1. Local Commissioning Advocates
Commissioning in context
Course overview
Supported by UCB Pharma through an educational grant.
UCB has no editorial control on the contents.
© Copyright Epilepsy Action 2012

2. Purpose
For participants to develop/increase your
understanding of:
• The needs and concerns of people with epilepsy.
• Commissioning and how local voluntary and
community groups and other patient and public
groups complement each other.
• Ways to communicate effectively, using
negotiating and persuasive communication skills.

3. Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you should be able to:
• Communicate with confidence about the
needs of people with epilepsy.
• Have a good working knowledge of other
long- term and/or neurological conditions that
are similar to, or often co-exist with epilepsy.
• Demonstrate understanding of the structures
of the new NHS, particularly with reference to
commissioning.

4. Learning outcomes
• Describe the complementary roles and
functions of local voluntary and community
groups and other patient and public groups.
• Identify practical ways you can influence
commissioning to improve outcomes for
people with epilepsy.
• Show evidence of persuasive communication
in oral or written communication.

5. Four steps
There are four steps to achieve the outcomes:

6. Step 1
Understanding commissioning in the new
NHS
• Group learning – face to face
• Follow-up and development – individual
e-learning with group sharing on the e-forum
(the Learning Exchange)

7. Step 2
Understanding epilepsy and other long-
term/neurological conditions and how to
get the message across
• Group learning – face to face
• Follow-up and embedding – individual e-
learning with group sharing on the Learning
Exchange

8. Step 3
Practical ways of influencing
• Group learning – webinar
• Follow-up and development – individual
e-learning with group sharing on the Learning
Exchange

9. Step 4
Personal action plan
• Individual assignment- with group support on
the Learning Exchange

10. Dates
Experiential Group Learning (EGL) 1 14 Jan
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) 1 16-31 Jan
Experiential Group Learning (EGL) 2 18 Feb
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) 2 20-28 Feb
Experiential Group Learning (IEL) 3 TBA
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) 3 TBA

11. EGL 1 Timings for today
Start 10.00
Morning break 11.05
Lunch 13.00
Afternoon break 15.15
Finish 16.30

12. Group learning agreement
• Respect each other
• Build trust
• Respect confidentiality
• Encourage each other
• Give everyone a chance to speak
• Be responsible for getting your needs met
• Be willing to experiment

13. Local Commissioning Advocates
Commissioning in context
Course overview
Supported by UCB Pharma through an educational grant.
UCB has no editorial control on the contents.
© Copyright Epilepsy Action 2012