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“Bitesized Teaching”: Promoting Physical Healthcare in Mental Health Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2023

Mohammad Amjad
Mohammad Amjad*
Affiliation:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

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Aims

To assess the effectiveness of a new educational activity for mental health teams, which is intended to empower staff in the early recognition, escalation and management of acute medical problems.

Methods

Health Education England (HEE) has recently developed a teaching resource named ‘Bitesized Teaching’, which spans 24 physical health topics that are commonly encountered in mental health settings. It provides doctors an evidence based framework to deliver a concise 10–15 minute teaching session on each topic at a convenient time and place for everyone. I organised weekly ‘Bitesized Teaching’ sessions for staff at a long term community rehabilitation unit with complex psychiatric conditions. The topics selected for the 8 sessions were based off staff preferences and included; hypotension, deep vein thrombosis, hyperglycaemia and serotonin syndrome. The presentations covered the signs, symptoms, causes and basic ward level management that can be expected from nursing grades. An anonymous feedback form was distributed after the sessions to assess the effectiveness of this new teaching initiative.

Results

Total number of completed feedback forms = 15 (3 HCAs, 9 nurses and 3 student nurses). 11/15 indicated an improvement in their knowledge and understanding of the topics. 10/15 felt confident in managing patients presenting with the conditions. 10/15 felt the teaching material was 'very relevant' to their roles. 11/15 were 'very likely' to recommend these sessions to a colleague. 12/15 described the sessions as 'very useful' and everyone would like the sessions to continue on a regular basis. Open responses shared similar positive sentiments.

Conclusion

The results were reassuring that the ‘Bitesized Teaching’ approach was received well by staff. There is scope to incorporate this into the weekly schedule of mental health teams more long term. It also offers junior doctors a great teaching opportunity and foster greater inter-professional working relationships.

Type
Education and Training
Information
BJPsych Open , Volume 9 , Supplement S1: Abstracts from the RCPsych International Congress 2023, 10–13 July , July 2023 , pp. S13 - S14
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Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Footnotes

Abstracts were reviewed by the RCPsych Academic Faculty rather than by the standard BJPsych Open peer review process and should not be quoted as peer-reviewed by BJPsych Open in any subsequent publication.

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