The evidence - mobile learning in the NHS

The evidence:mobile learning in the NHS

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Imogen Casebourne, Epic and Helen Bingham, Health Education Thames Valley and Health Education Wessex

What did we want to know?

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Research findings

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Dr Chris Davies

Oxford University

Peer reviewed by:

Professor John TraxlerUK’s only Mobile Learning Professor

Research

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Findings

Device usage by age

PC access by age

Device ownership by role

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Findings

74.8%

Findings convenience

15.4% strongly agreed

35.2% agreed

24.2% slightly agreed

74.8%

83.3% of the manager survey respondents shared this opinion

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Findings

74.8%

Findings: no queues


30.8% agreed


72.6% of the staff respondents appreciated the fact that they would not have to wait to access a computer

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Findings

74.8%


41.7% agreed


77.8% of the 36 managers agreed

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74.8%

Findings: relevance


33.0% agreed


79.2% (of 91) staff believed that a mobile device for learning would make training more relevant, as it could take place in the work setting where the training is put into practice

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74.8%

Findings


41.7% agreed


77.8% of the 36 managers shared this view

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74.8%

Findings: found time

22% strongly agreed

33% agreed


Of 91 practitioner survey respondents, 73.7% would be likely to use a mobile device for learning during ‘dead time’, for example when waiting for a clinic to begin or an emergency call

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74.8%

Findings


36.1% agreed


69.4% (of the 44 managers) agreed

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Pilot apps

74.8%

Research findings

17% had heard of it

83% hadn’t heard of it

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74.8%

Research findings

9% had heard of it

Most weren’t aware

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74.8%

When asked why they had chosen to access it from home, users cited concerns about Wi-Fi coverage at work

Working from home

“We did not have Wi-Fi access at that time in the hospital.”

“We're not allowed Wi-Fi or mobile devices because we are a secure unit.”

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WiFi access by role

Unanswered

Don’t know

Never

Rarely

Access for some time

each day

Sometimes, depending on location

All or most of the time

Don’t know

Never

Rarely

Access for some time

each day

Sometimes, depending on location

All or most of the time

Survey respondents’ access to Wi-Fi at work (staff)

Survey respondents’ access to Wi-Fi at work (managers)

As shown below, managers were more likely than staff to report regular Wi-Fi access at work.

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Marketing and implementation

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How will we use the findings?

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Deploy to multiple devices and operating systems

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Provide as an option and as part of a blend

PLEASEUSE MY APP!

Work harder at promotion!

Pilot and test with a wide range of potential users

Bundle with reference resources.... align with other mobile initiatives

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Put supportive policies in place

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8 participantsEach building an

appWebinars

Peer support

Action learning set

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Download the pilot apps

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Compatibility of Injectable Medicines (iTunes)

Compatibility of Injectable Medicines (Google play)

Adult Drug Calculations (Google play)

Adult Drug Calculations (iTunes)

Health and Safety Awareness (iTunes)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/compatibility-injectable-medicines/id426915224?mt=8



https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.coim&feature=more_from_developer



https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.adc&hl=en

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adult-drug-calculations-uk/id451401582?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/health-and-safety-awareness/id485007745?mt=8

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