It has been an interesting and busy year for simulation across Scotland. Simulation activity is continuing to develop and thrive! We across Scotland are renowned nationally (UK) and internationally for our innovative and creative approach to utilising simulation to improve, enhance and deliver safe effective health and social care. The CSMEN team is part of a four nations approach exploring sustainability, embedding human factors in simulation activities and striving to always consider best use of all resources, people, the environment and funding.
The CSMEN Team would like to take this opportunity to thank and wish all of our simulation network, collaborators and educators a Merry Christmas. We are sharing some of our highlights from 2024!
CSMEN Courses 2024
We continue to support simulation training across Scotland by facilitating training on the Mobile Skills Unit and supporting the Medical Simulation Training programmes.
Medical Simulation Courses
2024 has been a great year for Medical Simulation Training across Scotland. An increasing number of courses have been developed to promote inter-professional training with attendees from different medical specialties, as well as nurses, paramedics and AHPs.
We attended the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) conference and presented our poster; Implementation of a National Specialty-specific Simulation
Training Programme for Medical Trainees (The Journey). Russell Allan was given the awards for best oral presentation and best workshop based on his work with the national internal medicine training simulation programme.
Impact of Medical Simulation Training
- 99% of trainees would recommend their course
- The course overall average score was 4.76/5 (where 1 = poor and 5 = very good)
- The likelihood of making changes to my practice following this course was 4.42/5 (where 1 = extremely unlikely, 5 = extremely likely).
Mobile Skills Unit Update
2024 has been a fantastic year for the Mobile Skills Unit. *1113 participants received training including over 730 NHS staff across 147 training sessions. We were also pleased to visit 9 new sites!
*Still awaiting statistics from some venues.
Key events included:
- Six Faculty Development courses were held on the Mobile Skills Unit including one in Barra and an Optometry specific course in Inverness.
- In collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian the Mobile Skills Unit visited Rubislaw Park Care Home for it’s first visit to a care home in Scotland. This work was a finalist at the Scottish Care Awards in November.
- Earlier this month more clinical skills training for social care staff took place at Erskine Veterans Village in Bishopton.
- A multi-agency major incident simulation in Glasgow which involved more than one hundred emergency service personnel.
- psychiatry simulation courses were delivered in Benbecula and Stornoway.
- Visits to three Scottish rugby sites for pre-hospital pitch side care training.
- We shared the work of CSMEN and showcased the Mobile Skills Unit at conferences including ICN NP/APN Network Conference and ASPiH conference.
Impact of MSU
- 99% of people rated training delivered on MSU as excellent (94%) or good (5%)
- 99% of people rated the MSU facility as excellent (91%) or good (8%)
- 100% said training on the MSU was of benefit to them
- 90% said the MSU provided training that otherwise they would not have access to locally.
Interested in booking the Mobile Skills Unit for your area or attending the Mobile Skills Unit Faculty Development course? All the information can be found on the Mobiles Skills Unit pages of the CSMEN website.
Resources
- CSMEN launched a Simulation Toolbox. This resource is designed to enhance the quality and delivery of simulation-based education.
- The Simulation Resources in Scotland page has been updated to include a report, map, equipment table and course list. The interactive database of simulation equipment encourages the sharing of resources for greater sustainability.
- The Intravenous Medicines Administration resource has been reviewed and updated. This and other online learning programmes are available on TURAS for all health and social care staff.
New books!
CSMEN Clinical Lead Catie Paton is co- editor of two books released this year ‘Human factors for Healthcare: A Guide for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals and Simulation-Based Education: A Practical Approach for Health and Care Educators.
Journal articles
It is exciting to have two Scottish articles with contributions from some of our Sim Leads as part of the latest podcast hosted by Victoria Brazil – have a listen: 196 Simulcast Journal Club December 2024 - Simulcast
And links to the articles:
Development and validation of the theatre team tool (TTT): A clinical debriefing tool for multidisciplinary theatre teams - Emma C. Phillips, Edward Mellanby, Victoria R. Tallentire
Exploring the Meta-debrief: Developing a Toolbox for Debriefing the Debrief - Prashant Kumar 1, Kathleen Collins, Nathan Oliver, Rowan Duys, Jocelyn Frances Park-Ross, Catherine Paton, Colette Laws-Chapman, Walter Eppich, Neil McGowan
Interprofessional Education Survey
NHS Scotland Academy and CSMEN ran a survey scoping how interprofessional education (IPE) involving staff, trainees and/or students learning interactively with, from and about each other is happening in health and social care in Scotland. Thanks to all those who completed the survey. The responses will be used to determine what support, or resources would help the development of IPE. Look out for the survey findings in the New Year!