Information Sharing - elearning for healthcare
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About the information sharing programme

The information sharing elearning programme includes advanced information governance training for frontline staff working in health or social care who need to share confidential information as part of their jobs. It is not for information governance professionals. Before taking the session, you should have completed the Data Security Awareness (DSA) Level 1 training or equivalent.

By the end of the session, you should feel confident about using and sharing information for care and other purposes. Each session should take just 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

This programme includes 2 information sharing sessions:
• Information sharing: advanced information governance for staff working in adult social care
• Information sharing: advanced information governance for frontline staff

Staff only need to take one of these sessions.

Information sharing: advanced information governance for staff working in adult social care

This interactive training will help you understand the principles behind information sharing and how to apply them in a wide range of practical social care work settings and scenarios. It will ask when and how you would share information in a wide range of practical scenarios featuring social workers, registered care managers, occupational therapists and other care colleagues. You will learn when it’s safe to share information; when you should check before sharing; and who you should check with.

The Information sharing: advanced information governance for staff working in adult social care session can be found at: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/790456

Accessing the session if you work in social care

You can access the session free of charge even if you do not work for an NHS organisation and / or do not have an NHS email address. You will need to register with the elfh Hub at https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Register and complete all the registration fields. Enter your email address and confirm. On the following screen, ‘Registration/About you’ select ‘None of the above apply to me’ and press CONTINUE. On the next screen, ‘Registration details’, if you cannot find your job role in the choices under Your Current Role, Job Role (Staff Group), please type “other” into the box and select that option. If you cannot find your place of work within the list, please select “Unknown location”. The session is free of charge.

Information sharing: advanced information governance for frontline staff working in health care

This session is for frontline and admin staff in health care who are responsible for sharing confidential information as part of their jobs. It will help you to understand the principles behind information sharing and how to apply them in practice. It will ask when and how you would share information in a wide range of practical scenarios featuring GPs, nurses, midwives, practice managers, admin staff and other colleagues. The correct courses of action are explained along with the reasons behind them.

The Information sharing: advanced information governance for frontline staff session can be found at: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/750310

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Health and Care Information Governance Panel for their work on this elearning.

Meet the team

  • Health and Care Information Governance Panel
  • Andi Blackmore, Programme Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Chris Wood, Project Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Alan Campbell, Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Lyndsey Callion, Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Catherine Moran, Graphic Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Louise Garrahan, Senior Marketing and Communications Officer, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Stephen Gibbons, Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
  • Robin Lewis, Graphic Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare

How to access

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.

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To view the Information Sharing 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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If you already have an account with elfh, then you can enrol on to the Information Sharing 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 eLearning section.

NHS healthcare staff in England – ESR

The Information Sharing programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.

If you do not work for an NHS organisation

If you do not work for an NHS organisation, you can still access the session for free by registering with the elfh Hub. You will need to complete all the registration fields. If you cannot find your job role in the choices under Your Current Role, Job Role (Staff Group), please type “other” into the box and select that option. If your place of work is not recognised within the list please select “Unknown location”.

Open Athens

You may also be able to access the session via OpenAthens. 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 Information Sharing programme, please contact elfh directly or send an email to support@e-lfh.org.uk .

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 or send an email to support@e-lfh.org.uk .

More information

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