We know what goes wrong in NHS maternity care — but we keep making the same mistakes.
Bitesize training based on NHS safety investigations
& real women's experiences
AI-powered roleplay?
video experience
Inquiry after inquiry — the same failures persist.
The investigations are repeated, but the findings rarely change. Warning signs are missed. Escalation is delayed. Recommendations are made but then quietly forgotten.
The resulting human and financial cost is intolerable.
We already know what goes wrong, the learning just never reaches frontline clinicians.
Bitesize learning based on NHS safety data and real women's experiences
Upskill's mobile app delivers training as 'case studies' based on real women's experiences and real-life MNSI safety investigation reports. These are broken down into bitesize (< 10 minutes) lessons consisting of different types of training content.
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Rooted in educational best practice.
Every design decision at Upskill
is based on the science
behind how clinicians actually learn.
Spaced repetition
Learning is revisited over weeks and months, in a way that we know helps things stick.
Active recall
Clinicians answer, not just read — strengthening memory and showing where support is needed.
Real cases, told as stories
Key topics are anchored in real stories, reinforcing the human connection at the heart of maternity care.
Deliberate practice
AI-powered roleplay rehearses challenging conversations, with personalised, real-time feedback.
Reflective practice
Short, structured reflection consolidates what each case means for your own clinical practice.
Flipped classroom
Background knowledge and preparatory learning is covered in the flow of clinical work, so face-to-face days can focus on the highest value activities.
Built to support every level of the NHS maternity system.
Improve safety and& governance throughout your service.
Delivering safe services and meeting Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) compliance is a huge task.
Upskill combines quality on-the-job training with an online dashboard for simple compliance reporting and governance.
Designed as a year-round copilot for maternity safety, Upskill supports 5 of the 6 MIS Year 8 safety actions; helping you generate ongoing evidence and avoid a scramble just before the deadline.
Explore the MIS Year 8 packageBitesize training, specifically designed to fit in the flow of clinical work
Upskill was designed by NHS clinicians, for NHS clinicians.
We know the realities of frontline clinical care. Upskill exists to finally allow on-the-job training to fit alongside that — making things easier, slicker and more valuable for the frontline clinicians that maternity services rely upon.
Learn more about how we'vedesigned your training
Your experiences can change how the NHS learns.
Upskill exists to amplify the voices of women just like you, in order to make sure frontline clinicians learn from your experiences. But to do that, we need to hear from you.
If you want to be part of this change, please consider submitting a 30-second video answering one of the questions below — whichever matters most to you.
Real-world evidence of how Upskill works within the NHS.
'Saving Babies' Lives' training, mapped to the mandated curriculum but reimagined through real women's stories.
Internal escalation: MEWS and emergency response training based on real MNSI investigations.
Locally-specific safety training, based on local women's experiences of rural maternity services.
5–10 NHS Trusts in England
A multi-centre evaluation pilot of Upskill training to support the new 'Maternal Care Bundle' and evaluated through a mixed-methods protocol.
Directly supported by NHS England's Maternal Care Bundle Team.
The only way to improve maternity safety is by working together.
We've developed strong partnerships with national safety investigators, NHS trusts, innovation accelerators and funding programmes to help us catalyse the change that's needed.
