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Cassandra Baiano and Ron McDonald are both medical students within the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) programme at the University of St Andrews. Inspired by the quality improvement and agents of change portion of their curriculum, they have created an innovative application, HealthSHIP, which can offer support to health and social care workers in balancing the practical aspects of their home lives alongside the demands of working on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. Here, they talk to Ben about the inception of the app, the value of voluntary support during the pandemic and why healthcare students, in particular, can be a crucial source of assistance during these difficult times.

Introductions (0:10)

The ScotGEM Programme update (0:23)

How HealthSHIP began (1:30)

Why healthcare students? (2:25)

Where did the idea come from? (3:07)

HealthSHIP right now (3:33)

How does it work in practice? (s4:49)

What areas are covered and where does HealthSHIP fit alongside the national voluntary schemes? (5:36)

When was HealthSHIP launched and which tasks are being filled? (6:44)

Access and signup information (7:45)

Requesting support and types of support on offer for general practice (9:29)

Getting in touch and contact information (11:42)

Web: http://healthship.org
email: hello@healthship.org
Twitter: @HealthSHIP_UK