Presentation by Karen Stansfield, Associate Dean of Enterprise, University of Salford at ECO 18: How digital innovation can support workforce strategies on Wednesday 27 March at Haydock Park Racecourse.

1. New developments and innovations in
education

2. Associate Dean of Enterprise & Engagement
Dr Karen Stansfield

3. University of Salford, School of
Health and Society is one of the
largest providers of Health and
Social care graduates in the UK
Introduction
School of Health and Society is
one of the largest providers of
public sector apprenticeships
(nursing, allied health, social
work, housing, policing..)

4. Industrial Collaboration Zones Strategy
Engineering &
Environments
Health, Wellbeing
& Society
Digital &
Creative
Sport

5. Healthcare Roles and Skills

6. New ways of educating

7. Simulation Suite / Virtual Simulation

8. • CDT and robotics
maturation centre
collaborate to pioneer
exoskeleton robotics for
people with paralysis
• Centre of Doctoral
Training awarded –
recognised as a world
leader in research for
rehabilitation,
biomechanics and limb
loss
Robotics

9. Synergy, coaching placements

10. Practice learning
environments – increasing
student empowerment by co-
designing experiential
learning opportunities
Innovation into training

11. • Topol Review 2019 -
embedding NHS
Health and Care
Digital Capabilities
• Framework level 1 at
least into the
curriculum
Practice Learning Environments

12. Innovation into training
Social Prescribing - Recent award from HEE to pilot 2
innovative placements within the third sector.
Opportunities for nursing students to work with
those from Human Geography – discovering ways to
support communities combat food poverty.