News & Research
All the latest news and research from SCRIPT
Latest News
New module to coincide with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Our latest module, ‘Medicines Use in Competitive Sport’ aims to support healthcare professionals working in primary care, to safely advise and prescribe for athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The module describes the World Anti-Doping Agency...
‘New look’ SCRIPT modules
The process of refreshing and updating the appearance of all SCRIPT eLearning modules is now complete. All SCRIPT portfolios have undergone the transformation and can be seen at www.safeprescriber.org. In addition to the newer look of the modules, there is also...
RCPCH endorses Paediatric SCRIPT
The SCRIPT team are pleased to announce that Paediatric SCRIPT has been endorsed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Originally developed for doctors in specialist paediatric training, Paediatric SCRIPT comprises 23 modules relating to...
Latest Publication: Coping with COVID: preparing prescribers during the pandemic
This month saw the publication of the short communication, ‘Coping with COVID: preparing prescribers during the pandemic’, authored by Professor R.E Ferner et al in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. To read the full article,...
SCRIPT used in 70% of medical schools around the UK
SCRIPT is now being used in 30 of the 43 medical schools in the UK to support undergraduate training in prescribing and therapeutics. Dr Sarah Pontefract, Programme Director for SCRIPT and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of...
Safety SCRIPT: A World Health Organization initiative related portfolio
This month sees the launch of our newest programme, ‘SCRIPT Safety’. The programme consists of a selection of existing SCRIPT modules that align with the WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge ‘Medication Without Harm’ and NHS Improvement’s medicines safety priority...
Research Outputs
Awards
- (2018) RCP Excellence in Patient Care Awards
Shortlisted in Medical Education and Training category - (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
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT) - (2013) Patient Safety Awards
Finalist in Education and Training category
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT) - (2012) BMJ Improving Health Awards
Finalist: Excellence in Healthcare Education
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT)
Peer-reviewed Publications
- (2017) Use of an e-Learning Educational Module to Better Equip Doctors to Prescribe for Older Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Cullinan S, O’Mahoney, Byrne S.
Drugs Aging. 2017 May;34(5):367-374 - (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) Supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing
Royal College of Physicians - (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) Embedding national antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competencies into curricula: A survey of health education institutions
Health Education England - (2016) Dental antimicrobial stewardship: toolkit
Public Health England - (2016) Prescribing Safety Assessment Guide for Foundation Doctors
Health Education England
Oral presentations
- (2018) SCRIPT: Improving prescribing and medicines management education through eLearning.
Coleman JJ, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Blackwell NC, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Marriott JF
Ppresented at: World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Kyoto, Japan: 01-04/07/2018 - (2017) Dental SCRIPT: An innovative eLearning programme to improve prescribing competency.
Vallance HK
Presented at: West Midlands Dental Trainee Conference, Birmingham, UK: 20/09/2017
Posters
- (2018) SCRIPT – eLearning to improve medical education relating to prescribing and therapeutics.
Coleman JJ, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Ferner RE, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF
Poster exhibited at: COMET, Birmingham, UK: 25-27/06/2018 - (2018) SCRIPT – Improving prescribing and therapeutics education through eLearning.
Ferner RE, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Pontefract SK, Hughes E, Blackwell NC, Coleman JJ, Marriott, JF
Poster exhibited at: RCP Annual Conference / Innovation in Medicine, London, UK: 25-26/06/2018 - (2018) SCRIPT – eLearning to improve knowledge of appropriate prescribing around AMS and Sepsis.
Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Marriot JF, Coleman JJ, Ferner RE, Hughes E, Blackwell, N
Poster exhibited at: HEE Population Health and Prevention Conference, Leeds, UK: 07/03/2018 - (2017) SCRIPT: Improving prescribing and medicines management education through eLearning.
Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Pontefract SK, Blackwell NC, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Patient First, London, UK: 21/11/2017 - (2016) An eLearning programme for continued professional development of general practitioners.
Mehra R, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Vallance HK, Ferner RE, Marriott JF, 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
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