Scaling on-the-job training for safer maternity care everywhere
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THE BIG PICTURE
Every 7 seconds a mother or newborn baby dies
These deaths are largely preventable through quality training
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CHALLENGES IN OUR NHS
Maternal mortality is the highest it has been in 20 years
Scaling better training across all maternity services is a national priority
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To make quality training available in maternity services, everywhere.
OUR VISION
For all women and babies to receive safe, quality healthcare.
That is only possible if we have the right number of health workers, with the right training, to provide quality care when it's needed.
That is only possible if we have the right number of health workers, with the right training, to provide quality care when it's needed.
OUR APPROACH
Quality training is essential, but traditional approaches are hard to deliver at scale.
Founded by NHS clinicians, Upskill is using technology to scale access to quality, on-the-job training for the maternity workforce, everywhere.
Founded by NHS clinicians, Upskill is using technology to scale access to quality, on-the-job training for the maternity workforce, everywhere.
OUR APPROACH
Designed by NHS clinicians
for NHS clinicians
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Human-Centred Design
We work closely with NHS midwives and patients to understand the real challenges and barriers to scaling on-the-job training, before designing new approaches that can deliver quality training at scale.
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Collaborative Iteration
We then rapidly prototype and iterate our designs with users, patients and other stakeholders, whilst helping clinical staff gain confidence using our technology. We then build out our final digital training solutions for delivery
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Research Evaluation
Once 'live', we will continue to support NHS educators throughout implementation and begin to evaluate engagement and efficacy of the solutions through a robust, mixed methods research study
our FOCUS
Transforming
NHS maternity services through training
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING
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A National Priority
NHS England has committed to halving maternal & neonatal deaths by 2030 in a bold maternity strategy.
Strengthening the NHS workforce is one of four key priorities.
Strengthening the NHS workforce is one of four key priorities.
A New Curriculum
A new curriculum for on-the-job training in maternity services was published in 2023.
NHS trusts now need to deliver more training, to more staff than ever.
NHS trusts now need to deliver more training, to more staff than ever.
Investing in Skills
National reports have repeatedly emphasised the importance of maintaining a skilled maternity workforce.
For training to be effective, it needs to focus on ensuring staff have key clinical skills.
For training to be effective, it needs to focus on ensuring staff have key clinical skills.
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Simulation Training
Face-to-face simulation is frequently the ideal training method, but resource intensive & hard to scale.
We need new ways to deliver frequent and effective simulation training.
We need new ways to deliver frequent and effective simulation training.
OUR SOLUTION
Virtual simulation training
in the flow of clinical work
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OUR PILOT PROGRAMME
An innovative approach to scale simulation training in NHS maternity services
Scaling simulation training
in NHS maternity services
Join the movement
We're on a mission to train at scale.
We're building partnerships with like-minded organisations in the NHS and internationally.
If you're passionate about scaling access to maternity training, we want to work with you.
We're building partnerships with like-minded organisations in the NHS and internationally.
If you're passionate about scaling access to maternity training, we want to work with you.
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