EKHUFTSimulation update

Kate Hills

EKHUFT – The geography and challenges

> 500 trainees in 3 Hospitals, each with a fully staffed Education Centre and Clinical Skills lab.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (Margate) Kent and Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury) William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)

Devon House – a stand alone building, within walking distance from QEQMH. Identified as the site for development to provide increased Simulation training and now in receipt of award and monies to support this development.

Simulation Faculty group

DME: Dr B Prathiba Bandipalyam.Prathibha@ekht.nhs.uk Dir. Services (Ops) & Medical Education Manager: Rags

Subramaniam Rags.Subramaniam@ekht.nhs.uk

Foundation: Dr M Mayall Martin.Mayall@ekht.nhs.uk Medicine: Dr K Hills Kate.Hills@ekht.nhs.uk Anaesthetics: Dr M Coupe Madelaine.Coupe@ekht.nhs.uk ACCS: Dr M Hamer Michelle.Hamer@ekht.nhs.uk Surgery: Miss E Sharp Elizabeth.Sharp@ekht.nhs.uk Paediatrics: Dr V Vasu Vimal.Vasu@ekht.nhs.uk Obs & Gynae: Miss C Lee Choy.Lee@ekht.nhs.uk Lead Devon House: Glen Whitney Glen.Whitney@ekht.nhs.uk

Work in progress:

Simulation Faculty group formed Agreed need for administrator and job plan in progress Invitation for Faculty Group lead

Devon House upgrade agreed and funded….to start ? Sept. Collaborate with Devon House team to consider how to deliver

Simulation on each site as well as within specific facility. Trainer debriefing training.

Each Speciality lead to promote Simulation…liaising across the Deanery and locally as appropriate.

Medicine is starting to write / collect scenarios linked to core curriculum which can flex according to level of trainee and assess various skills including knowledge, application, communication and leadership.