The Respiratory Disease elearning programme has been developed to provide an overview of respiratory care across the entire pathway and promote better patient care. It aims to provide all health and social care professionals and multidisciplinary teams with the appropriate level of knowledge, skills and experience they need to deliver effective respiratory disease prevention and care to people with respiratory disease, and those at risk of respiratory disease.
Respiratory disease affects 1 in 5 people in England and is the 3rd biggest cause of death. Lung cancer, pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are the biggest causes of respiratory deaths. Respiratory disease has been identified as a new national clinical priority in the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP). The NHS is investing in improved treatment and support for those with respiratory disease. The NHS LTP outlines how it will make improvements along the full pathway from symptom onset to ongoing care, including early detection and diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
The Respiratory Diseases Toolkit aligns to the NHS LTP and provides learners with a comprehensive list of online resources that can be used to support workforce upskilling, training and development.
In order to access any elfh programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Respiratory Diseases Toolkit programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
If you already have an account with elfh, then you can enrol on to the Respiratory Diseases Toolkit programme by logging in to the elfh Hub, selecting My Account > Enrolment and selecting the programme. You can then access the programme immediately in the My e-Learning section.
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Respiratory Diseases Toolkit programme, please contact elfh directly.
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
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