In advance of a last rush day tomorrow before a few days leave I am
updating you on the following progress issues regarding the launch
conference:
1. CONFIRMED CONFERENCE DELEGATES
2. CORE SYSTEM INFORMATION BINDER
3. CORE SYSTEM admin/analysis/reporting DATABASE
4. CONFIRMATION OF MEETING ON THE 19TH MAY
1. CONFIRMED CONFERENCE DELEGATES
As of today we have 40 confirmed delegates, a group of 10 comprising
of ourselves and speakers, and 10 further delegates who have
registrations pending. Therefore, in total we have 60 'bums to put on
seats' with another 90 to find.
Currently, registrations are still coming in at the rate of 3/4 a
day. In the last week, 80 notifications have gone out to the
Sheffield Conference via Frank (thanks!), 30 went out to the DCP
Executive meeting in Birmingham via Michael, and 200 went out to a
group comprising MHF provider survey respondents and CORE enquirers.
Tomorrow we are sending out notifications to 150 SPR members and a
group of 80 identified Clinical Psychologists.
So we will be awaiting responses from a total of 540 people following
the Bank Holiday. A 17% response rate would fill the ship and we'd be
sailing (no Titanic references in response please)!
We'll keep you posted - but in the meantime if you want to keep
personal plugging with all whom you meet - it can do us no harm.
With respect to the 40 confirmed - still very few purchasers - but
national counselling organisations are well represented
(BAC,MIND,WPF), CORE users are well represented, policy is
represented by Anne Richardson, Glenys and (briefly) Martin Brown,
and clinical practice is represented by a good mix of
psychotherapists and clinical psychologists.
2. CORE SYSTEM INFORMATION BINDER
a) THE BINDER
We have received quotes for having an A4, 4 D Ring binder with
encapsulated 2-colour front and spine. Design work started in earnest
yesterday and a graphic artist will be mocking up top copy for
Thursday of next week. If you are interested in previewing an
approximation for comment/input etc. - please load the attached word
document. This is only an approximation to a logo etc., but should
give a flavour - please feedback any comments by Wednesday week and
I'll pass them onto the designer who will be using a little artistic
license! Please note that the graph included in the log is intended
to be bleached as a background (i.e. faded green and will show three
overlapping distribution curves).
500 binders will take 30 days in production so the order will be
fired off a week today.
b) BINDER CONTENTS
We have been reviewing the list of contents for the information
binder in production for the conference and have modified the
contents list as outlined below. What you'll notice is that this is
now becoming a substantial piece of work and Michael and I are
churning out 2-page drafts which we will be beginning to send to you
for comment as soon as they're off the printer. Any furter two page
'stories' that anybody would like to include from themsleves would be
gratefully received.
Conference Information Binder
Suggested Contents
SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT
Current political issues - Clinical Effectiveness, cost efficiency &
evidence-based practice [JMC]
Psychotherapy Services in England (DoH,1996) [JMC]
Evidence-based mental health [JMC]
Efficacy vs effectiveness [MB]
Issues of quality, clinical governance & performance [MB] [JMC TO
CHECK PRINTING AFTER 21/5/98]
RESEARCH CONTEXT
Psychotherapy research traditions [MB]
Outcome measurement, monitoring & management [MB]
Referential measures [MB]
Problem-specific outcome measures [MB]
Rationale for the development of a CORE Outcome Battery [MB]
Rationale for the development of a CORE System [JMC]
CORE SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS
Stakeholders (1 page organisational overviews)
.. Society for Psychotherapy Research [Graeme PLEASE]
.. Counselling in Primary Care Trust [JMC]
.. Mental Health Foundation [MB]
.. Leeds Community (& teaching) Mental Health Trust [JMC]
Purchaser & provider survey [JMC]
The criteria for a CORE System [MB]
The design process of the CORE System [JMC]
The requisit for automated scanning & reporting [JMC]
CORE SYSTEM - CONTENTS & METHODS
CORE Assessment measure(s) [JMC]
CORE Outcome measure [MB]
CORE System supplements [MB]
CORE System methodology [JMC]
CORE SYSTEM-INFRASTRUCTURE
CORE pilot sites [JMC]
Practice research networks [Kerry]
Ethical considerations [Kerry]
Data protection considerations [Chris PLEASE]
CORE-SYSTEM UTILITY
User Experience(s) [Janice/Kerry]
Data utility (meta and mico levels) [MB]
CORE 2000 [MB/JMC]
Appendix
.. Journal of Mental Health Paper [MB]
.. Health Service Journal Submission [JMC]
.. The CORE Outcome Measure Manual [Chris/Janice]
The insets will take about 2 weeks in production so the next 2 weeks
will see frenetic cutting, pasting and originating work to get all
materials togather. As stated we will pass them to you all for review
as they are produced.
3. CORE SYSTEM admin/analysis/reporting DATABASE
Michael and I have met with Paul Clifford's IT man - have given him a
spec and timelines and will have an answer re progressing the
commissioning late Thursday. We will update you with more info in
CORE SYSTEM UPDATE 5 - safe to say at present it critical - closely
linked to national implementation - and in hand.
4. CONFIRMATION OF MEETING ON THE 19TH MAY
Culling all the (gratefully received) feedback from UPDATE 3 - it
appears that these are the times people can make the meeting:-
Chris: available 10.15am - 4.30pm
Frank: available: 8.00am - 12.45pm
Graeme: available 8.00am - 6.00pm
We will have enough of an agenda to fill a day and can slant CRITICAL
issues to the times when ALL are available. Can I therefore suggest
that Frank & Graeme arrive as soon as they can after 8.00am, Chris
joins for 10.15am, Frank leaves for 12.45pm and the rest of us will
plan to go on until 4.00'ish.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE RESPOND ASAP
This completes CORE UPDATE 4 - have a good Bank Holiday weekend -
UPDATE 5 will address news on delegates, binder design, CORE
Database and the CORE 'quality' survey. This will be circulated on
Friday 8th May.
John
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