1. Welcome to the latest overview to celebrate success of
the membership usage and stakeholder engagement in
the Yorkshire and the Humber region
in 2015.
eWIN is an established portal providing workforce and
education information – it has seen many developments
over the years, and has developed to flex and adapt to
the structural changes in the NHS, social care and health
education.
• One stop shop for workforce related intelligence
• Allowing users to share information and good practice
• Online support networks
• Central Repository – Resources, Events, News
A publically accessible website welcoming anyone from a
health and social care background. NHS, Local Authority,
voluntary/3rd sector or private provider, commissioning
groups including Area Teams, CCG’s and CSU’s, training
providers such as universities, schools and colleges can join
and have access to all the tools and resources, Communities
and groups.
eWIN Groups in Y&H Region
eWIN Groups are formed to allow a collection of individuals
working together online with the following benefits:
• Forums
• Members list
• Latest activity – forum posts
• Tools & resources
• News & Events
Groups can choose to be public, or they can elect to be
private so that new members need to apply to join, and
access the group’s plans and discussions is ‘members only’.
What are the main benefits of a eWIN group?
eWIN groups are unique and offer a place where you can
• …ask questions, give advice, engage and start thought
provoking conversations
• …access the latest national, regional and local news
• …download tools, reports, hot topics and case studies
• …share best practice and provide an environment to
discuss new ideas and ways of working
looking back at 2015:
stakeholder engagement
in yorkshire and the humber

2. www.ewin.nhs.uk
@eWIN_Portal
Groups in YH Region
Once again Yorkshire and the Humber region lead the way
with embracing online groups in 2015, as an opportunity for
a regional forum as an open communication platforms to
programme share, raise awareness, ask questions, give advice,
engage and improve communications.
• Supporting their networks with an online interactive
group for members with ownership and delivery through
self-management of group moderators.
• The unique features of the groups enables users to
provide a repository of information, knowledge sharing
whilst supporting the development of quality assurance
with the benefit of providing members discussion forums
for the group to engage.
• Allowing individuals who are part of hosted functions
or teams to share information and resources to support
effective engagement and to identify opportunities for
joint working, where appropriate.
• Enabling HEE teams to work together towards their
common aims - to improve the quality of education and
training outcomes to meet the needs of patients, the
public and service providers in our areas.
• Engage and discuss various issues, work together to solve
problems, share notable practice and innovative ideas,
and upload documents for others to use.
• Education providers in partnership with HEE and other
colleagues with an aim to develop the strategic direction
for education, training and continuing professional
development across Yorkshire and the Humber.
• Regional collaborative working on a number of national
projects to help improve learning and development.
• Specific groups where students can engage during
training with both learners and tutors to share
experiences and feedback.
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• Enable the sharing of best practice, challenges
and learning from efficiencies, improvements and
achievements made.

3. www.ewin.nhs.uk
@eWIN_Portal
Celebrate the success of eWIN in 2015
As eWIN is now available to anyone in a health and social care
environment as a way to engage this offers opportunities for
project groups to have an online secure location to share and
engage.
• A communication platform to support integrated
planning, staff engagement and partnership working.
• Continues to evolve and develop in coordination with
local needs for workforce intelligence.
• Encourage and facilitate good practice in a culture of
continuous improvement
• Centralise workforce documentation and resources for
easy access
• Supporting networking across organisations and
communities
• Providing a platform to share knowledge about new and
different ways of working
Since its launch eWIN has continued to develop to meet the
needs of its users in terms of content, best practice, tools and
resources and online support groups.
How does eWIN aid workforce planning?
eWIN provides a repository of valuable workforce indicators,
best practice and modelling tools.
• Technology & Innovation - continuously adapting online
resources and network groups.
• Matching supply and demand - education commissioning
and supporting newly qualified graduates.
• Demographic change:
- ageing population; increased demand on NHS services
- ageing workforce; difficulties in recruitment and
retention
• Knowledge Exchange - Search real case studies and
research demonstrating best practice in workforce
planning
• Benchmarking - Access to a core set of key workforce
indicators, scenario modelling tools and benchmarking
functionality

4. www.ewin.nhs.uk
@eWIN_Portal
“An innovative, adaptable and efficient web based
solution to meet the workforce intelligence needs of
members to support improved patient care”
eWIN was developed in collaboration with NHS HR,
Workforce and Finance communities, including; workforce
planners and analysts, HR and OD professionals and
managers, service and delivery leads.
However, eWIN has continued to expand since its
establishment and has been tailored to meet the needs of
its users and continues to engage with Equality and Diversity
leads, Health and Well Being leads, and nursing staff amongst
many more groups.
The success in our region through collaborative partnership
working with super users and group moderators who
encourage the drive of eWIN membership within their
organisation through new user registrations.
Continued contribution knowledge and suggestions to shape
how eWIN can continue to be utilised as a communication
platform to improve engagement and partnership working
across organisations.
Support and drive a culture of shared knowledge and learning
through best practice sharing and learning.
Communication Platform
A communication platform to support integrated planning,
staff engagement and partnership working and drive a
culture of knowledge sharing and learning which stimulates
continued innovation.
Stakeholder Usage via Google Analytical (GA)
In Yorkshire and the Humber region GA provide tracking as a
high-level view of how many individual people have visited
the site and membership usage for each online group.

5. www.ewin.nhs.uk
@eWIN_Portal
Knowledge Exchange
The Knowledge Exchange is a centralised repository of
information and resources for easy access. It includes good
practice material and case studies from member NHS
organisations, commissioned pieces of research, summaries
of relevant academic research, documentation and resources
of relevance to the workforce community.
The user can either browse a category or search for a
particular resource.
Sharing Best Practice
Best practice can be shared in a number of ways dependent
on its content as each one is unique.
Case Study, Inspiring Story, Hot Topic, Overview,
Organisation Overview, Project Snapshot, Team Overview
eWIN Case Study Guide was developed as a framework for
best practice examples.
There is a wealth of excellent workforce practice,
development and improvement happening across Yorkshire
and the Humber.
Want to share your best practice but unsure where to
start!
Health Education England working in Yorkshire and the
Humber please contact Debbie Bottomley for further advise
or assistance in any aspect of developing best practice and
case study materials.
........Lets Capture it!!!
eWIN Y&H Case Study Catalogue and template link
One HEE, one brand
Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber becomes Health
Education England working in Yorkshire and the Humber as
we end the year as One HEE.
Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason only:
to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health
improvement to the patients and public of England by
ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the
right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time
and in the right place.
For more information contact:
Debbie Bottomley
Debbie.Bottomley@yh.hee.nhs.uk
eWIN Programme Lead in Yorkshire and the Humber
SWISH – Strategic Workforce Information and Systems in
Healthcare
Health Education England
Willow Terrace Road, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Tel: 07918 364 055
For further information on eWIN case studies and Hot Topics,
contact Debbie Bottomley - Debbie.Bottomley@yh.hee.nhs.uk