Webinar: Compassion and psychologically informed care

Delivering on the Single delivery plan: The anatomy of compassion and robust psychologically informed care on the neonatal unit.

The three year plan for maternity and neonatal services mentions 'compassion', listening to women and families and creating psychologically safe places for staff to work. The Ockenden and Kirkup reports highlighted that despite believing we are delivery compassionate care, this is often not the case. Staff are constantly challenged when pressure and targets which overwhelm us and our ability to deliver the care we aspire to.

If we are to move forwards from the challenges and scandals which our sector has faced then there is a need for staff to understand how to change culture and what compassionate care involves (beyond the common perception of simply 'being nice').

This webinar will develop our understanding of truly compassionate care and provide tools that may start units on their journey towards developing psychological informed, truly person centred care.

Chair – Dr Ellie Atkins

Programme
Why are we talking about compassionate care?
Dr Ellie Atkins
The Anatomy of compassion
Dr Ruth Butterworth and Dr Davy Evans
Psychologically informed care in the Ockenden review process
Dr Katie Bohane
A parent and a professional's view of the importance and impact of compassion
Dr Ria Grace Evans-Fry
Panel Discussion