title: Developing healthcare skills through simulation Developing healthcare skills through simulation Matthew Aldridge Stephen Wanless SAGE Publications £29.99 304pp 9781446201251 1446201252 [Formula: see text].
abstract: HEALTHCARE STAFF have been trained using simulation training for some time. It has been shown to be effective in developing knowledge and skills coupled with improving patient outcomes and is used predominantly in medicine and the allied health professions. However, a growing body of evidence collected over the past decade has supported a growth in its use in pre-registration nursing programmes.