Real time training for mental health staff working in an in-patient setting

Concerns around acute in-patient mental health care including staff training are becoming increasingly prominent (Sainsbury, 1998; Sainsbury 1997). A training solution is proposed in this paper, which aims to deliver content derived from evidence based practice actually within the practitioner's own clinical workplace during their working hours. The benefits of this approach are discussed together with examples of content and methods for evaluating learning outcomes.