title: Design and delivery of education for a new cardiothoracic service.
abstract: In order to introduce a new cardiothoracic service for the West Midlands, it was necessary to recruit staff without specialist experience, then provide training and education to enable them to develop the necessary skills. A practice development team was set up to develop an appropriate and cost-effective programme that took account of the needs of the service and of individual learners. The programme had a number of elements, including documentation, and a range of internal and external learning opportunities. It appears to have had a positive effect on both staff retention and sickness rates.
authors.affiliation: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom