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The National Register of Self-Management (NRSM)
The National Register of Self-Management (NRSM) is a national listing of volunteers and professionals who are part of the self-management community across England. It includes all tutors, assessors, lead trainers, trainers of assessors and T-Trainers who are delivering self-management courses or training tutors to deliver courses to people living with long-term health conditions.
As part of the Department of Health’s licence from Stanford University it must demonstrate that it is only using accredited tutors, trainers and assessors to deliver self-management courses to people living with long term health conditions across England.
The NRSM was created, as way of verifying a tutors qualifications and accreditation status ensuring with confidence, that people with long term health conditions and carers are only offered courses run by fully accredited tutors.
The Expert Patient Community Interest Company (EPP CIC) manages the National Register of Self-Management. This does not mean that everyone in EPPCIC has access to all the information held on the database. The NRSM is held completely separately from any internal EPPCIC databases, and is not accessible to anyone outside the NRSM Team.
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Are you a tutor, Lead Trainer of Assessor? If you would like to add your details to the NRSM click on the box below. If you manage tutors in a PCT or organisation and would like to add all your tutors to the register please contact admin@selfmanagement.co.uk
Need to know more?
Click on the links below for more information about the National Register. If you would like to talk to one of the team please call: 0333 344 1800
What is the NRSM?
How did the NRSM come about?
Who runs the NRSM?
Is my personal information safe?
What will happen to my information?
How will I find out about other delivery opportunities?
How can I find a tutor to deliver a course?
How do I get hold of manuals?
How much does it cost to join the NRSM?
What are the benefits to tutors of joining?
What are Learning Credits?
Do I have to join the NRSM?
Will I get lots of rubbish from the NRSM?
What is the NRSM?
The National Register of Self-Management (NRSM) is a new national listing of volunteers and professionals who are part of the self-management community across England. It includes all tutors, assessors, lead trainers, trainers of assessors and T-Trainers who are delivering self-management courses or training tutors to deliver courses to people living with long-term health conditions.
How did the NRSM come about?
As part of the Department of Health’s license from Stanford University it must demonstrate that it is only using accredited tutors, trainers and assessors to deliver self-management courses to people living with long term health conditions across England.
In 2007 the Department of Health (DH) created the Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company (EPPCIC) and transferred responsibility for the maintenance of all DH EPP products to EPPCIC. In 2009 a Service Level Agreement (SLA) was signed between the DH and EPPCIC, below are some of the key points:
- The responsibility for managing quality control rests with EPPCIC
- EPPCIC must ensure that CDSMP and derivatives are only delivered by accredited tutors
- As part of their quality responsibilities EPPCIC were asked to establish and maintain a register of all accredited tutors who have been assessed as competent to deliver CDSMP and derivatives (i.e. accredited)
In response to the SLA requirement to establish a register of accredited tutors, the NRSM was created, as way of verifying a tutors qualifications and accreditation status.
EPP CIC are required to state, with confidence, that patients in England living with long term health conditions are only offered courses run by fully accredited tutors, and the NRSM is the way they demonstrate that that is happening.
Who runs the NRSM?
EPPCIC manages the National Register of Self-Management. This does not mean that everyone in EPPCIC has access to all the information held on the database.
The NRSM is held completely separately from any internal EPPCIC databases, and is not accessible to anyone outside the NRSM Team:
- Anne Higgins provides administration support anne.higgins@eppcic.co.uk
The team are responsible for maintaining the register, developing products and services for members and editing www.selfmanagement.co.uk
Is my personal information safe?
Yes. The information held on the register will only be able to be accessed by National Register of Self-Management administrative staff. Organisations will only be able to confirm the accreditation status of individuals on the register and will not be given access to any personal data. The only data supplied to licenced organisations will be accreditation status.
The small print: All information will be held in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and we will not release any personal information to third parties. The Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company is registered as a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purpose of processing personal data in the performance of its legitimate business. Any information held by EPPCIC will be processed in compliance with the principles set out in the Act and not given to any third party, without prior consent.
What does all this mean? That you can be confident that any personal information you give to the register staff will be protected. We will not give out you name, address, or any contact details to anyone, unless you tell us we can. When you fill in the registration form you will be asked if you want PCTs and other organisations to be able to contact you about possible opportunities to deliver courses for them. Only if you say yes to this question will we put you in touch with that organisation.
What will happen to my information?
All your information will be held on a database, which is accessed via a web interface. This just means that eventually (when the website is fully developed) you will be able to login to www.selfmanagement.co.uk,with your own secure username and password, and see the information that is held about you. You will be able to update and change some of the data, like your address, email address or telephone number. You will also be able to change your login information.
It will be important that you regularly login and check this information, as it will be these details that we will use to contact you.
How will I find out about other delivery opportunities?
If you have indicated on the registration form that you would like to be contacted by other organisations and PCT’s than the one you normally work for, about delivery opportunities, then you may be contacted by one of the NRSM team who will explain the details of the course and ask you if you wish to be considered. You will then be given the relevant contact information for you to get in touch with the EPP lead at the organisation or PCT. You will not be contacted directly by the organisation as this would mean that we would have to give out your personal information.
Alternatively, some tutors may wish to promote their experience and qualifications to PCTs and other organisations looking for tutors, to run particular courses or in particular areas. In that case tutors will be able to choose to allow some of their information, such as name, qualifications and email address, to be displayed directly to member organisations searching online for available tutors.
How can I find a tutor to deliver a course?
If you are looking for tutors or assessors to deliver a particular course, you can use the register to find available, qualified tutors in your area. Click on this link to go directly to an enquiry form : Find a Tutor form. You can also find this form under the National Register of Self-Management menu link.
How do I get hold of manuals?
EPPCIC are responsible for ensuring that CDSMP manuals and materials are available to all licensed organisation and accredited registered tutors across England. Organisations can obtain PDFs - printable electronic editions of many of the course handbooks and manuals. These PDF’s cost £50.00 each. Once an organisation has the PDF version they can print as many copies as they require, which is a more economical way of providing tutors with the manuals they need.
To buy a PDF of any of the manuals go to the Course manuals link under Resources or open the order form
The small print: There are certain conditions for organisations to get access to the electronic PDF copies:
- An organisation must ensure that all tutors and trainers used to deliver the EPP are accredited
- It is a requirement that all tutors are registered on the NRSM
- They must participate in a yearly audit of Expert Patients Programme Activity
- Agree not to adapt, change or alter the content in any way
- Must only use the programme for their own use and not to pass it on to other organisations
There are other commercial organisations that sell printed copies of the manuals.
How much does it cost to join the NRSM?
Nothing. Nada. It is free to add your details to the NRSM. Tutors can add their names to the register completely free and organisations can add their total tutor bank – with no cost at all.
What are the benefits to tutors of joining?
When someone joins the National Register of Self-Management they become part of a national network of tutors, assessors, lead trainers, T Trainers and other interested professionals, all committed to furthering the cause of self-management across England.
As a member of the NRSM, you can:
- Receive updates on best practice and course amendments
- Access downloadable learning resources
- Receive our bi-monthly newsletter: Self-Management Today
- Use the register to increase your opportunities to deliver courses and widen your experience
- Find out about regional, national and international networking opportunities
- Develop a personal passport to practice– a record of achievement in training and delivery
- Keep up to date with best practice through training opportunities, conferences and events
- Have your expertise recognised through the Open College Network Credit 4 Learning and receive learning credits (equivalent to A level or NVQ3 study)
What are Learning Credits?
Learning Credits are a way of measuring and valuing your learning. They are nationally recognised and accepted as means of entry into employment and further learning with further and/or higher education.
Accredited tutors trained to deliver EPP courses in England can now be accredited with 15 credits which is the equivalent to A’ level or NVQ Level 3 achievement. For more information on The Open College Network go to www.ocnotc.com .
Am I eligible? If you are trained and accredited as a Tutor for an Expert Patient Programme Course in England then you are eligible to apply for Learning Credits. Even if your accreditation has lapsed, you can still be awarded credits. However, we do stipulate that all applicants must be on The National Register of Self-Management.
What Evidence will I need to provide? We need to know who trained you and who accredited you, when and how long ago. We may ask you to provide physical evidence of your accreditation so that we can a) verify your information and b) prove to the OCN Credit 4 Learning, during their auditing process, that we are only giving credits to people that have been properly accredited.
How do I apply for credits? If you are interested in applying open the Learning Credits Application Form and print it out. When you have completed the form, return it to:
The National Register of Self-Management
Ground Floor, Rutherford House
Warrington Road
Warrington
WA3 6ZH.
Telephone number: 0333 344 1800
Email address: admin@selfmanagement.co.uk
Do I have to join the NRSM?
No, it is not compulsory to join the NRSM. However, as one of the main purposes of the register is to be able to reassure patients that they will only be offered self-management courses run by fully accredited tutors, or tutors in training to become accredited, it is vitally important that there is one central place where this information is kept, and verified. Some organisations will only use tutors on the NRSM to deliver courses.
Only members of the NRSM will receive notifications or updates and changes to course materials, and organisation wishing to purchase PDF copies of manuals must ensure all their tutors are on the Register.
Will I get a load of rubbish from the NRSM?
No. You will receive the emailed newsletter – Self-Management Today once every two months. Occasionally we may send a ‘special edition’, but we will only ever send you news, information or guidance that is directly relevant to your role as a self-management trainer.
We will never sell, disclose or otherwise give access to your contact details to any other organisation, unless you have previously given your permission. You will not receive sales, promotional or ‘junk mail’ via the NRSM.