SLIPPS resources
The resources developed during the SLIPPS project and through ongoing work are freely available below.
Please download and use them as needed.
We’d be delighted to hear about your experiences using these resources—how you’ve applied them, in what context, with whom, and any feedback you’d like to share.
Please email alison.steven@northumbria.ac.uk.
Thank you for helping us improve patient safety education.
Versions of the SLERT Tool
Development of the SLIPPs Learning Event Recording Tool was led by the University of Northumbria, UK, working with Dr Susanna Tella, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Finland
The SLERT was inspired by previous SLIPPs team research and was developed collaboratively with input from all SLIPPs partners drawing on their vast array of experience, previous research and educational work.
The structure and content of the SLERT was informed by:
• Previous SLIPPs team research
• A literature review of publications (10 years up to December 2016) pertaining to the use of critical incident technique and reflection within the health professions
• Established reflective models (Gibbs and Johns models)
• Recognised international frameworks such as the World Health Organisation International Classification for Nursing Practice; Patient safety terms used in the UK National Health Service; National Quality Forum patient safety terms and definitions (http://www.qualityforum.org/Topics/Patient_Safety.aspx)
The development process was systematic and included pre-testing, piloting and back translation into the required languages.
Following the original SLIPPs project new collaborations led to a further 3 translations of the tool.
All versions of the SLERT are freely available below
Czech : see Javornická D, Kisvetrová H, Prušová E, Váverková R, J Greaves P, Steven A. The influence of supervisory support on clinical learning as experienced by Czech Nursing and health professional students in the context of patient safety events: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Pract. (2024) Jul 1;79:104041. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104041.
German: see Pointer L., Steven A., Paal P., Glarcher M. (2024) The SLIPPS Learning Event Recording Tool for students in advanced practice nursing: A translation and content validation study. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen (ZEFQ – The Journal of Evidence and Quality in Health Care) Dec;190-191:37-43 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2024.11.001
Persian: see Minazi A , Shahmari M, Nemati-Vakilabad R, Ajri-Khameslou M, Steven A (2025) Exploring nursing students’ patient safety learning experiences during clinical practice: A qualitative study utilizing the SLERT tool. Nurse Education Today, 155, December 2025, 106873 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106873
Published papers
Simulation Scenario Materials
Simulation Scenario resources
- Medication simulation scenario overview
- Medication simulation scenario general information
- Teacher Template: Good practice in medication administration
- Teacher template: Near miss in medication administration
- Context description and script : Nursing scenario computer based
- Context description and script : Nursing scenario paper based
- Infection control simulation scenario overview
- Infection control simulation scenario general information
- Teacher Template: Good practice in infection control
- Teacher Template: Hazard in infection control
- Teacher Template: Near Miss in infection control
- Context description and script: infection control
- Scenario video
Development of the SLIPPs Simulation scenarios (IO 4) was led by Prof. Loredana Sasso and Prof. Annamaria Bagnasco, University of Genoa, Italy, working with the SLIPPs sim-scenario sub group.
The simulation scenarios draw on the wider work of the entire SLIPPs project team including:
- The SLIPPs Learning event recording tool (SLERT)
- The data gathered using the SLERT and the selection and analysis of that data
The following SLIPPs partners were members of the sim-scenario sub group:
- Dr. Giuseppe Aleo University of Genoa, Italy.
- Assoc. Prof. Alison Steven Northumbria University, UK (SLIPPS lead)
- Mrs. Arja Sara-aho Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- Assoc. Prof. Kristin Myhre University College Østfold, Norway
- Assoc. Prof. Gerd Stina Ekman University College Østfold, Norway
- Dr. Sarah Morey Northumbria University, UK
- Mrs Kaisa Haatainen University of Eastern Finland & Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
The wider team of academic and clinical colleagues from the University of Genoa who participated in creating the scenarios are as follows:
SLIPPs Nursing team
| Milko Zanini Silvia Rossi Nicoletta Dasso Ramona Pellegrini Roberta Centanaro Lucia Vassalini Enrica Silano | Loredana Sasso Annamaria Bagnasco Giuseppe Aleo Barbara Medri Letizia Cananzi Marco Lamberti Lucia Bacigalupo |
SLIPPS Midwives (Ostetrico) | Matilde, Canepa Giovanna Razeto Egle, Ganzerla Anna Chiara, Gelardi | Giulia, Marsela Alice Teti Marco Lamberti |
University of Genova Simulation Centre (Centro Simulazione Aavanzata) | Prof. Giancarlo Torre Fabio Vento (tecnico)
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The sub-group discussed the SLERT data, the formats of the scenarios and agreed the topics to be covered.
The ‘Guidelines for scenario development’ were compiled by the University of Genova.
The blank ‘Teacher template’ document was provided by University College Østfold and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. Please note, intellectual property rights for the blank template remain with these universities.
The scenario detail and the materials pertaining to each scenario were developed by pairs of sub-group members and wider teams in their respective universities.
SLIPPs Patient Safety Card Game
Examples of translated SLERT narratives
Selections of Learning Even Records collected in each of the following countries translated into other languages:
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