Introduction - Online Zoom Workshop

The Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs) was developed over 40 years ago by Professor Pam Enderby OBE. It is a tool created and rigorously trialled/research, to enable services to collect and present clinically valid and reliable data, illustrating how services impacts the relative abilities of, and the challenges faced by, patients/clients across four key quality of life 'domains':

  •impairment

  •activity

  •participation

  •wellbeing

TOMs is quick and simple to use, taking a few minutes to complete. It is now being used for treatment planning, clinical management, audit and research. Plus, through the aggregation of data, it is a tool that enables comparisons to be made for the purposes of internal and external benchmarking.

As well as being established across the NHS and private healthcare sector, both nationally and internationslly, the TOMs is increasing seen to be a valid outcome measure for us across special education services, and now health and lifestyle-related coaching programmes.

A major update of the TOMs was completed in March 2025 and the new Handbook was published J and R Press (www.jr-press.co.uk). The latest edition comprises over 80 ‘adapted’ scales including several new scales as well as updated scales.

The updated training programme covers the principles of outcome measurement and their helpfulness, exploring the value of real-world evidence. It goes through the significance and value of using an outcome measure based on the WHO ICF, with the principles of the Therapy Outcome Measure and its psychometrics cover in detail. Examples of data analyses/reports and their implications are also covered.

A more practical, case-based learning session, in which delegates work in breakout rooms, takes place after lunch. This session is designed to cover different ‘living experience’ examples highlighting the importance of selecting the most appropriate TOMs adapted scale, to ensure the reliability of data collected and analysed, across a broad range of people, accessing your service(s).

Everyone who completes our TOMs training (face to face, or via the online module) is sent a training certificate, to add to their CPD portfolio. Perhaps as important, by completing the training you have a grounding in capturing reliable, evidence-based, real world outcome data. Consequently this training enables and supports a skill in how to measure the value and impact of services created and designed to optimise person-centred care for your patients.

The training programme

Registration 9:30 am

Start of Workshop 10 am

Approx close 4:30 pm

The morning session is an introduction to TOMs and is divided into two sessions. The day starts with a short introduction to the day, following by an overview of outcome measurement, what it is and why it is now seen as an essential feature in keeping services up to date and more person-centred. The session includes breaks for questions and discussion. Following the morning coffee break, delegates gain a fuller understanding TOMs in the context of PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) and PREMs (Patient Reported Experience Measures) before being taken through each of the four domains in detail.

The afternoon session focuses on the practical aspect of how to use the TOMs and is designed to be in breakout-based, practical session, with delegates sharing case studies they bring to the breakouts to discuss with colleagues.

Any questions that delegates have during the training are addressed during dedicated Q and A sessions throughout the day. 

By completing this training programme delegates will learn about:

  • the key drivers behind the implementation of outcome measures across SEN and Healthcare

  • the core principles behind the development of the Therapy Outcome Measure (TOM) and it use in collecting and measuring real world outcomes data on clients receiving treatments.

All delegates will receive training manual (PDF) in the price of the training. 

At the conclusion of the workshop, each participant should:

  • Be able to use the International Classification of Functioning

  • Know what to look for when choosing an outcome measure

  • Understand the principles, practicalities and necessity of using outcome measure

  • Know how to improve clinical practice using benchmarking

  • Be a confident user of the Therapy Outcome Measure

  • Offered the opportunity to access more resources as a member of the CTN

About Professor Pam Enderby

Pam Enderby is Emeritus Professor of Community Rehabilitation at the University of Sheffield. She qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1970 and combined research with clinical practice. She worked in the NHS in London and Bristol where she set up the Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit. In 1995 she moved to Sheffield to a combined NHS and University research post. She has held the positions of Head of Dept and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. She has been the Clinical Director of the South Yorkshire Comprehensive Local Research Network (09-12) and in 2012-14 was Chair of the Sheffield HealthWatch. Currently on the board of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and President Elect of the International Association Logopedics and Phoniatrics.

She is author of 14 books and published 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. Her areas of research interest include: outcome measurement, assessment, evaluation of rehabilitation and speech and language therapy.

She was awarded a Fellowship of the College of Speech Therapists, was honoured with an OBE for services to speech and language therapy in 2018.  A DSc was awarded by the University of the West of England in 2000.  In 2012 she was recipient of the Robin Tavistock award for her contribution to Aphasia research and recently (2016) presented the Bipin Bhakta distinguished scholar lecture to the Society for Research in Rehabilitation and the Princess Margaret lecture to the UK Stroke Forum.