ONCALLbuddy: Using digital innovation to support workforce changes in response to COVID-19

Abstract

Purpose: The response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented demands on the physiotherapy workforce. Changing models of care have required physiotherapists to work across new models of care. In many cases, staff have returned to respiratory and critical care roles. Although many organisations have provided staff training where required, there is no widely available, easy to access resource, that summarises the knowledge and skills required to support these workforce changes. The aim of the ONCALLbuddy project was to provide physiotherapy staff with easy access to knowledge and information to support the changes in roles and clinical requirements.