Manchester Metropolitan University

Since 2002 NHS North-West has provided support workers with the opportunity to undertake assistant practitioner training subject to available posts and success in the selection procedures. Although 25-30% of support workers identify as BME, their representation on the Trainee Assistant Practitioner programme is less than 2%.

The current pilot “Evaluating the capability of an electronic system to create a robust LNA tool”, is the third strand of the Learning Needs Analysis Framework (LNAF) project commenced in September 2011, undertaken on behalf of Greater Manchester Health Innovation and Education Cluster (GMHIEC), to support all Trusts through the learning needs analysis process.