Here’s how to
run Spin for SIM™.

Every scenario lives in the same place, whether you spin for one at random or pick a specific emergency to rehearse.

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  Log in

  Use your trust email and password. Your account is already linked to your trust, so everything you run is counted towards your trust’s activity.
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  Choose how to start

  Run a simulation (top-right) opens the wheel to spin for a random scenario. Library lets you browse all scenarios by category and open a specific one.
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  Open the scenario runner

  Each full scenario opens with four tabs: Overview (patient, objectives, kit, guideline), Set-up, Run (the staged script with prompts and vitals), and Debrief.
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  Facilitate on the floor

  Read the vignette, let the team respond, reveal prompts and vitals as they ask, then debrief with the Advocacy–Inquiry model built into the page. No equipment needed – participants vocalise what they would do.

The wheel is what makes it Spin for SIM™: nobody knows the scenario in advance, so nobody can prepare and hierarchy is flattened. Use whichever wheel suits the moment – both lead to exactly the same scenarios.

Digital wheel

• Open Run a simulation on any phone, tablet or the unit screen.
• Pick a category (or all), tap to spin, and it lands on a scenario.
• Opens straight into the runner – ideal at the bedside or on a ward round.

Physical wheel

• Spin the printed wheel from your kit to land on a category colour.
• Great as a talking point on the unit and for drawing a crowd.
• Then open that category in the Library and pick a scenario to run.

Tip: keep the physical wheel visible on the unit as an invitation, and use the digital wheel to actually run and record the session.

Feedback is built into the scenario runner. Each session has its own session code that pairs the before-and-after responses, so your dashboard can measure the change in confidence – this is the evidence that makes the programme count.

The collaborative board is the physical heart of the programme on your unit – a printable A0 board that makes each spin visible and celebrates who took part.

After every session, add:

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  The date and scenario you ran

  So the unit can see the range being covered over time.
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  Who took part

  Roles and disciplines – it shows the multidisciplinary reach and encourages others to join.
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  One key learning or action

  A single thing to change or check – the takeaway that turns a rehearsal into improvement.

The board is the visible, human record; your dashboard is the measurable one. Keep both and they reinforce each other.

Every QR response flows into your trust dashboard. It compiles the numbers you need for reports, appraisals and business cases – without any manual collation.

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  Sessions & participants

  How many spins you’ve run, and how many staff and roles you’ve reached.
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  Confidence, before and after

  The paired pre/post scores, so you can show the change your sessions produce.
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  Acceptability & would-recommend

  Usefulness, relevance and whether people would recommend it to a colleague.

Two things set your unit up to run without you having to be there every time: trained facilitators, and the physical kit on the floor.

Train your facilitators

Anyone on the team can facilitate. The Facilitator training walks them through running a spin and debriefing with Advocacy–Inquiry – it takes about 20 minutes.

Print your kit

From Resources, print the essentials for your unit:

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  Collaborative board & the wheel

  The centrepiece and the spin itself.
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  Ground-rules poster & QR feedback posters

  Set the psychological-safety tone and make scanning easy.
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  Scenario cards, stickers & facilitator badges

  The finishing touches that build recognition and momentum.