Bitesized teaching sessions to increase physical health knowledge

Thompson, Sam
Dias, Ryan
Bartram, Robert

Authors Sam Thompson is registered mental health nurse and cognitive behavioural therapist at Wiltshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; Ryan Dias is leadership fellow in physical health and mental health quality improvement at Hartington Unit, Chesterfield Royal Infirmary; Robert Bartram is specialty doctor at Cygnet Hospital Derby.

Nursing Times 116(2):p 29, February 2020.

Abstract

Finding staff time for education and training can be challenging. Bitesized teaching sessions, delivered in the clinical environment, offer an opportunity for staff to refresh their knowledge and identify their own learning needs in a timely and cost-effective manner.

In this article…

The concept of bitesized teaching
The benefits of this approach to practice-based learning