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New Healthy Weight Coach elearning programme now available

Posted on: November 11th, 2021 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to develop a new elearning programme for health and care professionals to help people living with overweight or obesity.

Healthy Weight Coach has been developed for colleagues working within primary care networks, healthcare practices and pharmacies across England who already engage and interact with people as part of their role and are interested in supporting people who want to prioritise their weight, health and wellbeing.

The resource will help individuals to engage and support people living with overweight or obesity to make positive changes to their health and weight-related behaviours.

The programme comprises the following 8 sessions, which each take between 20 to 30 minutes to complete:

  1. The role of a healthy weight coach
  2. The complexity of weight gain, obesity and weight management
  3. Measuring and assessing a person’s weight
  4. The outcomes associated with overweight, obesity and weight management
  5. Healthy eating, drinking and physical activity
  6. Avoiding weight stigma and challenging biases
  7. Supporting behaviour change
  8. How to communicate effectively

The healthy weight coach is a new, voluntary role and all 8 sessions must be completed in order to become a healthy weight coach.

On completion of the elearning programme, learners will have the skills and confidence to have meaningful conversations to support people to move towards a healthier weight and will be well-placed to signpost or, where appropriate, refer people to weight management services.

For more information and to access the resource, please visit the Healthy Weight Coach programme page.

New section and updates to Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates now available

Posted on: November 11th, 2021 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has added a new section on antenatal conversations to the Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates elearning programme.

The programme is aimed at healthcare professionals involved in the provision of breastmilk for preterm and sick infants such as midwives, neonatal nurses, nursery nurses, nursing associates, maternity healthcare support workers and paediatric staff.

The new section focuses on the importance of supportive, exploratory conversations with parents on feeding choices before birth. On completion of the resource, learners will be able to offer guided conversations on feeding choices and signpost parents to breastfeeding resources and support.

Antenatal Conversations complements the existing 4 sections within the programme which cover:

  • After delivery
  • Starting to express
  • Increasing milk supply
  • Resources

These sections have also been updated with case studies and current evidence-based-practice.

The elearning programme has been developed in partnership with:

  • Thames Valley & Wessex Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (ODN)
  • Southampton, Hampshire Hospitals, IOW and Portsmouth (SHIP) LMNS
  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
  • Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Health and Care LMNS
  • Parents from the Thames Valley & Wessex ODN Neonatal Parent Advisory Group.

For more information and to access the resource, please visit the Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates programme page

New MRI Safety elearning programme now available

Posted on: November 10th, 2021 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with key organisations within the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), listed below, to develop a new elearning programme on MRI safety.

Structured around the needs of specific MR safety roles, this new programme explores the hazards associated with the use of MRI equipment and offers guidance on best practice to protect patients and staff.

The MRI Safety elearning includes 5 courses, each linked to a different MR safety role as described in the MHRA guidelines for MRI safety.

  • MR Authorised Person (Non-MR Environment) (coming soon)
  • MR Authorised Person (MR Environment)
  • MR Authorised Person (Supervisor)
  • MRI clinicians (coming soon)
  • Referrers (coming soon)

On completion of the programme, learners will be able to download a certificate of completion and a record of their activity to add to their CPD portfolio.

For more information and to access the new courses, please visit the MRI Safety programme page.

MRI Safety has been developed in partnership with:

  • Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI)
  • British Association of Magnetic Resonance Radiographers (BAMRR)
  • British and Irish Chapter of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (BICISMRM)
  • British Institute of Radiology (BIR)
  • British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (BSCMR)
  • Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
  • Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  • MRI safety matters
  • The Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Society of GB and Ireland (NACCS)
  • Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)
  • Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR)

All Our Health launches new interactive townscape on child oral health

Posted on: November 10th, 2021 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked in partnership with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (formerly Public Health England) to develop an interactive townscape on child oral health within the All Our Health elearning programme.

The townscape provides evidence and guidance to help health and social care professionals to improve child oral health and reduce oral health inequalities in England.  Tooth decay is the most common oral disease affecting children and young people in England, yet it is largely preventable. Just under a quarter of all children in England have experience of tooth decay by the age of age of 5 and tooth extraction is the most common reason for 6 to 10 year olds being admitted to hospital. These children are likely to go on to have a lifetime of poor oral health with associated health and financial costs.

Poor oral health impacts on children and families, tooth decay can lead to pain, affect sleep and the ability to eat, affecting school readiness and absence. In addition, parents or carers may need to take time off work to take their child for treatment.

The townscape takes a place-based approach and features an animated town where health and social care professionals can click on various buildings, such as the town hall, dental surgery and school, to access information and evidence-based resources to inform action to address the poor oral health of the children they come into contact with.

The townscape also signposts the learner to other sources of support such as the NHS website, NHS Start for Life, HENRY’s videos and Change 4 Life top tips for teeth.

It complements the 4 existing townscapes on breastfeeding, smoking in pregnancy, childhood obesity and conception and preconception care.

In addition to the townscapes, there are 26 bite sized elearning sessions which cover a range of public health topics including early adolescence, immunisation and physical activity.

For more information and to access the townscape, please visit the All Our Health programme page.

Population Health Digital Toolkit now available

Posted on: November 2nd, 2021 by Rachel Gowland No Comments

The Long Term Conditions and Prevention programme team in Health Education England worked with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), to develop a digital toolkit based on the population health curriculum. The toolkit will be useful to anyone working in the wider health and care system in England, who wants to learn about population health.

What is population health?

Population health is an approach aimed at improving the health of an entire population and reducing health inequalities by working together, across communities and partner agencies.

Why should we learn about population health?

It is essential for every healthcare organisation because population health principles have the potential to contribute significantly to improved health outcomes across the health and care system.

COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on many already experiencing disadvantage and health inequalities. The pandemic has highlighted the need for the NHS to increase the scale and pace of action to tackle health inequalities and protect those at greater risk.

Taking a population health approach can help in the recovery from the pandemic and to improve patient access, experiences and the outcomes of those populations in most need.

Who needs to learn about population health?

The toolkit aims to improve the knowledge of the health and care workforces.

How can we learn about population health?

This Population Health Digital Toolkit supports learners by providing links to free resources mapped to 11 core curriculum areas and learning objectives.

Learners may benefit from exploring the learning objectives to identify any gaps in their knowledge and visiting the relevant resources. Each learning objective is supported by an introductory section and reflective questions to help learners link population health to their professional practice.

Accessing the Population Health Digital Toolkit

The toolkit can be accessed by anyone who is registered with elfh.  You can register for an account with any email address on the elfh hub.

Once in the hub, use the search function to find and access the Population Health Digital Toolkit.   If you are already registered, you can access the toolkit directly.

The elearning programme will also be made available in the AICC and ESR (Electronic Staff Record) for the NHS health and care workforce.

You can read more about the toolkit on the programme page.

Late career AHPs supporting practice based learning resource now live

Posted on: November 2nd, 2021 by Alex Drinkall No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare has worked in partnership with the Health and Care Professions Council and NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a new elearning programme to provide allied health professionals (AHPs) in their late career with information so they can consider the options that are available to them, rather than leaving the NHS completely.

The resources are also suitable for individuals who have already retired and who may no longer be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

To grow and deliver an AHP workforce that meets the ambitions set out in the NHS People Plan and Long Term Plan, it is essential the knowledge and skills of our late career AHPs are harnessed and provide the opportunity for individuals to leave their legacy.

The programme is made up of two sessions, each taking around 45 minutes to complete with additional activities and resources available for learners.
For more information about the elearning programme, including details on how to access the free resource, visit the elfh website.

Foundation elearning programme update November 2021

Posted on: November 1st, 2021 by Hannah Denness No Comments

Good communication skills are key to your success as a doctor. You will need to be able to explain your diagnosis and treatment to patients, and their families, in a professional manner that reassures them and is in terms they will understand.

Available in elearning for healthcare’s Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC 3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care, FPC 5: Continuity of Care, FPC 6: Sharing the Vision, FPC 8: Upholding Values and FPC 11: Ethics and Law:

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training.

Horus and Turas have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

Stakeholder Briefing – Issue 46

Posted on: November 1st, 2021 by Hannah Denness No Comments

Key Messages and links to 28 October 2021

Welcome to Health Education England’s regular stakeholder bulletin. In this bulletin we will provide:

  • COVID-19 latest updates
  • Overview of HEE education and training news
  • An update from your regional office

HEE COVID-19 latest updates

We have created a COVID-19 update webpage that provides guidance and information from HEE, which applies to all students and trainees. This webpage also includes HEE COVID-19 surge guidance.

To keep up to date with plans for medical training recovery, visit HEE COVID-19 webpages.

Our key objective has been to unify and integrate service and training recovery
This month, we published an interim review into the ambitious programme of work that HEE and our partners are collaborating on – the medical training recovery programme. There is still so much to be done, but it has been important to pause and evaluate our progress, note our successes and consider the remaining challenges, as we take the next steps in managing the continued progression of England’s 55,000 doctors in training, and support the management of the significant NHS care backlog post-pandemic. Read the full update from HEE’s Deputy Medical Director, Prof Sheona McLeod here.

We are supporting all professions to rapidly grow to meet the needs of patients:

Medical

HEE launches new medical degree pilot as part of Blended Learning programme

Prospective medical students in England will soon be able to choose to study flexibly thanks to a new pilot scheme launched by HEE and delivered by Queen Mary University of London.

The new programme aims to give students wanting to complete a medical degree more flexibility over how they study and a greater choice of where the University can provide practice learning opportunities to complete their training.

Nursing and Midwifery

Nurses and midwives offered increased incentive to return to practice

Former nurses and midwives wishing to re-join the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register and return to practice will be offered £1,000 to help with studying and living expenses. All information required for all routes of Return to Practice are available on the Return to Practice Health Careers website.

Pharmacy

Trainee pharmacist foundation year

Roll-out of the e-portfolio continues. This new tool is directly supporting the use of the HEE Foundation Year Assessment Strategy, to support practice-based assessment against the 2021/22 interim learning outcomes set by the General Pharmaceutical Council Standards.

A record 85% of trainee foundation pharmacists are already set up on the system. If your trainee has not yet registered, please ask them to complete the HEE survey now and before the deadline of 12 December 2021.  Access is now also being rolled out to designated supervisors and education programme directors. Find out more on the Trainee Pharmacist Foundation Year website.

Undergraduate clinical placement models

We are working with Schools of Pharmacy in England to explore the introduction of cross-sector clinical placements as part of the MPharm degree. Find out more on our website.

HEE newly qualified pharmacist pathway

This new (optional) pathway aims to link the initial education and training reforms to a continuum of development into post-registration. It is designed for learners across all sectors of pharmacy, to help them meet their development needs as they enter newly qualified practice. Find out more on our website.

Mental health

New IAPT high-intensity psychotherapeutic counselling training pilot

An exciting new training pilot, launched by HEE, offers a three-year salaried and funded training pathway for 60 trainee psychotherapeutic counsellors to work in NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services to deliver specified IAPT services for adults with depression.

The IAPT High-Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counsellor training pilot will support the NHS to expand access to a range of quality, evidence-based psychological therapies, as part of a wider programme to offer these interventions to an additional 380,000 adults and older people with common mental health problems by 2023/24, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Find out more on our website.

Psychological professions week conference

Building on the success of last year, the Psychological Professions Network (PPN) is excited to announce the second national conference for Psychological Professions Week 2021. The free conference will run from 15-19 November 2021 and will feature sessions aligned to the National Vision of the Psychological Professions.

The PPN is a membership network for all psychological professionals and other stakeholders of NHS commissioned psychological healthcare. They inform, enable and influence NHS commissioned healthcare to maximise the benefits of the psychological professions for the public. You can register for the conference on PPN Psychological Professions week website.

Workforce and education initiatives

New patient safety training for all staff, now available

In partnership with NHS England and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, HEE has published new patient safety training materials. The training materials can be found on the elearning for healthcare hub. The training has five levels, which build on each other, the first two levels Essentials for patient safety and Access to practice are available now. The first level, Essentials for patient safety, is the starting point and all NHS staff, even those in non-patient facing roles are encouraged to complete it. Level two, Access to practice is intended for those who have an interest in understanding more about patient safety and those who want to go on to access the higher levels of training.

The training has been devised following the publication of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy which contains a patient safety syllabus. The syllabus sets out a new approach to patient safety emphasising a proactive approach to identifying risks to safe care while also including systems thinking and human factors, all of which has been incorporated into the training. Levels three to five of the training are expected to be available by the end of March 2022.

Global Learning Opportunities and Provision Surveys

HEE and Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (YHAHSN) have teamed up to find out more about those who have undertaken an international element to their Health and Care work or course and those who would like to.

Please fill in the survey here.

We are also working with YHAHSN to gather information from all NHS secondary care provider organisations and higher education institutions to understand current attitudes toward and provision of global health activities for current and future NHS staff. We would be grateful if those responsible for global health activities in OD, business management or HR department could complete the survey here.

The deadline for both surveys has now been extended until 26 November 2021.

CLEAR week

CLEAR is a nationwide programme, supported by HEE, placing clinicians at the heart of healthcare decision making and innovation. #CLEARweek will be hosting sessions on a range of topics, from deep dives about the unique CLEAR methodology, data visualisation and analytics to Wardopoly, special guest speakers and networking events.

From 8 – 12 November 2021, the National CLEAR Programme will be hosting a week of events, guest speakers, workshops and interactive sessions around healthcare activity and workforce redesign. You can find out more and register your interest in attending sessions #CLEARweek will be hosting, visit the CLEAR website clearprogramme.org.uk

Learn about the use of AI and robotics in education and across health and care

We are running a series of webinars around the use of AI and robotics in education with the first, taking place on Thursday 18 November, 12:30 to 13:15, providing an introduction to the work of Health Education England’s Digital, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies in Education (DART-Ed) programme. Ask our expert panel questions and learn more about the new AI capability framework, AI Roadmap, our work with NHSX and much more.

See full details and register now!

Health Innovation Placement (HIP) Pilot – call for expressions of interest

This new offering from our Digital Readiness Programme provides our clinical and non-clinical NHS leaders with an exciting opportunity to develop through exposure with start-ups and small-medium organisations (SMEs), with the aim of leading on the development of a technological solution to a specific NHS problem; support the understanding of digital development; so leading, improving and transforming the healthcare system by extracting the opportunity from digital.

Read more and express an interest in applying for the pilot cohort.

New programme focuses on delivering value with digital technologies

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), supported by HEE, is delivering a 12-month programme of work to increase awareness amongst NHS finance staff about digital healthcare technologies and their potential to transform services and drive value and efficiency. Read more about the programme, the work already done, and how you can get involved.

HEE urge NHS staff to take part in review of the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)

The first ever online survey asking NHS staff in England for their views on their statutory and mandatory training experience is now open. The Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) survey will help HEE to better understand users’ views, help shape training and how it may be delivered in future. It will also be used to inform future conversations regarding potential reforms to statutory and mandatory training.

Don’t miss the opportunity to let HEE know what you think works well, does the training meet your needs and what could be done better. To complete the survey, go to all staff survey. The survey closes on Friday 19 November 2021

elearning for healthcare

Keep up to date with all the latest additions to the eLfH platform here.

FURTHER INFORMATION

By following @NHS_HealthEdEng you can keep up to date with new information and resources as they are published. Most importantly are the notifications of webinars being broadcast during the week.

Right now, making sure we are communicating properly is obviously incredibly important. If there’s any information you think is missing on HEE’s webpages, please let us know by submitting your question to the HEE Q&A helpdesk.

Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare is our responsibility

Posted on: November 1st, 2021 by Rachel Gowland No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare developed an elearning resource for everyone in the healthcare workforce. The resource was designed to help learners feel confident in delivering healthcare for financial, social and environmental sustainability.

Learners from different healthcare backgrounds noted that the resource is a “really good, simple breakdown of key themes” and helps raise awareness “of the environmental impact of their occupation and realise that there are things we can do to change this”.

About the elearning programme

This elearning programme includes 3 elearning sessions which each take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

1. Building a Net Zero NHS is applicable to all healthcare professions.

2. Sustainable Dentistry and Measuring Carbon in Healthcare is applicable to the dental setting.

3. Environmentally Sustainable Anaesthetic Practice is applicable to healthcare professionals working within the operating theatre.

Certificates are available to download on completion of each session.

Accessing the elearning

To register for this elearning module and for more information, please visit the programme page.

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