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The NHS Core Learning Unit (NHS CLU) was established in October 2005.
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A strategic decision was taken in order that the ‘learning’ developed by the likes of
the NHSU was not lost, for the NHS CLU to reside within Yorkshire and Humber
Strategic Health Authority.
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The aim being that the NHS CLU would be a ‘training, education and development
resource’ for the NHS through the new SHA’s.
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The Electronic Learning products are designed to be accessed via the NHS CLU’s
web site www.clu.nhs.uk where NHS colleagues can register on-line for a user
account.
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There is a change to the Managed Learning Environment’s as Intuition now have
the ‘Core’ programmes. This will give the enhanced level of tracking which has been
requested.
– One very important point is that the programmes can only be accessed via a
link, and not by being loaded onto Managed Learning Environment’s.
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The NHS CLU programmes are accredited courses and are mapped to the key
national standards such as the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF), Risk
management standards of the NHS Litigation Authority, standards for better health
and where relevant the hospital technical memorandum.
GOOD NEWS - June 20, 2007
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Core Learning Unit has recently negotiated funding from the 10 SHAs in England.
Each of the SHAs have agreed to provide funding for all NHS staff in their trusts to
have access to all the Core Learning Unit online programmes including:
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Infection Control
Fire Safety Awareness
Health & Safety Awareness
Manual Handling
Equality & Diversity
Disability Awareness
BOC Gas Safe - Nurse Training
Infusion Devices
Being Open
Introduction to Patient Safety
This agreement also covers all of our programmes in development.
This means that NHS Trusts in England can continue to use the Core Learning Unit
learning resources and services without being charged individually as the funding has
already been provided by each of the SHAs.
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NHS CLU has a primary function to ‘develop, promote and market’ a cadre of
Electronic Learning products within the NHS. These are currently comprised of:
– Statutory and Mandatory programmes
• Equality & Diversity
• Fire Safety Awareness
• Health & Safety Awareness
• Infection Control
• Manual Handling
– Inductions
• Introduction to Today’s NHS
• Working for the NHS
– Patient Safety
• Being open
• Infusion Devices
• Introduction to patient safety
• Gas Safe – Nurse Training
– General
• Disability awareness
• Mixed Messages
• Child Protection
• Foundation Degree in Administration in the NHS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
1. Infection Control: clinical and non-clinical learning pathway
– 2 hours to complete the e-learning component, which CNO
recommends every member of staff completes.
2. Fire Safety Awareness
– 2 hour e-learning programme designed to support and
enhance the normal face to face delivery within an
organisation.
3. Health and Safety Awareness
– A one hour e-learning programme designed to support and
enhance normal face to face delivery within an organisation.
– Endorsed by Health & Safety Executive and NHS Employers.
4. Manual Handling
– A one hour e-learning programme designed to support and
enhance normal face to face delivery within an organisation
– Endorsed by National Back Exchange and NHS Employers.
5. Concise Customer Care
– 10 hours face to face, work based practice and workbook.
6. Long Customer Care
– 40 hours learning – Face to face, work based practice and
workbook.
7. Equality and Diversity – Respect for People
– A 2 hour e-learning programme. A workbook version is available
from Grassroots.
8. Disability Awareness
– A 2 hour e-learning programme. A workbook version is available
from Grassroots.
9. Introduction to Patient Safety
– A two hour e-learning programme.
10. Being Open
– A blended learning programme which can take from 10 hours to
several days.
11. Infusion Devices
– A 40 hour learning programme with a blended learning
approach, e-learning, face to face, all supported by work based
practical Competencies. Programme designed for staff working
with infusion Devices – usually staff at a post graduate level.
Including social care staff.
12. Medical Gases for Nurses
– A 2 hour e- learning programme to meet HTM policy.
13. Child Protection
– A 2 hour e-learning awareness programme which can be
accessed as a paper based work-book.
14. Mixed Messages
– A one hour e-learning programme.
– Will be accredited with C&G.
COMING SOON
1. Conflict Resolution
– An e- learning programme is under development.
– Will be accredited by City and Guilds at level 2 will be added to
Common Induction Award.
2. Immunisation and Vaccination
– A paper based programme being developed.
– Will be accredited with C&G.
3. Protection of Vulnerable Adults
– Sourcing this programme at the moment.
– Will seek accreditation from City and Guilds.
4. Public Health
– Expert ref group scoping final programme with DH and the
Open University.
– Will be accredited with City and Guilds at level 2, and intended
to be part of the Common Induction Award.
5. Food & Nutrition
– Under discussion/ being sourced at the moment.
– Linked to Essence of Care accreditation.
6. Mentoring for Success
– A paper based traditionally delivered programme with some
work based learning and a workbook/portfolio. Aimed originally
at Porters, but can be used in any role at that level.
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Developments
– The Infection Control programme is being altered so that it is appropriate
for use in a ‘Social Care’ setting.
– Each of the 3 Statutory & Mandatory programmes have been evaluated
by their ‘Expert Reference Groups’ and are currently being updated. New
versions will be launched in the new year.
Implications of the change of platform
– This will enable all the programmes to be accessed on local ‘Virtual
Learning Environment’s’ via the interoperability solution.
– The need for the use of Java virtual machine has been removed. We
recognise that this was one of the biggest stumbling blocks in IT terms.
– The general performance and reliability has increased and this has been
shown by the performance of the ‘Infection Control’ site widely held to be
superior to that of the old previous platform.
– Tracking and Statistics
• Tracking information will still be available however the new system
will be clearer to use and will eventually be fully automated, meaning
that administrators will no longer need to extract the information
themselves but will be automatically emailed a report on a regular
basis.
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Benefits of using the CLU programmes
– Affordable training solution.
– Staff receive the training that they require.
– The training is quality assured by ‘Expert Reference Groups’, which are
made up of subject expects from the service. This means that you know
the training that your staff receive is fit for purpose and responsive to any
policy changes.
– As everyone receives the same high standard of training, this is therefore
transferable amongst organisations.
– Learners can complete their training anywhere, anytime and at their own
pace.
Blended approach
– It is important to remember that all the programmes are designed to be
as part of a blended approach to training.
– They are designed to provide everyone with the background level of
knowledge they need so that local trainers are free to focus on other
more specialised areas of training.
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– Ensure that your IT department is onboard and make sure that the
computers that staff are using are up to the necessary standard
(we have a list of requirements that can be provided).
– Appoint local administrators to monitor learner progress.
– Have someone within the trust to lead on the project so that they
can sort out any local issues that may arise.
– Ensure all managers are aware of the programmes to facilitate the
rollout to their specific group of users.
– If possible having launch days. Robin Beck will be happy to
supply packs of materials to support these days and possibly
provide someone to come and help demonstrate the programmes
on one of the launch days depending on availability within the
CLU team.
– Incorporate the programmes into Personal Development Plans
and Trusts KSF.
• Success stories
– The Infection Control programme now has over 40,000 registered
users across the NHS in England since it’s launch in October
2005.
• Feedback
– Users can complete the learner feedback questionnaire on the
CLU site.
• Opportunities to get involved
– All new programmes will need to be trialled so there is the
possibility for organisations to get involved in this process.
• Statistics
– Please see attached report.
Conclusion
• Edward de Bono produced the 6-Thinking hats using a
different colour:
– “to describe the thinking process that's required in a
given situation, and to define how someone IS
thinking without appearing critical”.
• There are an abundance of training, education and
training resources available:
– The challenge is to know where these resources are,
how to access them and where to use them in our
organisations.