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  1. Contributing to the individual Ideas Wall for each of the six topic areas below. Please add any thoughts or comments to the quick links below:

2. Submitting case studies of work or experiences that address the six areas above, by considering: What is working well? What needs to change? What should we think about for the future?

3. Answering our benchmarking survey - If you don't have a case study but would like to share an idea, comment, suggestion or any other feedback about these six themes, please add a post it note to our Ideas Wall each theme has its own wall for you to share your thoughts on.

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  1. Contributing to the individual Ideas Wall for each of the six topic areas below. Please add any thoughts or comments to the quick links below:

2. Submitting case studies of work or experiences that address the six areas above, by considering: What is working well? What needs to change? What should we think about for the future?

3. Answering our benchmarking survey - If you don't have a case study but would like to share an idea, comment, suggestion or any other feedback about these six themes, please add a post it note to our Ideas Wall each theme has its own wall for you to share your thoughts on.

4. Sharing this page on social media or with your colleagues in health and social care.

Submitting your case study

Please tell us which topic and focus area your case study relates to:

  1. Experience and development of the specialist workforce and preparation for roles.
  2. Data capture and use in nursing and midwifery practice:  how is data used now and how should it be used in the future. 
  3. Changing the practice of nurses and midwives through use of data and technology and addressing barriers.
  4. Digitally enabling and upskilling the whole nursing and midwifery workforce.
  5. Enhancing person centred practice through use of data, information and technology.
  6. Experience and use of genomics in nursing and midwifery practice.

Please consider using the following titles in your case study - this will help us in analysing your feedback for our interim report.

  • What is working well?
  • What needs to change?
  • What should we think about for the future?
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  • Remote monitoring to support rapid assessment of vulnerable care home residents

    by Adam Remmer , over 1 year ago

    Background of change and intervention

    Before the pandemic, services in South Tyneside and Sunderland were already adopting digital technology to improve the monitoring of care home residents across the area. During the pandemic, the potential of these digital solutions to empower care home staff to spot the early signs of deterioration and communicate observations across organisations has been widely acknowledged. This case study explores how adoption of these approaches has been further cemented in Sunderland.

    Learning and advice to be shared

    The local deployment of remote monitoring technology has been integrated within clinical practice. In particular, it has been aligned... Continue reading

  • Digital monitoring of patients during the pandemic

    by Adam Remmer , over 1 year ago

    Stocker R, Russell S, Liddle J, et al

    Experiences of a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) intervention in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

    BMJ Open 2021;11:e045469. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045469


  • Short training videos to improve practices in Midwifery

    by Nikki McNulty, over 1 year ago

    Changing the practice of nurses and midwives through use of data and technology and addressing barriers.


    Front line workers do not always have time to read emails, especially when on shift. We have a closed staff Facebook Page and dedicated MS Teams channel for non social media staff users.

    When an area of improvement is identified the Digital Midwifery team and Midwifery Practice Facilitators work together to create short training videos for all staff groups.

    Here is an example:

    We wanted to improve the Hand Hygiene Audit. We filmed a Midwife caring for a Pregnant woman (Volunteered Support Worker) and... Continue reading

  • Loan service of Tablets for women using our maternity services who would not otherwise have devices to access the ePHR.

    by Nikki McNulty, over 1 year ago

    Changing the practice of nurses and midwives through use of data and technology and addressing barriers

    Enhancing person centred practice through use of data, information and technology.

    UHCW Maternity was successful in securing monies for the UTF to purchase 50 ipads for the Digital Midwifery team to own and loan out Ipads which have been set up specifically for pregnant women with the relevant web pages and apps.


    This will ensure equitable access to information to support choice and personalisation, easy access to contact details of staff, departments and support groups, appointments dates and times or their clinical care record... Continue reading

  • Is there a role for digital technologies in learning disability Assessment and Treatment units?

    by @JessicaLDNurse, over 1 year ago

    The below link will take you to the National Learning Disability Nursing Forum where Jessica Lister- Consutant Nurse Learning Disabilities shares her opinion on the need to modernise Learning Disability provisions and considers the benefits digital technologies could offer in making reasonable adjustments and meeting individuals specialist needs in a person centered way.


    Is there a role for digital technologies in ATUs? — Learning Disability Nurses' Forum

  • Elsie's Story: How genomics can transform life before birth

    by Donna Marie Kirwan, over 1 year ago

    This real life story is about a young family I recruited to the ground-breaking proof of concept 100,000 Genomes Project four years ago, and how through genomic sequencing, they were able to find out a genetic cause for their firstborn Elsie, who tragically died and how through genomics they were able to avoid further harm in future pregnancies. This story has been retold in a number of conferences and webinars such as "Niche to Necessity: Genomics in Routine Care" (webinar 2), with kind permission of Emily and Phil Gregson.

    Emily, at 34 weeks pregnant was referred from her local hospital... Continue reading

  • judith.dando

    by Judith, over 1 year ago

    Digital documentation and care planning.

    CNIO Handbook Chapter 6 (digitalhealthnetworks.net). Melanie Robertson is the CNIO, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust. In this case-study chapter of the CNIO Handbook, In this case-study from the CNO Handbook, Melanie looks at digital documentation and care planning.

    The CNIO role is often seen as a link between nurses working clinically and the IT department, but in my case it also involves being a link between two recently merged trusts covering acute and community services.

  • judith.dando

    by Judith, over 1 year ago

    The Tommy’s National Centre for Maternity Improvement: How are we transforming maternity care in the UK?

    [Case-study submitted by The Phillips Ives Review Programme Manager on behalf of Professor Jane Sandall, Midwife - Professor of social science and women's health academic centre of King's College London].

    We are developing a digital tool that will improve maternity care across the UK by better assessing a woman’s risk of pregnancy complications, with a focus on reducing stillbirth and premature birth. Read more here:

    https://www.tommys.org/research/research-centres/tommys-national-centre-maternity-improvement/transforming-maternity-care





  • judith.dando

    by Judith, over 1 year ago

    Adult nursing: Mainstreaming genomics

    https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/nursing-educators-toolkit/adult-nursing-mainstreaming-genomics/

    Case-study submitted by Phillips Ives Review PMO on behalf of Tracie Miles RGN, PhD, Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery, NHS South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance.

    This case-study written by Tracie is about a real patient.

    In this teaching scenario, Louise explains the part genomics played in her ovarian cancer diagnosis, and her nurse provides an update nine years later about how things have changed.

    A woman with ovarian cancer talks about her experience of having two genomic tests: one to inform her treatment options, and the other to identify whether her cancer is... Continue reading

  • judith.dando

    by Judith, over 1 year ago

    Libby's legacy - YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S3pvXMD3y8

    University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT case-study submitted by Phillips Ives Review PMO on behalf of Tracie Miles RGN, PhD, Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery, NHS South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance.

    A mother whose daughter died from cancer after treatment at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath has spoken about the value of joining the 100,000 Genomics Project for research and for helping her to come to terms with her grief.

    Diane Woodland’s daughter Libby volunteered for the project after she was admitted to the RUH and diagnosed with a rare... Continue reading