The SETs (SBAR Education through Technology and Simulation) is a three part course for care home staff. The initial part of the course is an elearning module on the potential uses of SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation) communication in care homes. This elearning module sets out the principles of SBAR communication with worked examples to enable staff to then undertake an in situ simulation course where they develop these skills further. Finally a series of free podcasts is being produced to cement the learning with further worked examples and reaction to the simulation sessions.

For more information visit http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/sbar-communication-in-care-homes/

The ‘One Chance to Get it Right’ report, produced by the Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People in June 2014, set out the approach to caring for dying people in the last few days and hours of life identifying five Priorities for Care. The report also made recommendations on the desired characteristics of education and training programmes. One of the Health Education England (HEE) commitments in the One Chance to Get it Right document was to conduct research into the development and evaluation of education and training methods and programmes which addressed uncertainty and communication when caring for the dying.

The End of Life Care for All elearning programme (e-ELCA) has been recommended as part of a blended learning approach by the ‘Training and Education in End of Life Care‘ report, commissioned by HEE to review the efficacy of existing education and training resources on end of life care.

Why not take a look at the new ‘Making the most of e-ELCA’ guide? It is simple and concise, designed to provide a brief overview of factors that can help organisations maximise the effectiveness and value of using e-ELCA.

For more information, please visit the updated e-ELCA website: http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/end-of-life-care/

To coincide with World Antibiotic Awareness Week and European Antibiotics Awareness Day, HEE is pleased to announce the launch of its latest elearning programme on Antimicrobial Resistance. The introductory level programme has been designed to support all health and social care staff – both clinical and non-clinical – in a variety of settings to understand the threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and ways they can help to tackle this major health issue. The session was written by specialist antimicrobial pharmacist Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope and is free to access from this link.

A new elearning resource, called Communicating with Empathy, is now available to access. This programme, developed by the PallE8 Palliative Care Group, consists of six sessions that have been developed to promote sensitive and effective communication in end of life care. The sessions use rich video and staff-patient scenarios to illustrate issues in communication in care.

The sessions are aimed at informal carers, agency and care home staff, healthcare assistants and other staff providing end of life care. The sessions are also available to access within Module 3 of the End of Life Care programme.

For more information visit http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/communicating-with-empathy/.

A new elearning programme aimed at Health Visitors and School Nurses has become available today, on the topic of Children’s Emotional and Additional Health Needs. This new learning resources is formed through a partnership between Public Health England, the Department of Health, SAPHNA, CPHVA and Health Education England’s elearning for healthcare programme.

The programme, consisting of six elearning sessions, focuses on early and co-ordinated support for children with emotional health and well-being issues, and complex or additional health needs. This comprehensive continuing professional development resource will equip both health visiting and school nursing teams with essential skills and knowledge to enable them to deliver high-quality early help in specialist areas.

For more information visit http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/childrens-emotional-and-additional-health-needs/

Disability Matters is an innovative elearning programme for anyone working or engaging with disabled children and young people (aged 0-25 years).

Co-developed with disabled young people and parent carers the sessions will improve your recognition and management of disability issues, teach you to communicate effectively and give you the confidence to support children and young people achieve the outcomes that matter to them.

The elearning can also be used by individuals and diversity teams to develop a welcoming and inclusive culture across NHS services.

Disability Matters comprises 58 topics.

For more information visit http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/disability-matters/

The care of people that are dying and support for their families is something that almost all health and social care staff contribute to, consider of great importance in their role and can get great satisfaction from. e-ELCA is a key resource for the development of staff to provide competent, compassionate and dignified care for patients at the end of life and support for their families.

The sessions in e-ELCA have been mapped to the learning objectives of the ‘One Chance to Get it Right’ report of the Leadership Alliance for Care of the Dying Person in 2014. A new training needs analysis session will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and direct you to e-ELCA sessions to support your development.

Also, core and additional e-ELCA sessions for specific staff groups have been defined for:

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Allied health professionals
• Social care managers
• Social care workers
• Healthcare managers
• Healthcare administrators

For further information on the programme and how to access the elearning please visit http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/end-of-life-care/