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From 2012-14 we worked with the Higher Education Academy on a project to identify and disseminate curriculum innovations currently in practice across the UK in nursing, midwifery and AHP education. The project’s first year focused on scoping and identifying innovations, using a student journey to provide a framework to which innovation could be mapped. HEIs from across the four nations submitted case studies detailing examples of innovation in teaching and learning that are now available for all to access.

Module with academic credit for extracurricular activity

Birmingham City University

The innovation falls into the final year of undergraduate study and is an optional module open to all Nurses/Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). It provides additional credit beyond 360 required for BSc (Hons). However, it also has the potential to be a university-wide module that may be undertaken by any undergraduate student in […]

Practice education support for students with disabilities

University of Stirling

The University of Stirling’s innovative practice education support model liberates students with disabilities to become competent practitioners and achieve their potential as nurses. It was introduced to enrich and ease learning for students and mentors while ensuring patient safety. Our innovative Disability Disclosure and Agreement of Reasonable Adjustments in Practice (DDARAP) model supports nursing […]

Children as service users in recruitment

University of Hertfordshire

Children as service users are involved in the recruitment and selection of student children’s nurses. A working party is held with children aged 8 – 11 years old to discuss the process and for the children to devise questions which are important to them. On selection days the children come to the university and […]

Weblog for international online distance MSc

University of Dundee

Programme leaders of our International on-line distance learning MSc Global Health and Wellbeing Programme have developed a ‘Wordpress’ weblog for use primarily by students currently participating in the programme and staff from the range of colleges involved in programme delivery. Additionally, access is given to other members of University staff who have interests in […]

Flipped classroom approach to public health

Northumbria University

A second year undergraduate inter-professional health care module at level 5 and level 6 has adopted the flipped classroom approach in order to deliver high density theoretical content over a strict time frame. Whilst the traditional approach is of delivering face-to-face lectures and seminars followed by self directed study to apply what has been […]

Virtuar e-learning in moving and handling

Birmingham City University

Virtuar is a web-based e-learning programme that delivers the theory of safe moving and handling to users through an engaging, interactive interface and state-of-the-art graphics. Virtuar utilises state-of-the-art 3D graphics and was created using advanced haptic suit technology to ensure students have the best possible theoretical understanding of moving and handling technique, legislation and […]

Simulation labs to promote PBL and clinical decision making

University of Stirling

The presence of pre-morbid signs in patients who go on to suffer cardiac arrest are well documented along with poor survival to hospital discharge. Nurses at the forefront of care delivery are in a position to influence either positively or negatively. However many student nurses may lack confidence and knowledge in care of deteriorating […]

Virtual learning environment promoting PBL and clinical decision making

University of Stirling

It is acknowledged that many practitioners display anxiety and lack confidence which may affect competence in dealing with acutely ill patients. Early Recognition using the ABCDE approach has been developed in an attempt to promote better understanding of warning signs and interventions in patients who are at risk of deterioration from impending or established […]

Virtual reality to improve acute recognition skills

University of Stirling

Led and managed a team of University of Stirling academics as part of a consortia approach to develop an Immersive Virtual Reality resource to address the Failure to Rescue agenda across the UK NHS. Consortia included Skills2Learn (IVR developer), Cengage publishing and countrywide medical (e-learning provider). Total cost of the project (£120,000). The course […]

Report assignment for safety module

University of Hull

Developing and implementing a 4000 word report-style assignment for the Level 6 Module ‘The Management of Safety and Risk in Healthcare’. It includes an anecdotal account of a situation as well as critical analysis of the issues concerned with an action plan for improvement. Although it is designed to be a ‘working’ report it […]