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New animation and podcast mini-series for Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation elearning

Posted on: June 23rd, 2023 by Nicola Kipling No Comments

The Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme highlights how health and social care staff and the wider public health workforce can recognise risk factors, risk groups and apply simple interventions that can make a positive impact.

This elearning highlights the impact of chronic loneliness as a serious health concern and how we can all help to tackle loneliness with the interactions we have with patients and the public. It supports the call to action from the Jo Cox Commission to ‘equip people with information about the potential triggers for loneliness and ensure they know where to go for support’.

The course has been updated with animations and a podcast mini-series that can help further explain this topic and provide alternative support options.

Find out more on the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme page.

New training programme developed to improve pain outcomes for knee replacement surgery patients

Posted on: June 23rd, 2023 by Nicola Kipling No Comments

More than 100,000 total knee replacements are undertaken annually in the UK. The aim of surgery is to reduce pain and improve function, usually due to osteoarthritis. One in five patients who undergo surgery will report chronic, or long-term pain three months afterwards. Chronic pain after knee replacement is multifactorial, with biological, mechanical, and psychosocial contributing factors.

NHS England elearning for healthcare has worked with the North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol on the STAR Support and Treatment After Knee Replacement Surgery. STAR is a clinically important treatment for patients with chronic pain three months after total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. It is a personalised and multifaceted care pathway which addresses the multiple factors that may contribute to chronic pain through screening, early postoperative assessment, referral for targeted treatment and follow-up over one year.

This was tested in a multicentre randomised controlled trial funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the results are published in the Lancet Rheumatology. Patients who receive STAR have reduced pain, improved recovery and fewer inpatient admissions.

Access the training

To access the training please visit the STAR programme page.

Maternity programme developed to explore the key principles of the claims and litigation processes

Posted on: June 23rd, 2023 by Nicola Kipling No Comments

Maternity is a key focus for the NHS Resolution strategy, supporting the National Maternity safety ambition to improve outcomes and reduce harm.

The Maternity Incentive Scheme and Early Notification Scheme support NHS Resolution’s commitment and ambition to support safer maternity care.

NHS Resolution has worked with NHS England elearning for healthcare to explore the key principles of the claims and litigation processes, applied to the context of maternity care.  The programme was developed to deliver the objectives of the Early Notification clinical team at NHS Resolution.

The content for the elearning sessions and case stories was developed for clinicians by the Early Notification team at NHS Resolution and written as a maternity module by the clinical team based at Staffordshire University.

Session 1 – Introduction to NHS Resolution and the law of negligence
Session 2 – Learning from the Early Notification Scheme

To access the course please visit the Maternity Insights programme page.

New handbook supports healthcare support workers in their role

Posted on: June 21st, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

A new digital handbook for healthcare support workers (HCSWs) has been developed by NHS England elearning for healthcare in partnership with the London region HCSW programme team.

The handbook serves as a ‘one stop shop’ of resources that are relevant to existing and future HCSWs. It captures many areas of the HCSW’s journey including applying for a HCSW role, Care Certificate, career development, skills and “day in the life of” videos to showcase all the opportunities a HCSW can work in.

There is also a support section which signposts learners to further information such as raising concerns, health and wellbeing and buddying.

The resource is aimed at HCSWs, people interested in a HCSW role, HCSW leads in Trusts, nursing leads and educational leads.

For more information and to access the handbook, please visit the HSCW Handbook programme page.

GP podcasts support women with perinatal mental health illness

Posted on: June 20th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

An engaging podcast series to enhance healthcare professionals’ understanding of perinatal mental health is now available to listen to on NHS England’s Learning Hub.

The GP Spotlight programme, piloted by the Wessex Clinical Network, supports best care for women (and families) affected by perinatal mental health (PMH) illness in primary care services and facilitates timely access to high quality care from specialist perinatal mental health services.

The 11 podcasts, led by ‘GP champion’ Dr Laura Davies and PMH psychiatrist Dr Laurie Windsor, cover a range of topics including postpartum psychosis, birth trauma, eating disorders and perinatal depression.

They aim to:

  • improve understanding of perinatal mental health conditions, pathways, and working relationships
  • improve referral and management of women with perinatal mental illness
  • strengthen relationships between health professionals across the pathway

The podcasts are around 10 minutes long, making them accessible and cost effective for all healthcare professionals including GPs, mental health practitioners, midwives, community nurses and health visitors.

Each podcast provides key information to arm the learner with awareness and tools so they can guide women struggling with PMH illness to the most appropriate care.

For more information and to access the podcasts, please visit the GP Spotlight Podcasts catalogue on the Learning Hub.

Learning Disability Nursing CPD Award celebrates addition of higher learning sessions

Posted on: June 19th, 2023 by Kieron Bradshaw No Comments

We are pleased to share that colleagues can now access the full suite of resources within our Learning Disability Nursing CPD Award. Alongside a foundation module that provides core learning, the training now includes modules relating to specialist inpatient settings, community, forensic and intensive support settings, as well as primary and acute care liaison.

The resources have arrived at the perfect time as we mark Learning Disability Week 2023, and supporting this, the new sessions cover topics including person-centred care, formulation, and care planning, which aim to ensure that a person’s wishes, needs and strengths are at the heart of their care plans. The training also supports you to include the person and their family as equal partners in the development of their care and support plans.

Understanding each individual that you care for and their formulation history is key to providing effective support. The additional training sessions can help you to acknowledge a person’s journey into care, particularly when it is specialist care; and support you to understand the nature and development of a person’s condition, including the psychological, biological and systemic factors.

The online training programme is open to anybody with an interest in learning disability nursing. It includes a foundation module that can also be used as refresher training for core knowledge and can help to decrease variances in practice between services. It also provides an opportunity for people from other nursing backgrounds to gain knowledge of the fundamental aspects of learning disability nursing.

This fantastic step forward is part of work to advance a dedicated career structure for learning disability nursing. The training supports the delivery of the All England Plan for Nursing Disability Nursing, and aims to support those thinking about a career in learning disability nursing, as well as those in training and those currently working as a learning disability nurse.

The programme forms a Qualification in Specialism (QiS) to provide a standardised pathway for nurses to develop in their specialist area, and is mapped to the Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting People with a Learning Disability.

The curriculum is also mapped to:

  • Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct to support revalidation
  • NHS England Learning Disability Improvement Standards
  • NHS England Long Term Plan
  • HEE Competency Standards for Learning Disability and Autism

To find out more and to access the training, please visit the Learning Disability Nursing CPD Award programme page.

Improving care for children and young people living with excess weight

Posted on: June 19th, 2023 by Kieron Bradshaw No Comments

A suite of universal elearning resources is now available to support professionals working with children and young people living with obesity. The foundation level training can help upskill clinicians working within Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics and enables a standardised approach to service provision across the country.

The online training covers the causes of childhood obesity, the relationship between obesity and mental health, the physical and social complications of obesity, and provides an overview of evidence-based lifestyle changes to form part of a childhood weight management intervention.

Crucially, the training also highlights the importance of non-stigmatising communication and designing compassionate services, to help reduce weight-related bias and stigma. It also highlights solutions that use a family-based, person-centred, behavioural change approach, supporting the modelling of behaviours from parents or carers and the rest of the family.

The high prevalence of childhood obesity is a global public health priority. The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in England estimated that in 2020/1, 22.2% of reception children, and 37.7% of Year 6 children, were either obese or overweight. Evidence indicates that the risk of anxiety, depression and developing an eating disorder is higher among children and young people living with obesity; and excessive weight also has complications on physical and social factors, such as bullying and social isolation.

The Complications from Excess Weight elearning programme has been created by NHS England in partnership with the British Dietetic Association. It comprises 5 sessions:

  1. Introduction to identification of complications associated with excessive weight in children and young people (C&YP).
  2. An introduction to understanding different levels of overweight in children and young people living with complications associated with excess weight
  3. Connection between severe obesity and mental health
  4. Interventions for Childhood Weight Management
  5. Prevalence of childhood obesity, influence of social factors including poverty and appropriate safeguarding

The training is aimed primarily at multidisciplinary teams working in Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) services, and staff working with children and young people across health and care.

To find out more and to access the training, please visit the Complications from Excess Weight in Children and Young People elearning programme page.

New NHS elearning programme supports improved patient access to general practice

Posted on: June 15th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

NHS England’s elearning for healthcare and London regional team have worked with Londonwide LMCs, the EQUIP team, and system partners to develop a 2-hour elearning programme to improve understanding of how general practice can adapt local access systems to provide the best experience to patients and staff within available resources.

Freely available to all NHS and general practice staff, the elearning consists of 5 20-minute sessions, based on the London General Practice Access Guide and Manual.

It will be a helpful resource when considering local responses to the recent delivery plan for recovering access to primary care. The programme is aimed at the whole general practice team, including clinical and non-clinical staff, and outlines latest research, best practice, case studies, tips and practical quality improvement projects that have led to improvements in services and patient experience.

General practices, service planners, commissioners and wider primary care staff are encouraged to embed this elearning in local staff learning systems, and support staff undertake this learning. CPD Accreditation has been sought from the Royal College of General Practitioners.

For further information and to access the programme, please visit the General Practice Access webpage.

Healthy eating session now added to All Our Health

Posted on: June 13th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

An elearning session on healthy eating has now been added to the All Our Health programme.

Developed by NHS England elearning for healthcare and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the resource is aimed at the general population and healthcare professionals whose role includes supporting people to achieve a healthy balanced diet.

The session has been developed in response to evidence that most people in the UK do not meet government dietary recommendations. The most recent UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) data shows that population intakes of saturated fat, sugar, and salt are above the government recommendations and, on average, adults eat up to 300 more calories than the daily recommended amount required for a healthy body weight.

As a result, and to help the nation improve their diet, the Healthy Eating session aims to support colleagues in:

  • understanding specific activities and interventions that can prevent poor dietary health
  • thinking about the resources and services available in their area that can help people meet government dietary recommendations
  • being aware of where vitamin supplements are recommended at a population level

The elearning also features helpful tools and resources such as the UK’s national food model, the Eatwell Guide and the Healthier Families app.

For more information and to access the resource, please visit the Healthy Eating session within the All Our Health programme.

All Our Health features sessions on a wide range of public health issues including obesity, mental health and wellbeing, dementia, and alcohol. Each bitesize session helps health and care professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing as part of their everyday practice.

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