Training and Events

Training from National Maternity Voices

National Maternity Voices offers training packages for your region, Local Maternity System or local Maternity Voices Partnership.

The training can be multidisciplinary, or designed especially for service user members or MVP chairs. It can be delivered face to face or online. This training is designed to support collaborative working and help ensure MVPs are effective as possible.

We also offer MVP chair training online open to individual MVP chairs.

Testimonials:

“I’d thoroughly recommend it to all”

“What a brilliant session….I needed it when I started and I’m so thankful for it now”

“We now have much needed clarity on our roles and responsibilities”

See our MVP training page for more information.

Events

NMV co-produces events and webinars for MVP chairs, service user representatives and staff with NHS England. We can provide speakers and facilitators for events and conferences.

Mentoring service

Current and former MVP service user chairs and experienced service user representatives have undertaken mentor training with NHS England. The mentors nurture and develop new (and more experienced) MVP chairs and service user representatives.

Further Training Resources

NHS England works with a large number of Patient and Public Voice (PPV) partners. Their training offer includes Learning for NHS England PPV partners and staff working with partners (non-accredited courses and Learning for patients and the public (accredited courses).

e-learning for Healthcare has designed this free Cultural Competence tool  to support clinicians and professionals, many of whom may be MVP members. It provides a resource of information and opportunities for professionals to reflect and review their own understanding and practice.

NCT  created free resources for MVPs to use:

NCT VOICES priority setting and workplan exercise

NCT VOICES working with MSLCs and Maternity Voices Partnerships – an assessment tool to assess progress and plan next steps

NHS Smart Guides to Engagement series for everyone working in or with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The guides have been written by experts to provide straightforward advice on all aspects of patient and public engagement in an easily digested format. www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/smart-guides

CASP offers critical appraisal skills training workshops and tools to help people read and check health research for trustworthiness, results and relevance. https://casp-uk.net/  

DISCERN a validated methodology to assess the quality of written information on care or treatment choices. It can also be used as a training tool for health professionals to improve communication and shared decision making www.discern.org.uk/