Your timetable shouldn't need a timetable

If you're studying nursing, you'll know the problem. You get one timetable per module, sessions for every field mixed together, group rotations and placements on top. Working out where you actually need to be each week can take longer than the lecture.

As a student, I kept seeing the same questions in our cohort chats: Is this session for my field? Which group am I in? Has this moved? So I built something to answer them.

Timetable Creator

Timetable Creator takes the timetables students already receive and turns them into one personal timetable.

• Upload what you already have. PDF, Word or spreadsheet. Nothing about how the university publishes timetables needs to change.
• Pick your field once. Adult, Child, Learning Disability or Mental Health. Sessions for other fields drop out. On one real programme timetable, that cut the apparent clashes from 116 to 2.
• See real clashes. Genuine double-bookings are flagged before the day, not discovered on it.
• Sync to your phone. The timetable syncs to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar and updates when you upload a changed timetable.
• Track placement hours. A personal hours tracker shows progress towards the NMC's 2,300 practice hours. It's a planning aid for students, not an official record.

Designed with students in mind

I wanted something that respected students' time and data. Uploaded files are read and then deleted. Students control their own account. It's available in 32 languages, which helps international students. Students can see their first week built for free before deciding whether it's worth it.

Why a nursing student is building software

Nursing is full of small frictions that add up: duplicated paperwork, hard-to-find information, systems that don't talk to each other. I don't think nurses should simply put up with them. Sometimes the people who feel a problem every day are best placed to fix it.

If you're a nursing student, lecturer or practice educator, I'd really welcome your feedback.