Table 1: Short-term expected outcomes and outputs Expected Outcome or Output Data Source(s) Findings Produce a map of examples of existing activities and shared areas of interest in PPI, IDT, IPE and QI research and education across the institutions Initial mapping exercise Meeting records (steering and working groups) Case studies of existing work A map of cognate areas of interest and existing activities in patient and public involvement, innovative deployment of technology, inter-professional education, and quality improvement research and education was produced. (See section 3.1.1 for more on this). Examples of existing activities being undertaken by institutions prior to the HEI Challenge included the following: Providing inter-professional education through: Students of different professions learning together on specific courses, modules, projects, and assessment exercises Guest lectures Conferences Inter-professional events Online resources, principles and models Placements in multi-disciplinary settings Using technology in health and social care education through: Online resources (including Apps) Social media Use of devices to enable mobile access to resources Video/audio capture of accounts and lectures Skype/video-conferencing E-portfolios Simulated environments Rolling folders of resources Massive Open Online Courses Involving service users and carers in: Developing, running and grading student assessments Leading or co-facilitating teaching Role-play/practice sessions Conference presentations Developing online resources Creating case studies Involving service users and carers in education and research through: Being research participants Commenting on proposals Membership of ethics panels Conducting participatory action research Being representatives on project steering groups
Further examples of existing work being undertaken by institutions prior to the HEI Challenge, or being developed in parallel to the HEI Challenge were provided via the self-evaluation framework documents (n=11 returned in November 2015), minutes of working group meetings, and as case studies for a website developed as part of the Challenge. Together, these data constituted an output from the HEI Challenge, as previously, no such repository for sharing institutions’ current activities existed. Whilst the data do not provide a ‘complete’ picture of existing activities, they provide a useful foundation for future evaluation. A summary of the responses is provided below, beginning with existing activities within each of the work streams, and then detailing areas highlighted as having potential for development. Examples of existing activities: patient and public involvement (PPI) Many institutions were already involving service users and/or carers in course design including, for example, participatory design workshops, module planning, development of teaching tools and materials, developing assessments, and providing formative feedback on programmes. There were variations between institutions in the range of activities reported. Examples of existing patient and public involvement work on developing student assessments included service users and carers developing a range of practical tests to assess social work skills (University of Leicester), and designing student assessments for mental health nursing students (University of Nottingham). In the latter case, students conducted a 45 minute assessment of a service user which was filmed and observed by a mental health practitioner. The service user also gives feedback on the interaction, and this forms the basis of an assessed reflective essay about what the student has learnt from the feedback. Further examples are provided through case studies on the HEI Challenge website (). Respondents also listed examples of service users being directly involved in assessments. For example, at the University of Northampton, University of Leicester, University of Sheffield and University of Nottingham, service users are assessors for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). At the University of Northampton, University of Lincoln and Sheffield Hallam service users assess student presentations. At Sheffield Hallam, service users are also involved in the assessment of radiographers in the simulation suite prior to students’ first placement and provide feedback on
3.1.2 2: Creation of new sustainable inter-institutional networks for sharing, developing and showcasing good practice As part of the project, four inter-institutional networks (working groups) were created as follows: PPI IDT IPE ENQuIRE Lead(s) Kristen Clements (University of Loughborough) Rhian Last (Education for Health) Richard Windle (University of Nottingham) Heather Wharrad (University of Nottingham) Elizabeth Anderson (University of Leicester) Ali Ewing (University of Northampton) Niro Siriwardena (University of Lincoln) Other members De Montfort University: Jim Dooher Derby: Alison Kilduff Education for Health: Hannah Waterhouse Leicester: Elizabeth Anderson Lincoln: Paul Mansfield Loughborough: Alison Stanley Northampton: Ali Ewing, and Sara Simons Nottingham: Anne Felton, Helen Laverty, Gemma Stacey, and Joan Cook De Montfort University: Jillian Pawlyn Derby: Chris O'Reilly Education for Health: Judith Brown, Melanie Burton Leicester: Terese Bird Lincoln: Andy Hagyard, and Karin Crawford Loughborough: Adam Pryor Northampton: Sarah Cross Nottingham: Yvonne Hood, and Reg Dennick Nottingham Trent: Beverley Peel Sheffield Hallam: Melanie Lindley CAIPE: Richard Pitt De Montfort University: Jenny Ford, Derby: Dawn Forman, Wendy Shaw, Fran Fuller, and Angie Snow Education for Health: Yvonne Henderson Lincoln: Sharon Black Nottingham: Kirstie Hyndes Sheffield: Patricia Cowell Sheffield Hallam: Helen Bywater Derby: Lorraine Henshaw and Charlie Whiffin Education for Health: Rhian Last and Julia Neal Leicester: Philip Pearson, Graham Martin, and Mary Dixon-Woods Loughborough: Laurence Gardiner, Stewart Robinson and Zoe Radnor Northampton: Cindy O'Dell, Jackie Ridge and Ali Ewing Nottingham: Justin Waring Sheffield Hallam: Mark Faulkner and Helen Bywater QI Fellows (see below) The ENQuIRE working group also included the following NHS staff working as QI Fellows or their equivalent in NHS organisations and academia: Sohrab Panday, Tanweer Ahmed, Lucy Sitton-Kent, Chetna Modi, Karen McEwan, Jo Lamb, Suzanne Khalid, Diane Ketley, Shelley Gibson, Richard Fluck, Moira Durbridge, and Lucinda Cumpston.