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Explore key learnings, outcomes, and evaluations from Project Echo NI. Discover how our initiatives are enhancing healthcare delivery and community well-being across Northern Ireland. Dive into the full reports to see the measurable impacts and evidence-based practices driving continuous improvement.

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14 May 2025

From Isolation to Innovation:
The Power of Learning Communities in Health Care

In this compelling reflection, Dr. Daniel Johnson shares how collaborative learning environments transformed his medical training and clinical practice. Through real-world examples—from early encounters with the AIDS epidemic to solving complex cases in community clinics—he illustrates how shared knowledge, curiosity, and team-based learning can dramatically improve patient care. The article highlights the vital role of learning communities in empowering clinicians and enhancing outcomes across the health system.

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Project ECHO Northern Ireland

Project ECHO is a worldwide movement providing an online learning and support methodology. It supports knowledge sharing between professionals from across health and social care, and facilitates the exchange of specialist knowledge and best practice.

The ECHO Journey

All Teach All Learn Methodology

The heart of the ECHO model is its hub and participant knowledge sharing networks, led by expert multidisciplinary teams, utilising multi-point video conferencing to develop virtual communities of practice. Each ECHO Network has dedicated IT support, admin support and dedicated IT equipment. Participants generally join the ECHO sessions remotely. All participants will come together at the outset to agree curriculum topics, dates, times and case presenters. 

Film Launch at Stormont

Professor Max Watson, Programme Director of Project ECHO, highlights how the film showcases the Project ECHO Model. He emphasises its role in empowering healthcare professionals to enhance patient and client outcomes. More..

Featured Networks

Collaborative Forum for Community Pharmacy

Community pharmacy is the largest employer of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff in Northern Ireland, the network involves over 520 pharmacies across the country.  This ECHO network will work alongside the Department of Health’s launch of a new Collaborative Forum for Community Pharmacy.

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Public Mental Health Learning

The priority area of Public Mental Health includes a focus on early intervention and prevention work. The Steering Group has agreed on actions which focus on primary and secondary prevention and recognise the need to develop a learning network that increases the knowledge base across all relevant sectors and provides a platform for sharing good practice and encouraging collaboration and partnership.

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