Tools & Resources

Evidence Briefs

Produced by Health Education England's (HEE) Knowledge Management team, Evidence Briefs provide an overview of evidence from published reports, peer-reviewed journals, case studies, and much more. They cover key broad topics related to workforce and education in the NHS. They provide evidence-based background and context, encourage the use of available evidence throughout a piece of work, and prompt further discussion.

The complete list of briefs are available to download below, with more being added on a regular basis.

 

Humber and North Yorkshire AHP Faculty Workforce Projects

AHP Faculties play a key role in helping shape the next generation of AHPs by coordinating activities to support their supply, education and training. The AHP Faculty model provides the infrastructure to facilitate system-wide working between health and care providers and HEIs. To help achieve the objectives HEE have invested in 24 AHP faculty ‘test beds’ across England, aligned to an STP/ICS footprint (or equivalent).

Allied Health Professional Faculties

AHP Faculties play a key role in helping shape the next generation of AHPs by coordinating activities to support their supply, education and training. The AHP Faculty model provides the infrastructure to facilitate system-wide working between health and care providers and HEIs. To help achieve the objectives HEE have invested in 24 AHP faculty ‘test beds’ across England, aligned to an STP/ICS footprint (or equivalent).

Implementation of Microsoft HoloLens for Placement Expansion

The Clinical Placement Expansion Project started at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) in March 2021. The Trusts put forward a bid to Health Education England (HEE) for involvement in developing and expanding placement capacity across Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Nursing and Midwifery by using digital solutions. The Trust have been successful in receiving the funding from HEE and the main aim of the project was to purchase four mixed reality headsets (HoloLens2).

Event Overview: Attending the National Health and Wellbeing Conference

In this overview Polly James reflects on her learning after attending the National Health and Wellbeing Conference.

"On the 8th October 2019 I was grateful to be representing HEE working across the North West at ‘The National Workplace Health and Wellbeing Conference’ aimed at outlining the latest insights currently being used by public and private sector companies, to support employers in developing high quality health and wellbeing strategies."

Critical Care’s Adaptation of “What Matters to You?” Conversations

Since its inception in Norway in 2014, “What Matters to You?” Day has grown into an international phenomenon. Two years after its launch, Scotland was the only other country in the world to join Norway in the ground-breaking initiative. Since 2016, 41 countries have embraced the day. On the 6th June 2019, Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s (WUTH) Critical Care department joined in with the conversation.

Health Literacy Awareness Training

Health Education England in collaboration with the Community Health and Learning Foundation, developed bespoke health literacy awareness training materials aimed at health library and knowledge services (LKS) staff. Selected LKS staff in the North (and across England) went through an awareness and train the trainer programme to cascade this training to LKS colleagues across the region. In total, 66 people attended the full day’s awareness training and in total 111 people attended either full training or
shorter awareness workshops.

Developing portfolio roles for GPs and sharing the lessons

Devon Doctors Ltd. provides the Integrated Urgent Care Service (IUCS) for Devon and Somerset which comprises NHS 111, the clinical assessment service and the out-of-hours GP service. Securing a sustainable workforce for Integrated Urgent Care Services is becoming harder as the pressures on the health system increase and as individuals seek a better balance between work and life.

An innovative approach to bedside handovers

Throughout 2018 the wards at Pennine Acute NHS Trust have been encouraged to adopt the process of “Bedside handovers”. Pearce (2018) describes this as communication at the bedside, giving patients a chance to ask questions and be heard.  Adopting this process has proved challenging and staff have experienced uncertainties around sharing of sensitive information, protecting privacy, how to involve patients and ultimately how to use it effectively to improve staff and patient experience.

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