elfh’s e-Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare project carried off first prize in the e-Government 2010 awards, for Excellence in Learning and Skills. The judges said “e-SRH has revolutionised training in sexual and reproductive health. This nationally-validated course for healthcare practitioners has raised standards, widened access and enabled abolition of the face-to-face course. This improved training is saving the NHS £7.9m a year”. Addressing the awards ceremony, the Prime Minister said “You have put Britain at the forefront of e-government delivery in the world. We have the technology and skills, we have the innovation and crucially we have the people.” Congratulations also go to the e-Safeguarding Children and Young People team – SGC was a finalist in three separate award categories.

The e-Government National Awards are the primary technology awards for the public sector, and encompass national, local government, the NHS and the third sector. The awards ceremony was attended by 83 separate public sector organisations.

Click here to view the information in the awards booklet.

e-Den, the national elearning initiative encompassing dentistry’s foundation years, is now open for access to all members of the dentistry team, including associate dentists and dental care professionals such as dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental technicians and dental therapists.

The project is the first major collaboration between the four dental faculties of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Department of Health’s elearning for Healthcare (elfh) programme. The project was first made available on 31st March 2010 initially to dental foundation trainees and Postgraduate Dental Deanery staff.

e-Den is available nationwide and is free of charge to all members of the dentistry team who are operating within an NHS contract. It is a valuable tool for supporting postgraduate training for dentistry and promotes a consistent standard of knowledge, skills and expertise across the country.

With almost 100 elearning sessions across six modules now live on the system, the project continues to go from strength to strength.

For more information about e-Den and to register for access, visit www.e-lfh.org.uk/projects/dentistry.

In these uncertain times, clinical leadership is more important than ever. Here, Professor Kieran Sweeney, who died of malignant mesothelioma in 2009, discusses his experience of care and his interactions with healthcare professionals https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/leadership-for-clinicians

To explore the wider issues this video raises, register for the elfh projects Medical Leadership (LeAD) and End of Life Care.

The complete elearning for Medical Leadership programmewent live this week. Encouraging “shared leadership”, LeAD will be a crucial tool in enabling all doctors both to play a significant part in improving and delivering patient care in the NHS, and to contribute to the effective running of their organisation.

To register for LeAD, please visit https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/leadership-for-clinicians/