What is eSpace?

Connect, Discover, Share

eSpace is a community based online collaboration tool dedicated to improving healthcare and wellness by sharing knowledge and experiences of technology enabled change. It uses the power of the web to make it easier for NHS professionals to work together whenever and wherever they need to. eSpace brings improved information sharing, enhanced communications and supports new and existing networks and communities.

Connect

A first port of call for many people when they need information or advice is their colleagues. But what do you do if you don’t know who knows the answer? Membership of an eSpace group will allow you to follow discussions in the forum, make contact with other professionals and read documents that have been submitted by other group members.

Discover

If you're wondering if someone has solved the problem you are battling with before, they probably have. Lessons learned, top tips and case studies have been collected from NHS CFH implementations and made available so that you can search and see how others have tackled things and try out different approaches. These lessons can also help you identify potential risks and resource requirements before you kick off a project.

Share

At the heart of eSpace are groups, each being a Community of Practice dedicated to bringing about positive change in healthcare. These are groups of individuals with a common interest in a particular area of Service Improvement in Healthcare, who work together to improve their knowledge, understanding and practice. You can join as many groups you wish, but as content is created by group members, you need to invest some time participating in and contributing to each one.

Once you join eSpace you can:

• Find a contact

Find colleagues, who have been through it before, connect face to face and by email as well as online and help one another learn from your experiences.

• Ask for advice

There’s almost always someone out there who has done it before…use the communities’ discussion forums and eSpace member directory to ask for advice or check an idea with other colleagues.

• Share reports and updates

Use communities to share updates and progress without clogging up the email server.

• Review documents

Save on time and email space by using community forums to discuss and review your documents.

• Promote events or meetings

Target a specific group of individuals to promote a meeting or event using the communities and member directory.

• Keep up to date

Keep on top of the latest themes, issues and developments that affect you in your own professional area.