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COVID Vaccination Programme Relocating

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

We are pleased to let you know that the COVID Vaccination elearning programme is moving to the Learning Hub on 15 September 2025. A redirect from the elfh Hub will send you directly to the new location of the programme in the Learning Hub.

Moving content from the elfh Hub to the Learning Hub is part of the TEL strategy to provide a single point of access for all learning, for all health and social care staff.

After the programme has moved to the Learning Hub, learning activity is recorded in ‘My learning’, where you can resume training and download evidence of training completion.

Subsequent access to the Learning Hub can be made with your elfh Hub or Open Athens log in details, as we have a single sign on feature with the elfh Hub.

If you are an administrator who links to the COVID Vaccination programme using AICC, please note that there is no action to take, as AICC links will remain unchanged for the foreseeable future.

Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference

Posted on: August 18th, 2025 by Dan Nuttall No Comments

Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference

Booking Now Open

Final programme confirmed

Date: 12 November 2025

Time: 10:00–16:00

Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams Town Hall)

Audience: Open to all healthcare educators, trainers, and education leaders across the UK

Cost: Free to attend

Overview:
Join us for a landmark virtual conference exploring the responsible and innovative use of artificial intelligence in healthcare education. The Four Nations Responsible AI in Healthcare Education Conference brings together educators, trainers, and leaders from across the UK to share insights, best practices, and visionary thinking.
Whether you’re new to AI or an experienced practitioner, this event offers a rich programme of keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and panel discussions designed to support professional development and collaborative learning.

Conference Themes:

Enhancing educator teaching capabilities
Curriculum and assessment transformation
Continuous professional development for educators
Responsible AI for quality learning
Practical risks, challenges, and ethics

Register for the conference

Or register your interest via this form.
https://forms.office.com/e/3m6ySPcXd0

Conference Programme: A4_The-Four-Nations-Responsible-AI-in-Healthcare-Education.pdf

Contact: england.TEL@nhs.net

Conference Programme

10.00 -10.15	Introduction and housekeeping Conference Chair: Dr Neil Ralph, Deputy Director, Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
10.00 -10.15	Welcome message Prof Karen Reid, Chief Executive, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and Mark McCarey, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA)
10.15 -10.45	Keynote 1- Empowering NHS Staff with AI Copilots: Driving Efficiency and Innovation Maria Conde and Chris Slemp, Microsoft Discover how AI Copilots are transforming healthcare by reducing administrative burden and giving valuable time back to overstretched NHS teams. This practical session will introduce Copilot Chat, now available to all NHS users for free, and demonstrate how it can significantly boost productivity and streamline daily tasks. We’ll also share Microsoft’s free learning pathways to help you and your teams build confidence in using AI tools effectively
10.45 – 11.20	Session 1a – Enhancing educator capabilities (Scotland) Chair: Professor Adam Hill, Dean of Postgraduate Medicine, NHS Education for Scotland
	1. AI assisted communication skills in General Practice Dr Anwar Ali Khan, Medical Director for International Accreditation, Royal College of General Practitioners
	2. AI assisting Language and dialect considerations in simulation education Prof Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Medical Director, NHS Education for Scotland
	3. SAFXR: augmented reality and suicide prevention education Ms. Moira MacKenzie, Director of Innovation, Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde
11.25 – 12.00	Session 1b – AI for All: Building Future-Ready NHS Talent through AI-Enhanced Learning (Wales) This session will explore how Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is embedding AI into healthcare education to democratise access to digital skills and prepare the workforce for an AI-enabled future. Learning Outcomes: Understand how AI can enhance learning and mentoring in healthcare education, explore scalable models for AI literacy across diverse healthcare roles, and gain insights into integrating AI tools into existing NHS learning platforms.
	1. Understand how AI can enhance learning and mentoring in healthcare education Alexander Aubrey, Clinical Lead for Artificial Intelligence at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
	2. The Welsh AI Landscape Review – an education training strategy Craig Barker, Assistant Director of Digital & Data (Data & Analytics) at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
12.00 – 12.15	Break
12.15- 12.50	Session 2a – How AI has Enhanced Quality in Learning (Northern Ireland) Application of AI to enhance the quality of the educational experience in Northern Ireland.
	1. What is AI reflecting back to us as learners and teachers – my experience to date Dr Gareth Lewis, Consultant in acute medicine and nephrology, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, NI
	2. Virtually Intelligent Training and Adaptive Learning (VITAL) Dr Nichola Booth, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast, NI
	3. Embracing AI in Pharmacology Education Dr Mark Dornan, Lecturer in Nursing, Queen’s University Belfast, NI
12.55 – 13.30	Session 2b – Curriculum and assessment transformation (England) This session will cover: Global and national perspectives – understanding current trends and practices in AI use within healthcare education; Educator readiness – comparing international findings with UK-based research on perceptions and preparedness; Opportunities and challenges – exploring how AI can enhance curricula, personalise learning, and streamline assessment, while addressing ethical, practical and pedagogical concerns; Future directions – reimagining AI-enabled assessment and its implications for teaching, learning, and professional standards.Delegates will be encouraged to reflect on their institutional and personal readiness to engage with AI-enhanced educational strategies and consider actionable steps for responsible integration.
	1. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Education: From Global Trends to National Perspectives Dr Istapraq W Hashem, Doctoral Researcher in AI and Health, Dental Surgeon, University of Nottingham
	2. Artificial Intelligence in Medical Assessments: A Framework for the Future, Dr Aiswarya Nagasubramony, GP Registrar, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
13.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 14.30	Keynote 2 Bernard Chang, Harvard Medical School
14.30 – 15.10	Panel discussion – AI Policy & Strategy in Healthcare Education Chair: Prof Simon Gregory, Medical Director, Integrated and Primary Care, NHS EnglandListen to policy and strategy leaders from the four nations discuss their future visions, lessons learned, progress made, and the intersection with academia.
15.10 – 15.20	Break
15.20 – 16.20	AI in Consultation Skills Case Study – Clinitalk GP training assistant Chair: Prof Adam Hill, NHS Education for Scotland Facilitators: Anwar Khan and Nic Boeckx, RCGP This explores the development of Clinitalk – a tool to help GP Registrars when preparing for the Simulated Clinical Assessment component of the MRCGP. It will include assurance of Clinitalk, ensuring appropriateness of its educational use as well as a demonstration of the consultation including the generation of the feedback based upon the behaviours developed by a focus group of Examiners and experienced trainers. Clinitalk is aimed at providing the baseline feedback for augmentation by the individual Trainers
16.20 – 16.30	Closing remarks Sian Richards – Executive Director of Digital, Data & Engagement, Health Education and Improvement Wales

August Foundation Programme Update

Posted on: August 13th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

Failure to prescribe safely is one of the commonest causes of unexpected patient incidents in medical practice.

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – there are sessions that cover areas in your curriculum including; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care and FPC 5: Continuity of Care Specific Areas of Core Learning High Risk Prescribing Patient Safety

Prescription writing https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700519
BNF usage and other prescribing information sources https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700523
Safe use of injectable medicines (Part 1) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700527
Safe use of injectable medicines (Part 2) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700531
Safe anticoagulation https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700535
Safe prescribing in renal impairment https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700539
Prudent use of antibiotics (Part 1) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700543
Prudent use of antibiotics (Part 2) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700547
Prudent use of antibiotics (Part 3) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700551
Safe prescribing of insulin https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700555
Adverse drug effects https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700559
Safer medicine use through concordance https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700563

Supervised Learning Events

SLEs are an essential part of your learning in your two foundation years. Do you know how to get the best out of them? Even if you think you do, you could still get more by doing the SLE sessions now at the start of the year.

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 10: Teaching the teacher and FPC 12: Continuing Professional Development:

Principles of assessment https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706189
Making the best use of multi-source feedback: A trainee guide https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706197
Getting the most from direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706201
Getting the most from a case based discussion (CBD) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706205
Getting the most from a mini-clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706209
Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Feedback and reflection https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706213
Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Reflection after feedback https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706217

Check the programme for 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.

TEL News July

Posted on: July 31st, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

TEL News July is now available and includes updates from across the programme.

Find out more about the Simulation and Immersive Technology team’s work with the RCN on their Prison Nursing Unlocked exhibition, read more about the new new AI learning resource on the learning hub Reflective writing and AI detection; and check out the latest round of Best Practice Learning Resources from the VHLF team. You can also hear more about the exciting developments going on across the Learning Hub including a round up of live and pilot competency frameworks.

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

Read July’s TEL News

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More VHLF Best Practice Resources Added

Posted on: July 29th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

The Virtual and Hybrid Learning Faculty have uploaded additional new resources to their library, four new Best Practice Learning Resources (BPLRs) have been added to the growing VHLF library, which you can now log in to access.

Log into the Learning Hub and access the BPLRs folder to view the newly added content. Start exploring the BPLR library today — and help spread the word. Not a member of the community, please complete the form to join.

Links to the New BPLRs

VHLF: Coaching in Virtual & Hybrid Learning (BPLR)

VHLF: Educator Wellbeing (BPLR)

VHLF: Learner Wellbeing (BPLR)

VHLF: Psychological Safety (BPLR)

Foundation Programme Update: Supervised Learning Events

Posted on: July 16th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

Supervised Learning Events (SLEs) are an essential part of your learning in your two foundation years. Do you know how to get the best out of them? Even if you think you do, you could still get more by doing the SLE sessions now at the start of the year.

Available in elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 10: Teaching the teacher and FPC 12: Continuing Professional Development:

Principles of Assessment https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706189
Making the Best Use of Multi-Source Feedback: A Trainee Guide https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706197
Getting the Most from Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706201
Getting the Most from a Case Based Discussion (CBD) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706205
Getting the Most from a Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706209
Getting the Most Out of Supervised Learning Events: Feedback and Reflection https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706213
Getting the Most Out of Supervised Learning Events: Reflection After Feedback https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/706217

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/

Putting care first: Transforming statutory and mandatory training – updated sessions

Posted on: July 4th, 2025 by Charlotte Murray No Comments

Following updates earlier this year, four additional statutory and mandatory sessions have been reviewed and updated with newly appointed NHSE National Subject Matter Experts (SMEs):

Infection Prevention and Control (Level 1) – https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/544089

Safe Guarding Children (Level 1) – https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/544143

Safe Guarding Children (Level 2) – https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/544118

Conflict Resolution (Level 1) – https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/544060

NHSE TEL elearning for healthcare has worked with a range of subject matter experts to develop high quality, national elearning training sessions, which address all the knowledge outcomes at level 1 and at level 2, where appropriate for elearning.

The sessions are freely available to all health and social care staff. Staff will not be required to redo these sessions, but they will be available for people when they renew their training.

Sepsis Awareness Programme New Sessions

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

Four new elearning sessions are now available in the Sepsis Awareness Programme. Two of the sessions are for Sepsis in Acute Care Settings.

These sessions include Adult Sepsis in Acute Care which gives a series of case studies to highlight different adult sepsis presentations in acute care and the recommended management in line with NICE guidance. The Learning Disability and Sepsis in Acute Care session is also now available. This session discusses the risk factors for sepsis in people with a learning disability, how to help minimise these risks and how to recognise and respond to possible signs of sepsis. Additionally, there are also two new sessions on Managing Maternal Sepsis During and Following Pregnancy. These sessions are essential for anyone working in frontline care as sepsis can be life threatening. Find out more now about all of the new sessions.

Virtual & Hybrid Learning Faculty reaches membership milestone

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

The Virtual & Hybrid Learning Faculty (VHLF) Community of Practice (COP) now has over 3,000 members! That’s 3,000 educators and health and care professionals dedicated to improving and advancing education and technology enhanced learning within the NHS, social care and further.

Launched in October 2021 with 800 members, 20 resources and 16 CPD events, VHLF has grown and transformed through the power of the community.

This growth has seen real changes in healthcare education, but our remit continues to support members to adopt and adapt to new technologies and seek improvements to designing, delivering and assessing healthcare education.

Best Practice Learning Resources’ (BPLRs)

A library of newly designed best practice learning resources showcasing the latest evidence-based, best practice information is now available to all VHLF Community of Practice members. BPLRs go beyond traditional slides as they explore key topics in detail offering clear and concise information, practical overviews and actionable guidance for effective implementation and adoption.

Current and future resources will cover VHLF 4D’s (discovery, design, delivery and data assessment of virtual/hybrid learning), educator/learner wellbeing, neurodiversity, AI and EDI plus many more.

You can check out the BPLRs on the Learning Hub:

VHLF: The Discovery Approach (BPLR)

VHLF: The Design Approach (BPLR)

VHLF: The Delivery Approach (BPLR)

VHLF: The Data Debrief Approach (BPLR)

VHLF: Driving Excellence in Virtual Learning (BPLR)

VHLF: Serious Play- Opportunity and Practice (BRLR)

VHLF Podcast and docuseries coming soon

A new podcast series dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of technology and AI in healthcare education and a new in-depth docuseries exploring the innovative impact of technology enhanced learning on health and care education is launching soon.

Working with guests and experts, we’ve recorded some fascinating content as they share their insights and expertise and we look forward to sharing these with you in the coming weeks.

You can continue to access our on-demand resources by visiting the Learning Hub and accessing the VHLF Catalogues using the links below:

Getting Started

Increasing Your Impact

COP

Are you a COP member with a query? If you have a VHLF query or question, ask the COP directly by posting/visiting the VHLF MS Teams channel.

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