medicines management e-learning package kerry watts lead nurse for medicines management
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Outline of Presentation• Overview of Northumbria• Medicines Management training- how it began• e-Learning the way forward• Developing the package• Launching and rolling out the package• Successes and difficulties• Plans for the future
Medicines Management training – how it began…
• HMMC• Team established• Sessions delivered• Accepted as part of the mandatory training
programme• …One Lead Nurse, 6000 staff, 30 mins and
5531sq/kms!
e-Learning – the way forward• Team discussed initial ideas for package
– All staff needed to be able to access it– Needs to be tailored to the staff group– Ability to assess understanding and record this– Make reference to Northumbria Policies– Provide assurance to satisfy NHSLA level 3
requirements
• Funding was secured - Bid• Identification of a company –tender process
Developing the package• The team plus Training Dept and IT• Identified that 4000 of the 6000 staff would complete the
package• Material produced
– Six modules– Covering general aspects and specifics – prescribing and
administration– Inclusion of policies and other relevant documents
• Worked with Bourne Training – pilot program• Trialled by members from each identified staff group• Jan 07 – May 07
Launching the Programme• May 07 program released for use in controlled
area – pharmacy• Few technical problems• August 07 – Trustwide• Support from Trust Board• Communications department – dissemination
plan– Staff– managers
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Difficulties• Initial technical difficulties• Informal feedback
– Inability to mark progress through the module– Unable to save progress once started the
module– Highlighted some computer literacy issues
• Larger question bank
Plans for the future• Ability to save and mark progress through
modules• Update questions and some of the content• Larger question bank• In built database• Access via internet
– Further e-Learning programmes for junior docs including medicines management related topics
Summary• Identified a need for medicines management
training• Face to face option – unsuccessful• e-learning – successful• Experienced some difficulties – not
insurmountable• Encourage you to go on and develop similar
ways of delivering medicines management training in your Trusts