On board MELISSA you will meet Daisy and Ollie.  They are some of the latest simulation manikins available.  They have the ability to deliver training on a huge range of clinical simulation scenarios which will meet the needs of many of our regional practitioners. 

Our manikins are designed to support the fundamentals of patient care training and CPD, allowing learners to cover aspects of assessment and diagnosis through planning, implementation and evaluation.  

They will support training on core nursing skills, from basic treatment to advanced interventions; training requirements which are imperative to ensuring safe patient care and improving patient safety throughout our region.  With Daisy or Ollie on board, trainers are able to cover care orientation from classroom to real life setting, pharmacology effects and medical-surgical and/or post-operative nursing care.  Her anatomy is designed to replicate the human body and she can also be used in mental health simulations, with a two-way communication feature.

Daisy and Ollie fundamentally ensure that MELISSA achieves her main objective of ensuring equitable access to simulation training through the North East and North Cumbria regions.

Aside from the benefits of helping deliver training, we also expect Daisy/Ollie and MELISSA  to show what they can offer at our regional career events, helping students to gain an insight into what a health career in our region can offer.

We hope that they will also encourage our younger generations to consider a career in the NHS.