The Essentials of Wound Care for the Health and Care Workforce elearning programme was developed by Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) in partnership with the National Wound Care Strategy Programme and Health Education England.

Designed to support the health and care workforce, this elearning programme aims to develop the knowledge and skills needed to enable appropriate wound care to people in any setting.

About the elearning sessions

The new elearning sessions are part of a suite of essential wound care sessions, aimed at developing wound care knowledge and skills for any patient facing heath and care practitioner.

• Essentials of the Foot at Risk
• Essentials of Digital Wound Imaging
• Essentials of Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Existing sessions in the elearning programme were designed to provide an introduction to wound care.

• Essentials of Skin Care
• Essentials of Wound Assessment
• Essentials of Leg Ulceration

These interactive sessions take approximately 30 to 45 minutes to complete and certificates are available to download on completion of each session.

About the National Wound Care Strategy Programme

These education resources have been developed as part of the National Wound Care Strategy programme, which aims to implement a consistently high standard of wound care across England by reducing unnecessary variation, improving safety and optimising patient experience and outcomes.

Visit the National Wound Care Strategy website for more information about the programme.

How to access the elearning programme

To learn more about the sessions, please visit the National Wound Care Strategy programme page.

The National Wound Care Strategy Programme elearning is also available to the NHS health and care workforce via AICC and the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).

To help us ensure our elearning resources are relevant and support your continued development, you can complete the wound care evaluation survey.

The health and care workforce will be supported in developing the knowledge and skills they need to provide appropriate wound care to people in any setting, thanks to a new elearning programme.

The resource has been developed by Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) in partnership with the National Wound Care Strategy Programme and Health Education England.

About the elearning sessions

The elearning sessions are designed to provide an introduction to wound care and include activities, short films and links to further reading.

Focused on the main principles of wound care, sessions include:

• Essentials of skin care
• Essentials of wound assessment
• Essentials of leg ulceration

The wound care sessions are free-to-access for all health and care practitioners and have been written for learners at level 4 and above. Learners will develop an understanding of skin anatomy and function, skin assessment, different types of wounds, wound assessment, causes of leg ulceration, types of leg ulceration and their management.

The interactive modules take 30 to 45 minutes to complete. Certificates are available on completion of each session.

About the National Wound Care Strategy Programme

These education resources have been developed as part of the National Wound Care Strategy programme, which aims to implement a consistently high standard of wound care across England by reducing unnecessary variation, improving safety and optimising patient experience and outcomes.

Visit the National Wound Care Strategy website for more information about the programme.

How to access the elearning programme

To learn more about the sessions, please visit the National Wound Care Strategy programme page.

The National Wound Care Strategy Programme elearning is also available to the NHS health and care workforce via AICC and the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).