Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Invests In Online Clinical Skills Training Solution
Elsevier Clinical Skills
will help improve consistency of clinical practice and manage professional
training
London, October 24, 2013
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is providing its
healthcare professionals with access to a new, interactive online training solution
from Elsevier that enables staff to improve patient care and record their
annual learning.
The Trust has implemented the Elsevier Clinical Skills online training tool following a needs
analysis carried out after the Francis Report. The analysis recognised the
demand for clinical skills teaching, ongoing competency assessment and a
requirement for trust-wide education programs following any serious untoward
incident.
The solution provides more than 3,000 healthcare professionals – medical
students, healthcare students, qualified staff and healthcare assistants –
access to training modules covering an extensive range of practical and
communication skills. Each skill module consists of an overview, equipment
listing, demonstration video or animation, competency checklist and self-test
option. Once completed, competency then requires sign off in practice.
"Elsevier Clinical Skills not only supplements our existing training
programme, but also creates an ethos whereby learning becomes something that
happens continuously in the workplace," said Val Dimmock, Simulation and
Clinical Skills Facilitator at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust. "Whether staff are returning to work after a period of time or simply
need to refresh or add to their skills, they now have easily accessible,
interactive, learning modules on the ward to meet immediate patient needs".
In addition, clinical skills leads, trainers and ward managers have the
ability to assign skills to specific user groups, track usage and analyse
results. Meanwhile the tool's customisable functionality means that existing
skills can be modified by administrators in line with specific training goals
or to support staff and organisational needs such as CQUIN targets or local
trust policies.
"Our organisation is becoming increasingly paperless, so moving
training out of the classroom and onto the ward not only provides benefits for
staff who need a more practical approach but is also in line with our vision of
becoming a more modern hospital," Val Dimmock said. "At an institution level, this
tool offers the opportunity to improve clinical governance through the ability
to rollout trust-wide education programs, whilst the ability to track training
contributes to compliance and CQC requirements for both soft and hard
intelligence and data."
The Trust expects to see a significant return on investment as a result
of a fewer face-to-face training hours and improved staff productivity. "For
patients, the benefit is simply safer, higher quality care from a competent and
confident workforce," Val Dimmock said.
"Having previously worked in the NHS for 20 years, I am confident
that Elsevier Clinical Skills is a unique product in supporting training
delivery, outcome evaluation and compliance in a single, customisable
solution," said Clare Green, e-Product Manager, Elsevier. "Homerton has a
reputation for high standards in education and learning and this partnership
should enable their strategic objectives of high quality service provision
alongside continuous staff and organisational development."
To see how Homerton is using Clinical
Skills to address the recommendations of the Francis Report, go to http://youtu.be/nAcauBY-xMY.
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About Homerton University NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton is an innovative
and friendly Foundation Trust based in the east London Borough of Hackney. The
Trust provides general hospital and community services to Hackney and the
City of London, and specialist care in obstetrics, neonatology, fetal
medicine, fertility, bariatric surgery and neurorehabilitation across east
London and beyond.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape human knowledge, and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific knowledge. Today, we’re committed to bringing that rigor to a new generation of platforms. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. www.elsevier.com
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