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Professional Development Framework for Interprofessional Simulation in Health and Care

Posted on: November 20th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) has launched a Professional Development Framework to support development of interprofessional simulation skills in health and care.

Developed in collaboration with stakeholders from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and ASPiH, the framework offers a shared and inclusive structure for individuals, organisations and systems to build confidence and expertise in simulation, whatever stage they’re at.

It builds on the well-established ASPiH Standards for Simulation-Based Practice and is designed to align with national priorities, including NHS England’s 10 Year Health Plan.

The framework reflects months of engagement with educators, clinicians, simulation technicians, programme leads, academics and national bodies. It sets out a collective ambition to strengthen the simulation workforce and improve the quality, safety and sustainability of simulation practice.

There are five domains of Simulation Practice, which are delivered across three levels; Discovery, Growth and Maturity:

  • Educational
  • Transformative
  • Technology
  • Scholarship
  • Leadership

The Simulation and Immersive Technologies team have contributed to this work and are proud to be listed as co-authors.

To find out more about the framework, please visit: Professional Development Framework – ASPiH

In advance of its official launch at the end of 2026, ASPiH and its partners, including NHS England, are undertaking some stakeholder engagement to gauge responses and invite feedback, including launch sessions at the ASPiH 2025 conference in Bournemouth, piloting the framework across the system and sharing case studies and best practice.

A feedback survey is open until the end of 2025 and we would love to hear your thoughts on this first phase.

November Foundation Programme Update

Posted on: November 19th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

All doctors feel stress at some time in their working lives. How do you recognise it in yourself and/or in your colleagues? What are your options to deal with it?

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – the following sessions cover areas in your curriculum that can help; FPC 4: Communication and Care, FPC 5: Continuity of Care, FPC 6: Sharing the Vision, FPC 7: Fitness to Practise, FPC 8: Upholding Values and FPC 11: Ethics and Law:

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…

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

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

NHS England Launches Innovative Blended Learning Programme for Return to Practice Nurses

Posted on: November 13th, 2025 by Andrew Lack No Comments

NHS England has launched a groundbreaking Return to Practice Nursing Innovation Partnership, introducing the first approved blended learning course for nurses returning to practice after career breaks.

Developed through collaboration between NHS England and the Universities of Plymouth, Sheffield Hallam, and Coventry, the programme combines digital learning with simulation and immersive technologies including virtual reality headsets and online platforms.

The innovative curriculum has received approval from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, who praised the “hard work and collaboration” and recognised it as “true partnership working.”

Following successful summer trials at Plymouth University, where students valued the community learning approach and digital resources, the first cohort launches in October 2025. Sheffield Hallam University follows in January 2026, with additional cohorts at Plymouth in February 2026 and Coventry University in September 2026.

The programme addresses the critical need to support qualified nurses returning to practice, utilising cutting-edge educational technology to enhance learning outcomes.

To find out more please visit the Learning Hub.

TEL News October

Posted on: October 24th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The October issue of TEL News is now available and includes updates from across the programme.

Read more about the newly refreshed Virtual Reality resources for Allied Health Professionals developed by the Simulation and Immersive Technologies team and find out details of two monthly meetings for Extended Reality in Education and Digital Innovation in Health and Care Education. There is just under a month until the Four Nation AI in Healthcare Conference – please register for a place if you would like to attend.

The Virtual and Hybrid Learning faculty will celebrate its 4th Anniversary in November. New best practice learning resources have been added to their library and an exciting new episode has been published on their Inside TEL Podcast Series. The platform team continue to support those using the competency frameworks service on the DLS with a number of frameworks now being live.

There is also the usual round up from across the programme including the foundation programme update and new courses.

Read October’s TEL News

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IV Therapy Passport Course: Download your certificates

Posted on: October 22nd, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The current version of the IV Therapy Passport course will soon be updated and moved to the Learning Hub.

If you have already started this course, please make sure you complete all 7 modules by 21 November 2025 and download and save your certificates as soon as possible. Once the course moves to the Learning Hub, you will no longer be able to access or download certificates from this version.

For some learners, certificates may have automatically transferred to your NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) on completion of the course. To check, please log into your ESR account and check under the My Learning tab on the left-hand side of the screen. For those who don’t have a certificate, please download this from your account on the elfh platform.

To access your certificates on the elfh platform please login to your account: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/, once there, click My elearning and scroll through to IV Therapy Passport. Click on the course icon and a list of modules will appear on the right-hand side. To download your certificate please click the white document icon, this will download a copy of your certificate to your computer.

Please ensure you download your certificates from the elfh platform before the 21 November. After this date we cannot guarantee you will be able to access the certificate for this course as an updated version is being launched on the Learning Hub.

If you have not yet started the course, please wait for the new, updated version, which will be available in early November 2025. We will share further details and access information soon.

Foundation Programme Update - October

Posted on: October 14th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

One of the most important skills that a resident doctor can develop is to know the limits of their competence.

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – the following sessions cover 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 9: Quality Improvement and FPC 12: Continuing Professional Development:

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you.

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

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

New elearning session available on Managing Severe ME/CFS

Posted on: October 3rd, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

A new training session is now available in the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) elearning course. The new session is titled Managing Severe ME/CFS and is the third training in the series.

The Managing Severe ME/CFS session offers guidance to healthcare professionals who support, or have an interest in, the management of people living with severe and very severe ME/CFS.

It provides practical, evidence-based recommendations in 4 key areas: strategies for care in the community, nutritional support and risk management, managing risk in hospital care and pharmaceutical support.

The session is available to people working in NHS, government and educational sectors, and the training can be accessed through the NHS Learning Hub.

Please ensure that you complete the first two sessions in the elearning programme before moving onto the new third session. The first sessions are: An introduction to ME/CFS and ME/CFS: guidance for community-based healthcare practitioners.

New TEL Podcast series now available

Posted on: September 19th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The new Virtual and Hybrid Learning Faculty (VHLF) Inside TEL Podcast series is now live.

This educational six-part podcast series is dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of technology, AI and innovation in healthcare education.

The series combines the latest VHLF research and contributions from speakers and industry experts to create some fascinating content across the series.  To enhance the learning experience, we have designed a Learner Resource for each episode. Once completed you can use this to apply for VHLF CPD.

Listen to our first episode here: Inside TEL Podcast Series 1, Episode 1: The Future of Healthcare Education.

Access the Learner Resource here: Learner Resource Episode 1.

There is also a new season of Community of Practice (COP) events coming soon. These popular events are run for and led by our members, sign up to the COP to find out more.

If you would be interested to find out more about the VHLF or to join their community of practice please complete their registration form: Virtual & Hybrid Learning Faculty (VHLF)- COP Sign Up Form.

Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) programme  

Posted on: September 17th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Screening Programme’s eLearning resources have been updated following a change to national NIPE standards and guidance (published April 2024). The new resources are available now for healthcare clinicians who undertake NIPE screening (or are involved in the NIPE screening pathway) in the NHS in England.

The NIPE e Learning Units are:

  • Introduction to population screening
  • Unit 1: Screening and the Newborn and Infant physical examination (NIPE)
  • Unit 2: Screening examination of the eyes
  • Unit 3: Screening examination of the cardiovascular system
  • Unit 4: Screening examination of the hips
  • Unit 5: Screening examination of the testes
  • Unit 6: Further information for NIPE practitioners
  • Unit 7: Assessment session

The training offers healthcare professionals working on NIPE access to tailored interactive learning based on the latest evidence.

Find out about the NHS Screening Programmes here.

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