Finding ways to make good quality education available to all staff in an expanding and increasingly busy hospice organisation is a real challenge. An action research project was undertaken to investigate the reasons for low attendance rates at learning events in one hospice. The project identified time and conflict with patient need as major issues. As a result a virtual learning environment - ORACLE (Online Research and Care Learning Environment) - was created to augment the face-to-face sessions and provide staff with access to appropriate learning materials 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Although unique to this organisation, the authors consider ORACLE has potential application to any other work environment.
Griffith, S. Using action research to investigate and improve hospice staff participation in workplace education. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, Jun 2013, vol. 19(6), pp. 302-308.
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