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Enhancing the success of The Productive Series with e-learning

The new Productives e-learning modules can have a big impact and

enhance delivery, making it even more accessible and beneficial for

trusts looking to improve productivity.

What impact has The Productive Series had?

Developed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement The Productive Series is widely hailed as one of the most successful improvement programmes in the history of the NHS and has the potential to save £1.4bn* across the NHS by 2014.

Some examples of the impressive savings made so far include the following:

• University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has achieved a £2 million saving in just one year as a result of using The Productive Operating Theatre to help reduce waiting lists.

• Community teams at Leicestershire County and Rutland Community Health Services have saved an enormous £134,000 in one year by improving the way they order and manage stock.

• Haltemprice Neighbourhood Care Team, part of Humber NHS Foundation Trust, saved over 4,300 hours in one year through improved workload planning and re-organised stores.

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Lynn Callard, Interim Director of Productivity and Quality and National Lead for The Productive Care QIPP Work Stream at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

Where does e-learning fit in?

The NHS Institute has teamed up with Virtual College to provide a complementary e-learning package. Designed to increase access to accredited training for healthcare workers, the Productives e-learning can rapidly increase the number of practitioners involved in improving productivity and quality of care in the NHS.

*http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_value/productivity_series/finance_teams.html

To try out a free introductory module,visit www.theproductives.comor to find our more call Craig Marshall on 01943 885086or email info@theproductives.com

Why e-learning?

E-learning doesn’t replace the face-to-face aspects of the programme, instead it enhances the programmes, making them even more beneficial for individuals, teams and trusts looking to improve productivity.

Using e-learning can be quick, nimble and highly effective in enabling large numbers of staff to be trained to a high standard in a short timeframe.

For example, an online module produced by Virtual College in partnership with NHS Diabetes allowed over 90,000 staff to be trained in methods to improve safety around insulin use.

Other benefits of using e-learning also include the following.

• Flexibility – staff can choose to complete training at times most suitable for them and in bite-sized chunks that fit around their other commitments.

• Cost reduction – e-learning does away with the need for expensive travel costs or back-filling.

• Improved understanding – staff benefit more from the face-to-face training they receive when they have been primed with theory in advance through their online learning.

• Team cohesion is improved when team members understand the processes needed so that they can get involved with projects to improve productivity.

The Productives e-learning in action

Introducing Productives e-learning to your organisation

The Productives e-learning packages are currently available for The Productive Ward, The Productive Mental Health Ward, The Productive Community Hospital and Productive Community Services.

E-learning helps new members of staff to get involved with the excellent Productives work we

are already doing and is a great refresher for those who attended training some time ago.

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Sue Speak, Head of Service Improvement at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

We use the modules to introduce teams to the concept of the Productive programme,

improving team cohesion on wards carrying out projects to improve quality of care and

productivity. We’ve also found the modules can help prepare staff for workshops, giving them

time to reflect on theory in advance so they gain even more from the face-to-face element.

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”Jacqueline Morton, Head of Continuous Improvement at

Southern Health & Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland