DEMOS Project - Deaf People's Access to Nurse Education Project

Resources : Deaf People's Access to Nurse Education

Clear Accountability

Accountability for the delivery of the project lies with the project leader (i.e. myself) and financial accountability rests with the Director of Mental Health Education, Sandra Beswick. The steering group is accountable to the project in so far as they are expected to provide support, creative ideas, and guidance for the project leader.

As stated above the steering group has dwindled to a small core, however, this core is extremely committed to the project and are able to fulfill their objectives. When the group was in the process of becoming smaller there was a dilemma of whose responsibility is was to encourage the members to attend. As project leader, I felt that badgering people for support was not a useful mechanism nor did it support my role and I preferred to wait to see what core group arose from the larger group to then see if my support requirements could be met. At the moment this situation is fine, we are meeting as a group on a monthly basis. The group receives an update on the project; discuss any outstanding issues and then focus on developments such as the 2004 conference to disseminate the findings from the project.

Accountability for finance did pose some issues initially though these have been resolved. As project lead, personal tutor and base group facilitator to 30 students both deaf and hearing, accountability is an issue. Pressure comes from all sides, am I doing the best for the project? Am I a good personal tutor to my students? Am I a lecturer that is developing new and innovative learning strategies to provide a quality learning environment? To answer yes to all these questions simultaneously would be difficult, but to ask 'has the project has provided access to nursing for BSL users and will it change the face of nursing in the future?' The answer is yes.

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