News & Research
All the latest news and research from SCRIPT
Latest News
SCRIPT is now available for all NHS foundation doctors in England
From the autumn 2017 intake, SCRIPT is freely available in all Foundation Schools in England.
New addition to the SCRIPT team
Vera Kubenz has joined the SCRIPT team this week as a Communications and Marketing Manager.
Spaced learning and best wishes
We have been listening to the views of Foundation trainees so that we can make recommendations on how best to integrate SCRIPT into the foundation programme.
SCRIPT at AMEE 2015 and NET 2015
Last week, the SCRIPT team presented posters at both the Networking for Education in Healthcare (NET) and International Association for Medical Education (AMEE).
SCRIPT in Canada
This week, the team from the University of Birmingham are in Montreal to give an oral presentation at the World Conference on Educational Media and Technology.
SCRIPT at Quality & Safety in Healthcare Forum
The team at the University of Birmingham have attended the 20th International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare Conference.
Research Outputs
Awards
- (2016) West Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Celebration of Innovation Award – Highly Commended for Patient Safety
(Nursing SCRIPT) - (2013) Patient Safety Awards
Winner of Improving Safety in Medicine Management category
(Foundation SCRIPT) - (2013) Patient Safety Awards
Finalist in Education and Training category
(Foundation SCRIPT) - (2012) BMJ Improving Health Awards
Finalist: Excellence in Healthcare Education
(Foundation SCRIPT)
Peer-reviewed Publications
- (2016) Perceptions and Impact of Mandatory eLearning for Foundation Trainee Doctors: A Qualitative Study
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Hirsch CA, Hughes E, Ferner RE, et al
PLos ONE. 11(12):e0168558 - (2016) An evaluation of UK foundation trainee doctors’ learning behaviours in a technology-enhanced learning environment
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes, E, Marriott JF, et al
BMC Medical Education 16:133
Reports and Guidance
- (2017) Combating antimicrobial resistance Educational approaches for the responsible prescribing of antimicrobials
Health Education England - (2017) The General Practice Nursing Workforce Development Plan
Health Education England - (2016) Dental antimicrobial stewardship: toolkit
Public Health England
Posters
- (2016) An eLearning programme for continued professional development of general practitioners.
Mehra R, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Vallance HK, Ferner RE, Marriott J, Wilkinson M, Coleman JJ, Hughes E
Poster exhibited at: RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference, Harrogate, UK: 06-08/10/2016 - (2016) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT eLearning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Blackwell N, Marriott JF, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Annual Scientific Meeting (ASME), Belfast, UK: 06/07/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT eLearning: building on a firm Foundation.
Vallance HK, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Ferner RE, Brooks HL, Hodson J, Marriott JF, Hughes E, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Gothenburg, Sweden: 13/04/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT eLearning: a multi-method evaluation.
Coleman JJ, Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Ferner RE
Poster exhibited at: OTTAWA 2016, Perth, Australia: 19/03/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT: An innovative eLearning programme to improve medicines management by qualified nurses in the West Midlands.
Vallance HK, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Ferner RE, Tait D, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: RCN Education Forum, Telford, UK: 15/03/2016 - (2015) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT E-Learning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Implementing the Urgent and Emergency Care Vision in London, London, UK: 17/11/2015 - (2015) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT E-Learning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Networking for Educators in Healthcare Conference (NET 2015), Cambridge, UK: 08/09/2015 - (2015) Learning analytics of an online eLearning programme: A descriptive account.
Thomas SK, Blackwell N, Brooks HL, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, UK: 06/09/2015 - (2015) SCRIPT eLearning: a multi-method evaluation.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, UK: 06/09/2015 - (2015) SCRIPT eLearning: A prescribing education tool for junior doctors.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Health Workforce Conference, London and Cambridge, UK: 12/05/2015 - (2015) Medicines optimisation: Using eLearning to improve the knowledge of junior doctors.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Prescribing Research in Medicines Management (PRIMM), London, UK: 23/01/2015



