DISKPASS™
In the advent of the 4th industrial revolution and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital transformation of health remains a priority for UK’s policy and strategy. As part of the broader digital transformation efforts there is an increased focus on enhancing different practice fields into digitally enabled professions. At the university level we are committed to develop digitally competent practitioners and we designed the University of Salford Digital Skills Passport (‘DiSkPass™’) as a novel solution to equip our students and healthcare workforce with digital capabilities required to thrive in today’s digital world.
Research and development strands within:
DiSkPass™ Nursing
This project evaluates the integration and impact of DiSkPass™, initially within nursing. DiSkPass™ Nursing has been designed to meet the Nursing & Midwifery Council’s (NMC) latest Future Nurse Standards for Proficiency (NMC, 2018) as well as Health Education England’s (HEE) Digital Capabilities Framework (HEE, 2018). It featured as a major strategic thread within our Future Nurse Curriculum, which received approval from the NMC starting September 2019.
The impact of DiSK Pass will be examined by using a longitudinal study design with pre-registration nursing students in both BSc and MA Nursing programmes. Surveys, focus groups and secondary data will be used to understand at a granular level, students’ development across six domains (HEE, 2018).
Proposed plan:
Objective 1 – Pilot and evaluate the DISk Pass App impact on student engagement, experience and capabilities developed.
Objective 2 – A longitudinal analysis to capture, measure and monitor digital skill use to improve professional development and practice amongst student nurses.
Objective 3 – A mixed methods; convergent parallel design study to explore educators’ digital capabilities and needs to successfully deliver and support students throughout their learning process.
Team
CoI: Matthew Wynn
DiSkPass™ Radiography
Building on the concept of DiSkPass™, this arm supports the enhancement of digital skills competence of the radiography workforce through the development of a digital skills training package for education and practice.
Objectives:
- Scope the digital skills capabilities and needs of the UK radiography students and workforce to understand the skill gap within this context.
- Expand and adapt DiSkPass to develop a comprehensive digital skills training package tailored to the specific needs of the radiography workforce.
- Conduct a pilot evaluation of DiSkPass Radiography.
Team
CoI: Dr Cristina Vasilica
Funder: Innovation Strategy
Outputs
DISKPASS Nursing:
Awards Finalists: