A new elearning programme has been released for frontline and administrative health and care staff and their supervisors, to help support the better understanding of the principles of sharing information.
Developed by Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) in collaboration with the NHS Transformation Directorate, the programme is designed to support the ‘smooth transition of patients’ between different settings.
It features a 20 – 30 minute session that helps learners understand the principles behind information sharing and presents examples of practical scenarios in which information might be shared with colleagues such as GPs, nurses, care home managers and midwives. By the end of the session, learners are expected to be able to explain the key principles when deciding to share information, and also to identify the circumstances in which further advice should be sought.
The programme is free to NHS users via the elfh Hub, and can be accessed here.
The information sharing support comes as part of the organisation “delivering or developing more than 400 programmes in collaboration with organisations including Royal Colleges, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement and Public Health England.”
In recent news, Health Education England launched a Population Health Digital Toolkit to help provide insight and knowledge into population health. The organisation also launched an evidence and knowledge portal, to provide NHS staff and others with access to published evidence and research.
