{"id":1179,"date":"2023-10-04T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/applied-health-research\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:52:02","slug":"diskpass-digital-skills-passport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/applied-health-research\/diskpass-digital-skills-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"DISKPASS\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the pandemic, digital tools have significantly transformed healthcare delivery. Now, the health and care sector must adopt these tools to meet long-term health goals and recover from the pandemic. Current strategies focus on digitising healthcare services, connecting them for integration using electronic health care records and other digital tools, and enabling service transformation through these foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, there is an imperative need to increase digital capabilities and inclusion. Our teams are committed to contributing towards this agenda by developing digitally competent practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Salford Digital Skills Passport (DiSkPass\u2122) was initiated by Dr Cristina Vasilica as a novel digital self solution to equip our students and healthcare workforce with digital capabilities and knowledge required to work in a digital enabled healthcare system. DiSkPass\u2122 is designed to meet existing digital capabilities frameworks and discipline specific requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1168008\/cristina-vasilica\">Dr Cristina Vasilica<\/a>&nbsp;works with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1159861\/katy-szczepura\">Dr Katy Szczepura<\/a>&nbsp;and digital champions\/ study teams to evaluate the impact of DiSkPass, strengthen the evidence base, and enhance the theoretical and pedagogical portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DiSkPass\u2122 Nursing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This project evaluates the integration and impact of DiSkPass\u2122, initially within nursing. DiSkPass\u2122 Nursing has been designed to meet the Nursing &amp; Midwifery Council\u2019s (NMC) latest Future Nurse Standards for Proficiency (NMC, 2018) as well as Health Education England\u2019s (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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact of&nbsp;DiSK&nbsp;Pass will be examined by using a longitudinal study design with pre-registration nursing students in both BSc and MA Nursing programmes.&nbsp;Surveys,&nbsp;focus groups and secondary data will be used to understand at a granular level, students\u2019 development across six domains (HEE, 2018).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1168008\/cristina-vasilica\">Dr Cristina Vasilica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1157823\/neil-withnell\">Professor Neil Withnell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1176761\/mrs-amany-sadat\">Amany Sadat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshi&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;Prabhu&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1172983\/ms-nicole-blythe\">Nicole Blythe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chidinma Oforji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DiSkPass\u2122 Radiography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on the concept of&nbsp; DiSkPass\u2122, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scope the digital skills capabilities and needs of the UK radiography students and workforce to understand the skill gap within this context.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand and adapt DiSkPass to develop a comprehensive digital skills training package tailored to the specific needs of the radiography workforce.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct a pilot evaluation of DiSkPass Radiography.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PI:<a href=\"https:\/\/salford.worktribe.com\/record.jx?recordid=1176924\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1176924\/lisa-garwood-cross\">Dr Lisa Garwood-Cross<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoI: <a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1168008\/cristina-vasilica\">Dr Cristina Vasilica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1167595\/claire-mercer\">Dr Claire Mercer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1159861\/katy-szczepura\">Dr Katy Szczepura<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovation Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Outputs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DISKPASS Nursing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/output\/1332564\/digital-skills-passport-case-study\">Case Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbeah, H. &amp; Vasilica, C.M. 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