Comparing proficiency of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees with general surgery trainees using simulated laparoscopic tasks in Health Education England, North-West: a prospective observational study by Justin Clark, Theodoros M Bampouras, Zaibun N Khan, Donna Shrestha, Abdulwarith Shugaba, Joel E Lambert, Elizabeth Haslett, Karolina Afors, Christopher J Gaffney, Daren A Subar

“…We sought to determine performance in each specialty.Design Prospective, observational study.Setting Health Education England North-West, UK.Participants 47 surgical trainees (24 O&G and 23 GS) were subdivided into four groups: 11 junior O&G, 13 senior O&G, 11 junior GS and 12 senior GS trainees.Objectives Trainees were tested on four simulated laparoscopic tasks: laparoscopic camera navigation (LCN), hand–eye coordination (HEC), bimanual coordination (BMC) and suturing with intracorporeal knot tying (suturing).Results O&G trainees completed LCN (p<0.001), HEC (p<0.001) and BMC (p<0.001) significantly slower than GS trainees. …”
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Genomic Education at Scale: The Benefits of Massive Open Online Courses for the Healthcare Workforce by Michelle Bishop, Edward Miller, Amelia McPherson, Siobhan Simpson, Stuart Sutherland, Anneke Seller

“…To support the delivery of the UK’s 100,000 Genomes Project, Health Education England’s Genomics Education Programme developed a suite of resources, including a 3-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on whole genome sequencing via the FutureLearn platform. …”
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COVID-19-associated mixed cilioretinal artery occlusion and central venous occlusion in a fit and healthy young patient by Sean Zhou, James Brodie, Colin Jones

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Geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry joint training pre-feasibility pilot study: an innovative approach to collaborative postgraduate training by Carly Welch, Ayesha Bangash, Robert Wears, David Rice, Victor Aziz, Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative

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Acceptability and Usability of the Mobile Digital Health App NoObesity for Families and Health Care Professionals: Protocol for a Feasibility Study by Meinert, Edward, Rahman, Em, Potter, Alison, Lawrence, Wendy, Van Velthoven, Michelle

“…ObjectiveThis feasibility study assesses the usability and acceptability of Health Education England’s NoObesity app for undertaking activities to improve families’ diet and physical activity. …”
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Looking back to the future: the re-emergence of green care by Dame Sue Bailey

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Occupational Health: Meeting the Challenges of the Next 20 Years by John Harrison, Leonie Dawson

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An organisational participatory research study of the feasibility of the behaviour change wheel to support clinical teams implementing new models of care by Eleanor R Bull, Joanne K Hart, Juliette Swift, Kirstie Baxter, Neil McLauchlan, Sophia Joseph, Lucie M T Byrne-Davis

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Acceptability and usability of the mobile digital health app NoObesity for families and health care professionals: protocol for a feasibility study by Meinert, E, Rahman, E, Potter, A, Lawrence, W, Van Velthoven, M

“…</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This feasibility study assesses the usability and acceptability of Health Education England’s NoObesity app for undertaking activities to improve families’ diet and physical activity. …”

Sustainable waste management in anaesthesia and critical care by L. Brooks, C. Anderson, E. Ward

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Competencies of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce to mainstream genomics in the National Health Service: the ongoing gap between perceived importance and confidence in genomic... by Catherine Carpenter-Clawson, Melanie Watson, Alison Pope, Kathleen Lynch, Tracie Miles, Dany Bell, Maureen Talbot, Aniko Varadi

“…However, nurses and midwives were found to be grossly underrepresented in formal genomic education courses offered by Health Education England Genomics Education Programme since 2014. …”
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Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infra-Inguinal Vein Bypass Graft Surveillance DUS Scans: Single Unit Experience by Mina R. Abdelmalak, Chris Francis, Ragai Makar

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How Do Contexts Affect Physicians' Clinical Reasoning? A Narrative Review by Alice Mason, Rachel Locke, Rosie M Lusznat, Colin Coles, Mike G Masding

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The Importance of Leadership Development in Medical Curricula: A UK Perspective (Stars are Aligning) by Till A, McKimm J, Swanwick T

“…Alex Till, 1 Judy McKimm, 2 Tim Swanwick 3 1School of Psychiatry, Health Education England (North West), Manchester, UK; 2Swansea Medical School, Swansea, UK; 3NHS Leadership Academy, Leeds, UKCorrespondence: Alex TillSpecialty Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry, Health Education England (North West), Manchester M1 3BN, UKEmail alextill54@gmail.comAbstract: &ldquo;Medical leadership and management&rdquo; describes the engagement of doctors in the leadership and management of both individual patient care and of the departments, organizations and systems within which they work. …”
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Supporting early clinical careers in digital health: Nurturing the next generation by Tim Robbins, Kieran Zucker, Hatim Abdulhussein, Vicky Chaplin, James Maguire, Theodoros N Arvanitis

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Key performance indicators for pre hospital emergency Anaesthesia - a suggested approach for implementation by James Raitt, James Hudgell, Henry Knott, Syed Masud

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The development of clinical thinking in trainee physicians: the educator perspective by Rachel Locke, Alice Mason, Colin Coles, Rosie-Marie Lusznat, Mike G. Masding

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A Single-center Exploration of Attitudes to Deceased Organ Donation Over Time Among Healthcare Staff in Intensive Care by Benjamin Heeley, BA, BMBS, MRCP, FFICM, Laurence Hodierne, BSc, BMBS, FHEA, FRCA, Ian Johnson, MBChB, FRCA, FFICM, Dale Gardiner, MBBS, MBioEth, FRCA, FFICM

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The value of international volunteers experience to the NHS by B. Zamora, M. Gurupira, M. Rodes Sanchez, Y. Feng, K. Hernandez-Villafuerte, J. Brown, K. Shah

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Rethink nutritional management in chronic kidney disease care by Fangyue Chen, Fangyue Chen, Fangyue Chen, Krit Pongpirul, Krit Pongpirul, Krit Pongpirul

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