• Appraisal and continuous professional development are particularly important in a network to ensure that staff are adhering to standards and to identify and address training needs.
• It can be helpful for some appraisals to be performed by staff from a different site to facilitate integration and prevent staff becoming too inward looking.
• Where training needs are identified, time and any travel costs must be considered essential.

“It’s good to get out sometimes and do an external course – it stops you getting too internally focused and you find out what other people’s issues are.”