Meerkats

MEERKATS

MEERKAT

Medical Emergencies: Evaluation, Response and Keeping Attention on Team Communication and Patient Safety

Medical Emergency SimulationFoundation 2CMT

Please click on any of the above three courses for more specific information.

MEERKATS is a set of educational programs aimed at nursing shift leaders, junior and senior medical staff and HCA’s. It combines the essential elements of patient safety with good practice in communication and recognition and management of acutely unwell patient.

All participants in simulation-based team training courses like the above learn together, reflect together and discuss together in teams similar to the ones that deliver health care on the wards. Simulation courses include senior and junior doctors, nursing shift leaders, medical students and health care assistants working as part of a multi-dynamic team. Learners participate in the simulation exercises in their normal clinical role and work in realistic clinical teams communicating across a ward and two side rooms.

Simulation scenarios and content emphasis are based on audits of calls to the hospital at night teams with specific learning objectives aligned to the Trust’s priorities as  follows:

  • Recognising the deteriorating adult, treatment and escalation.

Involving participants from various backgrounds (medical, surgical, A&E,) and observing the interactions within the multidisciplinary team with a focus on TEAM SAFETY & RESILIENCE

 

PLEASE ENROLL SHIFT LEADERS & HCAs THROUGH OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE

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Please find the dates available below for 2025/26


MEERKATS 1

The Meerkats courses are 1-day team-based simulation sessions focusing on deteriorating adult patients, multidisciplinary team skills, leadership, and communication. These simulations are opportunities to learn together and collectively reflect on how we practice. The Meerkats 1 course is open to doctors at IMT1 and F1 levels, Registered Nurses and HCAs.

In an attempt to broaden the scope of traditional simulation courses for doctors only, the MEERKATS courses join mandatory training for Foundation and IMT trainees with hospital-based training for nurses and health care assistants. The aim is to find a synthesis between the curriculum requirements for trainees and strategic hospital education priorities for our nursing & HCA staff.

Course Dates

  • Wednesday 1st October 25
  • Thursday 23rd October 25
  • Monday 24th November 25
  • Wednesday 3rd December 25
  • Monday 19th January 26
  • Wednesday 28th January 26
  • Monday 9th February 26
  • Friday 6th March 26
  • Monday 16th March 26
  • Monday 13th April 26
  • Monday 27th April 26


MEERKATS 2

The Meerkats courses are 1-day team-based simulation sessions focusing on deteriorating adult patients, multidisciplinary team skills, leadership, and communication. These simulations are opportunities to learn together and collectively reflect on how we practice. The Meerkats 2 course is open to doctors at IMT2 and F2 levels, Registered Nurses and HCAs.

In an attempt to broaden the scope of traditional simulation courses for doctors only, the MEERKATS courses join mandatory training for Foundation and IMT trainees with hospital-based training for nurses and health care assistants. The aim is to find a synthesis between the curriculum requirements for postgraduate trainees and strategic hospital education priorities for our nursing & HCA staff.
All participants in simulation-based team training courses learn together, reflect together and discuss together in teams similar to the ones that deliver health care on the wards. Learners participate in the simulation exercises in their normal clinical role and work in realistic clinical teams communicating across a ward and two side rooms.

Simulation scenarios and content are based on audits of calls to the hospital at night teams with specific learning objectives around: recognising the deteriorating adult, treatment and escalation. There is a strong focus on TEAM SAFETY & RESILIENCE.


Course Dates

  • Thursday 18th September 25
  • Thursday 2nd October 25
  • Friday 24th October 25
  • Tuesday 25th November 25
  • Thursday 4th December 25
  • Friday 16th January 26
  • Thursday 29th January 26
  • Tuesday 10th February 26
  • Thursday 5th March 26
  • Tuesday 17th March 26
  • Tuesday 14th April 26
  • Tuesday 28th April 26

IMT 3 Simulation

Meerkats 3 is a 1-day team-based simulation course for IMT3s, RGNs, AHPS and HCA’s covering:

  • Introduction to Teaching and Facilitating (1-hour session supported by a presentation on teaching and facilitating in simulation)
  • TEP discussions and Escalation Plan (1-hour workshop with palliative care team)
  • Three acute care clinical simulations

On completion of this course, IMTs trainees will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained to facilitate the learning of junior colleagues in MEERKATS 1 and 2, with the overall experience developing their ability to:

  • Manage complex / acutely unwell patients independently
  • Practice A to E assessment using simulation-based education
  • Contextualize psychological signs with patient history and develop a differential diagnosis
  • Order/send appropriate samples/investigations to assist clinical decision making
  • Escalate concerns, seek advice and refer to the appropriate specialists
  • Deal with ethical and legal issues related to clinical practice
  • Communicate effectively and share decision-making while monitoring appropriate situational awareness, professional behaviour and professional judgment
  • Develop teaching and facilitating skills
  • Act as a clinical teacher and clinical supervisor
  • Apply leadership skills in the simulated area

Course Dates 

  • Thursday, 9th October 2025
  • Thursday, 6th November 2025
  • Thursday, 22nd January 2026
  • Thursday, 19th March 2026
  • Thursday, 16th April 2026
  • Thursday, 21st May 2026
  • Thursday, 11th June 2026

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