Strenghtening Leadership In Community Contexts (SLICC)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Strengthening Leadership In Community Contexts (SLICC): Developing person-centred practice within community nursing through the implementation of person-centred nursing key performance indicators
IRAS ID
253971
Contact name
Tanya McCance
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 6 days
Research summary
A large amount of information is currently collected within health and social care focusing on different areas of practice. This information, however, is mostly about counting the occurrence of incidences, which are often negative in nature e.g. number of patients who fall whilst in hospital or number of complaints. The desire to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) that would provide evidence of the unique contribution of nursing and midwifery to the quality of care provided to patients was the impetus that led to the original research underpinning this study. A unique set of person-centred nursing KPIs and a measurement framework, through which the KPIs are implemented, were developed from primary research. Over the last twelve months, an APP has been developed in partnership with the School of Computer Science, Ulster University to facilitate the collection of the measurement framework data. The APP has been tested in a feasibility study, funded by HSC R&D and will be used in this research project. Its use will ensure a more timely and efficient mechanism for collecting evidence of person–centred practice and help facilitate real time reporting. This study aims to demonstrate how the KPIs can be used to strengthen the leadership skills of community nurses (CNs), specifically, District Nurses, Health Visitors and nurses in Family Nurse Partnership teams by supporting them to: use evidence to inform their practice; undertake localised practice change and innovation; and lead multi-professional teams in improving patient/client and family experience through the promotion of person-centred practice.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
19/NI/0045
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion