NHSE Learning Hub Migration - Video Group clinics (VGC)

On 13th December 2023, the current Video Group Clinics Programme elearning resource will move from the elfh Hub to the NHSE Learning Hub as part of a planned upgrade of our learning platforms.

The Learning Hub is a national digital learning platform providing easy access to a wide range of educational resources and support for the health and care workforce and educators. You are auto enrolled on the Learning Hub with your elfh account and new users can sign up for free.

What you need to do

If you have started this programme on the elfh Hub and require a certificate, please complete all relevant programme resources before 09:00am 13th December 2023. After this date, a record of your activity on the elfh Hub will still be available in the ‘My Activity’ area in your elfh account, including any certificates.

If you are unable to complete the programme by 09:00am 13th December 2023, you can wait and complete it from the 14th December 2023 on the NHSE Learning Hub. Your activity on the NHSE Learning Hub is recorded in the ‘My Learning’ section, including any certificates.

We will issue a notification and a link to the resource once it is live on the NHSE Learning Hub. This link will also feature on the programme webpage from the 14th December 2023

About the Video Group Clinics programme

The video group clinics (VGC) elearning programme was originally developed to support GPs, practice nurses and practice administrative staff in understanding and running group consultations in general practice. However, health and care professionals in community services, outpatient settings and care homes may also find it useful.

The elearning resources support the introduction of video group clinics in different health and care settings by providing learners with an overview and working knowledge of video group clinics and consultations: including the benefits, delivery principles and outcomes of introducing this practice.

Why implement video group clinics?

Combining group consultation and video clinics aims to build a sense of community and facilitate peer support, while enabling health and care teams to stay connected in supporting those with long term conditions, who are in need of regular reviews and are vulnerable to infection. Video group consultations and clinics can be delivered in a single session or as part of an extended programme of care and support.

About the elearning resources

The elearning resources include:

• session 1: Considering video group clinics, which provides an introduction to video group clinics
• session 2: Setting up a video group clinic, which focuses on getting started with video group clinics
• educational videos and animations
• a link to a dedicated video group clinics toolkit on the Future NHS collaboration platform, including a community of practice message board, frequently asked questions and more

Learners are required to complete elearning session 1 before session 2, which has been designed to build and assess knowledge about the VGC competency. The sessions take approximately 20 minutes to complete and learners can expect educational videos and animations. Certificates are available after the completion of each session.

More information

The FutureNHS collaboration platform is an online tool which supports people from across the health and social care sector to work together more effectively. The platform enables people to share, learn and connect with others, to deliver high quality integrated health and care services for patients and service users.

FutureNHS is helping to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan, supporting local systems and partnerships to work more collaboratively and connecting teams across teams, departments and organisations. 

The Primary Care Networks workspace provides a community for colleagues across the country who work in or with Primary Care Networks to learn, share and collaborate. To access the Primary Care Network workspace, sign up for a FutureNHS log-in.

Digital First Primary Care provides further information on video group clinics, including case studies, frequently asked questions, and a message board.  Further information on Digital Primary Care can be found at: https://future.nhs.uk/connect.ti/DigitalPC/grouphome.

Remote Total Triage in General Practice provides elearning resources to help establish the remote total triage model in general practice, including the planning, training and implementation involved. The resources provide information about the changes that are required and the help available to make these changes
and are targeted to those working in primary care and community settings, General Practitioners (GPs), returning GPs and the Remote total triage model in general practice.

Meet the team

In order to access the Video Group Clinics programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

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To view the Video Group Clinics 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.

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Not an NHS organisation?

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.

Registering large numbers of users

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 Video Group Clinics programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

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.

More information

Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.