Frontline Staff
View the full list of upcoming and on-demand webinars featured on the SBK Healthcare homepage.
