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Tool 8 – Infrastructure and resource matrix
Why you should use this tool
This tool will help you to assess the readiness of your organisation’s infrastructure to implement an action plan. The matrix should help you to plot gaps in resource availability.
When to use this tool
Whilst taking stock of your baseline resources in the preliminary stages of evolving an action plan for a new initiative such as supporting self care among patients.
What to doUsing the table overleaf, plot your PCT/practice/care agency resources by ticking where there are identified resources available and making a cross where there are none. |
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Time:approximately 1 hour with additional time to talk to the relevant people in your PCT/practice/care agency to help you fill in any gaps. |
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How it works (insight)
Identifying gaps in infrastructure or resources enables you to begin to build an action plan of the next steps in your journey towards supporting self care as an organisation.
What to do next
Feed the completed table into the action planning process.
For more information on this tool, please click on Tool 8.
Infrastructure and resource matrix table
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| Infrastructure |  |
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| Education policy has reference to self care and self care support | |||||||||
| Education/training budget for supporting self care | |||||||||
| Training needs analysis process | |||||||||
| Induction programme for new staff | |||||||||
| Library facilities – staff/patients | |||||||||
| Literature for supporting self care (relevant languages) | |||||||||
| Health promotional aids (visual, audio) | |||||||||
| Communication system for consistent approach by PCT/practice/care agency team | |||||||||
| Protected time for starting/doing new initiatives | |||||||||
| Risk–management processes | |||||||||
| Partnership learning with another PCT/practice/ care agency | |||||||||
| Other | |||||||||
Please note that all columns will be appropriate for each aspect of infrastructure.