Priory training programme for newly qualified mental health nurses celebrated at national industry awards
Date: 22nd November 2024
Priory has received a prestigious national award for its artificial intelligence-assisted (AI) online training platform for newly qualified nurses on its preceptorship programme.
The system, which provides self-paced learning, skills assessment, and AI-driven reflection and goal-setting tools, was named winner of the ‘Digital Practice: Proven Concept’ award at the Nursing Times’ Digital Nursing Awards 2024 at an event earlier this month.
It replaced the previous paper-based programme and enables preceptees to tailor their development and transition effectively from students to registered professionals – and was praised by judges for its ability to provide flexible, continuous nurse training.
Since implementation, participation in the training programme has doubled, with ongoing support and plans for further interactive features.
Preceptorships are the way in which colleagues can be supported to develop in new roles. Priory’s Preceptorship for Newly Registered Nurses programme supports newly qualified nurses, nursing assistants and international nurses to develop in their roles.
Priory, the UK’s largest independent mental health and social care provider, was already the first independent mental health provider in the country to be awarded the National Preceptorship Interim Quality Mark by NHS England for its Nursing Preceptorship Programme.
The Nursing Times’ Digital Nursing Awards will be broadcast digitally on Tuesday 10 December 2024. The awards celebrate innovative and patient-focused uses of technology and data in healthcare, recognising individuals and teams in the NHS or independent sector for initiatives that improve health outcomes, patient experience, or service effectiveness.
The ‘Digital Practice: Proven Concept’ award highlights initiatives that have moved beyond the idea stage and have been successfully implemented in practice, demonstrating tangible benefits in areas such as patient care, safety, or operational efficiency through the use of digital technology.
Georgina Turner, Priory’s associate director of nursing and quality for professional development, said: “We’re delighted with this recognition from Nursing Times.
“Across the UK, our brilliant team of mental health nurses are making a huge, positive difference to the lives of the people we support.
“We’re passionate about supporting their professional development to ensure that care can be a career, so we have invested heavily in a range of ways to support our colleagues to develop.
“This preceptorship initiative is streamlining professional growth for our colleagues, and improving access to world-class training for our widely spread nursing teams.”
Matthew Borg, managing partner of Cambridge-based Acteon, whose Breeio learning platform supports the preceptorship programme, said: “Our 20-year partnership with Priory has always been about providing great learning opportunities that make a difference.
“It’s wonderful to see how new learning technology like AI can be used to benefit Priory colleagues and ultimately those they support.”
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About Priory and MEDIAN Group
Priory is the UK’s largest independent provider of mental health and adult social care services. Priory treats more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety, addictions and eating disorders, as well as children’s mental health, across its nationwide network of sites. Priory also supports autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome and brain injuries, as well as older people, within specialist residential care and supported living facilities – helping as many people as possible to live their lives.
Priory is part of the MEDIAN Group, the leading European provider of high-quality mental health and rehabilitation services. The MEDIAN Group comprises: Priory in the UK with 290 facilities and 5,000 beds caring for 28,000 people, MEDIAN in Germany with 120 facilities and 20,000 beds caring for around 250,000 patients, and Hestia in Spain with 15 facilities and 2,100 beds caring for 11,000 people in Spain, with more than 29,000 employees across the group.