Latest news articles Archives - Page 13 of 80 - elearning for healthcare
Menu Access our elearning programmes on the elfh Hub Hub Register / Log in >

Archive for the ‘Latest news articles’ Category

End-of-Life Care sessions recently updated

Posted on: March 22nd, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with the Association for Palliative Medicine to update 4 existing sessions within the public access End-of-Life Care (e-ELCA) elearning programme.

The updated sessions focus on communication and end-of-life care for LGBTQ people, as listed below:

  • Request for euthanasia
  • Initiating conversations about end-of-life care: dementia
  • Telephone communication
  • Inclusive palliative and end-of-life care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people

Since October 2022, e-ELCA has been made public access so that everyone, regardless of their employment status, can access vital elearning resources on providing end-of-life care. We have now retired the previous public access end-of-life care for all programme, but all content can be found on the main e-ELCA programme page.

To access, learners need to register on the HEE elfh Hub. When registering you will be asked for information in the ‘About you’ section. If you are registering with a personal or with a non-NHS work email address, please select ‘None of the above option’. If you are a care worker or hospice worker and your employer hasn’t given you a registration code, please also select the ‘None of the above option’.

e-ELCA offers more than 175 sessions grouped into 9 modules including assessment, communication skills, symptom management and bereavement care.

The programme also contains learning paths which provide targeted learning for specific staff groups, defined curricula and condition-specific end-of-life care.

Please note, the programme covers sensitive topics including death, dying, the different stages of end-of-life and bereavement which may be distressing to some learners.
For more information and to access the programme, please visit the End-of-Life Care programme page.

Eating, Drinking and Swallowing elearning now available

Posted on: March 16th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

A new elearning programme for speech and language therapy students is now available.

Pre-registration, Eating, Drinking, and Swallowing (EDS), explores the pre-assessment, assessment, management, and discharge of 2 adult and 2 paediatric patients with EDS difficulties.

On completion of the programme students should send a copy of their assessment results to their higher education institute as part record of achievement of the competencies.

The speech and language therapist has an important role in working with people with EDS needs. By 2026 all speech and language therapy students will graduate having achieved pre-registration EDS competencies.

This elearning was developed through a joint project between Health Education England and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

For more information and to access the programme, please visit the Pre-registration, Eating, Drinking, and Swallowing webpage.

New Prescribing Fluids in Adults course added to SCRIPT programme

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

Healthcare professionals involved in prescribing intravenous fluids can access free elearning within the SCRIPT programme to understand the key indications for intravenous fluids and the common types of intravenous fluids prescribed for adult hospital inpatients.

Fluids: Practical Prescribing in Adults provides information on clinical situations where intravenous fluids are required and offers practical advice about the most appropriate fluids in a variety of situations.

Users completing the course will achieve the following learning outcomes:

  • recall the indications for intravenous fluids
  • summarise a patient’s fluid and electrolyte requirements
  • recall the commonly available intravenous fluids
  • determine which intravenous fluids should be given in common clinical situations
  • select the appropriate combination of fluids to meet the needs of a variety of patients.

The course gives an oversight of the three indications for intravenous fluids: maintenance, resuscitation, and replacement. It also discusses how, in many clinical scenarios, more than one type of fluid is required to meet the needs of the patient and how to monitor the patient appropriately.

For more information and to access the course, please visit the SCRIPT programme page.

Celebrating 100 million session launches

Posted on: March 9th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has reached a huge milestone with more than 100 million session launches on the platform. Read more about it in our blog: https://telblog.hee.nhs.uk/elfh-hits-100-million-session-launches

Menopause awareness training to support the NHS workforce

Posted on: March 8th, 2023 by Nicola Kipling No Comments

The NHS workforce is over 1.3 million strong, and 76.5% of the workforce (over 1 million) are women. Women between the ages of 45 and 54 who are likely to be going through the menopause transition make up 1 in 5 of the entire NHS workforce, over 260,000 women.

The Menopause Awareness elearning programme has been developed with NHS England to help colleagues provide a supportive working environment that champions the wellbeing of women and others affected by the menopause transition, so they thrive in the workplace.

This elearning is designed for all colleagues in the workforce. Whether you are a person transitioning through the menopause, or if you are looking for information to help you support a colleague.

The Menopause Awareness elearning session will give learners:

  • an overview of the menopause
  • the common symptoms associated with the menopause
  • scenarios which will help our people better understand the ways in which they can help support themselves and each other

For more information about the programme and to access the training today, please visit the Menopause Awareness programme page.

Coping with long-term conditions: a patient’s journey

Posted on: March 2nd, 2023 by Kieron Bradshaw No Comments

A person living with one or more long-term condition(s) may access a combination of services from across the healthcare system: from primary care and community healthcare services, to outpatient appointments and acute hospital stays.

To highlight just some of the problems that people may encounter throughout their journey, they can often:

  • receive treatment that is not specific to their needs
  • be unsure of who to approach when they have a problem
  • have no access to their care records – or their records may be unavailable between healthcare settings
  • lack confidence to do daily activities and be unable to achieve their goals.

These are just some of the barriers to great care that occur, and they tend to be best summed up as failure to provide integrated or personalised care around the individual.

Although long-term conditions cannot at present be cured, people living with these conditions can be supported to maintain a good quality of life. We want to help healthcare colleagues to improve this patient journey.

Our PRosPer Long-Term Conditions elearning programme is available to assist all health and care staff to deliver more personalised care.

Developed from resources created by Macmillan Cancer Support, the online training can help you to move away services that only deal with one condition; and will help you to avoid single condition guidelines that carry attendant dangers of polypharmacy, and that exclude a holistic approach to service users. The training can also support you to identify vulnerable people who might then be given extra help to avoid hospital admission or deterioration/complications of their condition(s).

Training

To access the training today, simply visit the PRosPer Long-Term Conditions programme page on the elearning for healthcare hub.

End-of-Life Care For All sessions recently updated

Posted on: February 17th, 2023 by Louise Garrahan No Comments

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with the Association for Palliative Medicine to update 5 existing sessions within the public access End-of-Life Care (e-ELCA) elearning programme.

The updated sessions focus on symptom management, care after death and bereavement support, as listed below:

  • Management of physical deterioration
  • When the dying process is protracted or unexpectedly fast
  • Introduction to care after death
  • Providing personal care after death
  • Practical support after a bereavement

All sessions within the Advance care planning module have also been updated.

Since October 2022, e-ELCA has been made public access so that everyone, regardless of their employment status, can access vital elearning resources on providing end-of-life care. We have now retired the previous public access end-of-life care for all programme but all content can be found on the main e-ELCA programme page.

To access, learners need to register on the HEE elfh Hub. When registering you will be asked for information in the ‘About you’ section. If you are registering with a personal or with a non-NHS work email address, please select ‘None of the above option’. If you are a care worker or hospice worker and your employer hasn’t given you a registration code, please also select the ‘None of the above option’.

e-ELCA offers more than 175 sessions grouped into 9 modules including assessment, communication skills, symptom management and bereavement care. The programme also contains learning paths which provide targeted learning for specific staff groups, defined curricula and condition-specific end-of-life care.

Please note, the programme covers sensitive topics including death, dying, the different stages of end-of-life and bereavement which may be distressing to some learners.

For more information and to access the programme, please visit the End-of-Life Care For All programme page.

Urge for practitioners to increase support around internet safety

Posted on: February 3rd, 2023 by Kieron Bradshaw No Comments

People who access support around suicide and self-harm are urging practitioners to have more conversations around online safety.

The plea follows a survey of over 80 people with lived experience carried out by Samaritans, which revealed that almost all respondents (94%) had never been asked by a practitioner about their online activity around these issues.

The survey respondents were all over 18 years old and had experience of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and self-harm.

Ahead of Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 7 February 2023) we are sharing some key themes taken from the feedback to help practitioners increase support around online activity relating to suicide and self-harm.

We are also highlighting training that is available to assist anybody who provides support around these issues, enabling you to have conversations about online safety.

Asking about online activity

Most respondents to the survey thought that practitioners should ask about online activity when talking about their self-harm or suicidal thoughts or feelings. They said that this could address stigma and make people feel more comfortable talking about their online activities. They felt that these questions could help the practitioner understand people’s suicide and self-harm risk and their support needs better.

 “If they didn’t ask me, I would never talk about my online use for fear they’d think it was weird or wouldn’t understand. By asking it would stop me feeling so embarrassed.”

It’s important to ask in the right way

A small number of respondents worried that these questions could be intrusive. They highlighted the importance of approaching these questions in a non-judgmental way. They said it was important to ask about online activity directly, but that building rapport first can sometimes help people feel comfortable opening up. They encouraged practitioners to make sure there’s plenty of time for the conversation, avoiding interruptions.

“Make sure there’s no judgment or shame in the reaction. Be very careful about getting them to stop. It has to be their decision if they’re going to give up viewing content.”

How practitioners can help people stay safe online

Respondents said that by asking people what they do online in relation to suicide and self-harm, practitioners could help people reflect on their online activity and how it makes them feel. They said that practitioners could help challenge harmful online behaviours and signpost to more supportive online spaces.

Guidance for practitioners on internet safety around suicide and self-harm

The majority of respondents (69%) were concerned that practitioners might have gaps in their knowledge around how people use the internet in relation to self-harm or suicide. They thought they might have negative preconceptions or assume that online issues only affect younger people.

“They think it is a negative thing but sometimes you can get good support from recovery communities… You just need to make sure you follow people who are positive influences and good for you.”

Respondents recommended that practitioners access regular training to stay up-to-date with the latest internet safety knowledge.

Access to training

Samaritans recently launched an elearning course on internet safety, suicide and self-harm in partnership with Health Education elearning for healthcare.

The training takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and gives an introduction to how to support people around their online activity relating to suicide and self-harm. The course is free to access and relevant to anyone providing ongoing care around suicide and self-harm.

Visit the elearning programme now and start these conversations today.

The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Foundation update (January 2023)

Posted on: January 4th, 2023 by Kieron Bradshaw No Comments

Welcome to your January 2023 update from the Foundation elearning programme. This month focuses on the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.  

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are central to inpatient care. The MCA protects the rights of vulnerable people, and the following group of sessions cover topics such as assessing capacity, consent, patient autonomy and safeguarding. 

Sessions:  

The sessions cover key 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 11: Ethics and Law 

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO). 

The Foundation programme has a range of other sessions that might help you. Please log in to the programme page to view more.  

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.elfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/  

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easier to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum. 

An evaluation survey is also available to capture feedback on these sessions. 

elfh is a NHS England programme in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies