Training activity information
Details
Present solutions to address a service delivery need and lead an appraisal against requirements with stakeholders
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Cost benefit analysis
- Feasibility
- Identified requirements
- Process for development
- Medical device regulation
- Integration with local systems and protocols
- Standards and guidance
- Health economics
- Available or required resources e.g. human, technological, financial and time
- Potential barrier
- Potential benefits
Reflective practice guidance
The guidance below is provided to support reflection at different time points, providing you with questions to aid you to reflect for this training activity. They are provided for guidance and should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to provide answers to each of the guidance questions listed.
Before action
- What are the key messages you want stakeholders to understand?
- Who are the key stakeholders, and what are their perspectives and priorities?
- What are the requirements against which the solutions will be appraised?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the solutions you will present?
- What insights do you hope to gain about presenting technical information to a diverse audience and facilitating a constructive appraisal process?
- What do you already know about stakeholder engagement and presentation skills?
- Will you prepare visual aids or other materials to support your presentation?
- Will you practice your delivery and anticipate potential questions or concerns from stakeholders?
- Have you discussed the appraisal process with your training officer?
In action
- During the presentation, how are you adapting your communication style to engage the stakeholders?
- What decisions are you making about the level of detail to provide?
- As you lead the appraisal, how are you managing different stakeholders’ perspectives and priorities?
- Are there any intuitive approaches you are using to facilitate discussion?
- What challenges are you encountering in ensuring all requirements are addressed in the appraisal?
- How are you adapting your approach to overcome these?
On action
- Summarise the solutions you presented and the key points of the appraisal with stakeholders.
- What did you learn about presenting technical information to stakeholders?
- How effective was your communication?
- How did you lead the appraisal process?
- What techniques did you use to facilitate discussion and gather feedback?
- Were there any unexpected reactions or perspectives from stakeholders?
- How did you handle these?
- How does the ability to present and lead discussions with stakeholders contribute to implementing healthcare technology innovation?
- What aspects of your presentation and facilitation skills could be improved?
- How will you prepare for and lead similar stakeholder meetings in the future?
- What specific actions will you take to develop your communication and leadership skills?
- What resources or support (e.g., presentation skills workshops, mentorship) would be beneficial?
Beyond action
- Have you presented other solutions to stakeholders since this DTA?
- Have you compared the appraisal process in this activity with other evaluation processes you have been involved in?
- Have you received feedback on your presentation and leadership of the appraisal?
- How has this experience influenced your presentation skills and ability to lead discussions with stakeholders?
- Have you applied the skills of presenting and facilitating appraisals in other meetings or discussions?
- Has your understanding of stakeholder engagement and the appraisal of solutions evolved?
- What communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills did you develop?
- How has this experience informed your approach to presenting and justifying potential solutions in healthcare?
- What actions will you take to further develop your presentation and facilitation skills?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 |
Outcome
Identify, analyse and critically review solutions to a service need. |
| # 3 |
Outcome
Employ and adapt communication skills to effectively engage and lead conversations with stakeholders. |