Liverpool scale-up, Kids鈥� Health Matters, has successfully scaled its online healthcare听programme听following support from LCR Health Matters.听听
This comes amid workforce challenges posed to women鈥檚 and children鈥檚 NHS services, as the COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions on how best to upskill healthcare professionals.听
Kids鈥� Health Matters is a community interest company leading the transformation of the advanced clinical practice workforce in women’s and children’s health, through service redesign, education, and new role development.听听
The delivery of the听programme听will look to upskill health care workers and improve access to training for junior doctors to improve the care of women and children in hospitals, and in the community.听听听
The听programme听is currently on target to deliver 113 advanced clinical practitioners in听paediatrics, midwifery and neonatal critical care.听听
Using a blended learning method, where the delivery of educational content is both online or face-to-face, the Kids鈥� Health Matters听programme听has been able to access trainees even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.听听
It gives trainees the flexibility of accessing the training in their own time, as well as interacting with other participating students.听听听
With being so focused on delivering its educational听programmes听and workforce development, Kids鈥� Health Matters needed support from the Health Matters听programme听to build up the commercial side of the business, particularly with accessing resources and creating connections in order to scale.听
The Health Matters听programme听has helped Kids鈥� Health Matters produce real-world validation, which will provide evidence of the commercial value of the听programme听and the difference it makes in the health sector. This will allow the Kids鈥� Health Matters听programme听to have conversations with key stakeholders in the NHS, to drive sales and scale the business.听听听
鈥淭he Kids鈥� Health Matters听programme听is a great initiative, and its plans to scale come at a crucial time for the NHS, as I believe we will increasingly see more not-for-profit businesses coming together to provide solutions for the challenges faced by the health sector,鈥�听said听Andy Cairns,听programme听lead of Health Matters.听
Co-founder听Katie Barnes听said: 鈥淭here are two more cohorts starting next year and a new collaboration with the School of听Paediatrics, which will use our Advance e-learning platform to expand access and enhance educational content for all听paediatric听medical trainees in the North West.听听
鈥淲ith the help of Andy Cairns and the Health Matters team we have been able to identify our key value proposition for the health sector.听听
鈥�Our ability to听manoeuvre听and adapt so quickly, coupled with the real-world validation work we have undertaken, has given us a scalable product that can provide a service to benefit and improve the way healthcare is delivered across the NHS.鈥�听
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