Background
King’s College London (KCL) and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) worked collaboratively with the London Transformation and Learning Collaborative (LTLC) leadership team to understand the impact the programme had on health education and training across the Capital during the Covid-19 pandemic. This involved conducting an evaluation that helped to highlight aspects of programme process, context, and outputs during its initial period. The intention of this evaluation was to document the innovative work of LTLC and inform the future directions of health profession education.
Methods
Phase 1 focused on conducting initial engagement with the LTLC leadership team in order to build understanding of the activities of LTLC and how it supported healthcare organisations in planning resources for surge 2 of the Covid-19 pandemic. We used the gathered insight to develop a theory of change to support and give structure to our next phase of data collection and analysis.
Phase 2 involved the development of the aims and goals of the evaluation and primary data collection and analysis on a range of stakeholders involved in the programme. Engagement with respondents was in collaboration with the LTLC leadership team to identify individuals and decide the most appropriate methods to contact them and collect data.
Findings
LTLC had the ambitious aim to support the training and redeployment of staff across London who delivered critical care during surge 2 of the pandemic. It was highly innovative and promoted new ways of working through:
- Encouraging London-wide sharing of resources across the five Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)
- Creating equitability in education by collating existing materials onto a shared platform and designing additional content to meet gaps in provisions
- Promoting interprofessional collaborations among their stakeholders to improve existing models of education and workforce redesign
- Providing education design and project management expertise to support local networks and coordinate the delivery of commissioned training
Impact.
Valuable relationships between trusts were built and facilitated by the LTLC. Further, resources were pooled and shared; staff were upskilled; and lasting impacts were made through legacy projects made possible by the programme. Importantly, the project highlighted the key issues and facilitators of effective and rapid mobilisation of a large workforce during a pandemic, and the lessons learned will carry forward to future endeavours.
People
- Aleks Saunders, Evaluation Lead (previous)
Transformation picture:
Sharing of resources picture: