The Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust TEAMS Centre, developed and set up by Professor Gary Smith, was officially opened by Secretary of State John Reid on 5th December 2003. The focus of the centre is the training of healthcare professionals as individuals (for specific techniques) or as members of multi-professional teams.
Simulation training is provided to train the staff and enhance patient centred care. The TEAMS Simulation centre runs various courses for staff ranging from trainee doctors and nurses, anaesthetists, surgeons, physicians, paediatricians, health care support workers, nursing associate/ associate nurse practitioners, operating department personnel, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.
