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We now send out a weekly bulletin to all Foundation Trainees advising of events, courses, training opportunities and any updates from HEE, the GMC, the UKFPO or any other relevant stakeholders.

Please make sure your contact details are correct on Horus as otherwise you may miss an important update or opportunity to attend an event

Archive

On this page you will find information about upcoming courses and general information that will be of use for you to know. If there are any courses that you are interested in applying to please either read in the body of the course advertisement or select the flyer/programme at the bottom of the page to find out more information on how to apply.

  • Safe prescribing: Foundation elearning programme update (August 2022)  

Welcome to your August 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.  

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO). 

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

Sessions from the Foundation elearning programme listed below cover areas in your curriculum on:

  FPC 1: Clinical Assessment 

  • FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation 
  • FPC 3: Holistic Planning 
  • FPC 4: Communication and Care 
  • FPC 5: Continuity of Care Specific Areas of Core Learning High Risk Prescribing Patient Safety  

Safe prescribing elearning sessions include:  

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 

The Foundation programme has a range of other sessions that might help you. Please sign in to the elearning to view more.  

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.elfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/  

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easier to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.

  • Administrative triage using digital tools in General Practice

Supporting administrative staff in sorting, signposting and delivering administrative triage

Elearning to support sorting, signposting and delivering administrative triage now available

Health Education England has worked in partnership with NHS England and the Practice Managers Association to develop the Administrative Triage Using Digital Tools in General Practice elearning resources.

Practice staff play a vital role in supporting patients to get the right care based on their needs. Using online consultation tools to sort and signpost patient requests to the correct member of staff or service can enable clinicians to prioritise requests based on clinical need. Having the information in advance of a consultation can support the consultation discussion.

This elearning resource has been developed to support general practice administrative staff to design their practice workflow in sorting, signposting, and delivering administrative triage. The sessions aim to support an inclusive approach to managing demand and workload in a general practice setting.

Throughout each session the learner is signposted to existing resources, examples, tips and knowledge checks, which are mini quizzes designed to check how confident learners feel in each topic area.

About the elearning programme

There are 5 quick elearning sessions designed to support general practice staff in:

  • introducing administrative triage and understanding the evidence behind using an online consultation system to support patient requests
  • designing a practice workflow and setting up a triage list
  • promoting the service to patients and understanding some of the considerations for the practice team when working remotely
  • confidently taking patients, or their nominated carer, through an online consultation request over the telephone or in person
  • sorting patient requests and signposting to the right place, service or clinician for clinical triage

The elearning sessions take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

How to access the elearning

You can learn more about the Administrative Triage Using Digital Tools in General Practice resources on the programme page.

  • Building a More SuppoRTTive Culture

New session for postgraduate doctors in training returning to work now available

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with Health Education England’s Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) team to develop a new elearning resource on positive culture within the workplace.

Building a More SuppoRTTive Culture explores the significance of organisational culture in shaping the experience of postgraduate doctors in training returning to work after a break and offers guidance on the measures that individuals can take to bring about positive cultural change, creating an NHS in which its staff can thrive and that is safe for the patients it serves.

Developed with contributions from experts in the field, such as Professor Michael West CBE (Senior Fellow at The Kings Fund) and Professor Jim Barrie (Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Edge Hill University), the 40-minute session highlights the fundamental role of every single person within the healthcare system, clinical and non-clinical, in building a positive, supportive culture.

Although the resource aims to help create a positive culture for returning postgraduate doctors in training (with all the benefits this brings) it has wider implications for, and parallels with, how we build a more supportive culture more generally within the NHS. 

For more information and to access the resource, please visit the Building a More SuppoRTTive Culture programme page.

  • UKFPO Bulletin

UKFPO Bulletin / 12 July 2022

  • Online F1 Preparation series - July 

Are you starting F1 in August? Will you be in the Yorkshire and Humber region? 

Excited ? Nervous ? Apprehensive ? Wondering what to expect? 

Come join our series of online webinars aimed at surviving your F1 year! 

Please see the schedule attached at the bottom of this page!

All presenters have trained in the Yorkshire and Humber region and have a wealth of experience! 

Sessions range from how to survive certain specialities/jobs to ECG/ABG interpretation! See our schedule below and follow the link to register.  

All sessions are free so sign up to as many as you like! (Show your friends even if they’re not coming to the Yorkshire and Humber area, all are welcome, the more the merrier) 

Slides and attendance certificate will be provided on completion of online feedback. 

Please sign up with links/hyperlinks used in the PDF attachment as the links in the picture below will not do anything when clicked on 

  • Foundation Programme - Induction 

Please see the link to Foundation Induction Video below provided by Health Education England to assist with Foundation School Inductions across the trusts.

Careers Support for Foundation Doctors  

  • Foundation elearning programme update June 2022

Welcome to your June 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.  

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO). 

Supervised learning events (SLEs) are an essential part of your learning in your foundation years. Even if you think you know how to get the best out of them, you may still get more by doing the SLE sessions now. 

Available in the elfh Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum), relevant elearning sessions cover areas in your curriculum on FPC 10: Teaching the teacher and FPC 12: Continuing Professional Development:  

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.elfh.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. 

  • Improve medicines safety, visit the SCRIPT Safety programme 

The SCRIPT Safety programme aims to develop your knowledge and skills in prescribing practice, therapeutics and provides guidance on medicines management. The programme covers a range of topics and supports the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge ‘Medication Without Harm’. 

Each module in the SCRIPT Safety programme takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. All course materials have been authored by a team of expert healthcare professionals and are regularly reviewed and updated. You can learn more about this elearning programme by visiting the SCRIPT website

  • STASHH Mentorship Programme

STASHH (Student and Trainee Association for Sexual Health and HIV) are offering mentorship programme to pre-specialty trainee doctors interested in genitourinary medicine (GUM) as a career.

The mentor will provide guidance and insights into careers in GUM, offer career counseling, offer opportunities for audits and research projects, help develop professionalism and support personal growth of the mentee.

We will prioritise internal medicine trainees but foundation year trainees are welcome to sign up and will be allocated a mentor if possible.

Sign up link is https://forms.gle/wsRtmqwzdxrzV3NN9

We will send you an email later to confirm your mentor.

  • Near Peer Mentoring: Webinar Q&A for FY2 

In August 2021, Yorkshire and Humber Foundation School have opened up a new Mentoring Scheme. The aim of this scheme is for new FY1s in need of advice/ guidance can be matched to an FY2 'mentor' who can provide the support needed.

The Foundation School Director recently held a webinar for FY2's interested in becoming a mentor. The webinar concluded with a Q&A session, a recording of which will be uploaded for viewing shortly.

Further information on the Mentoring Programme, for both FY1s and FY2s can be found on the SuppoRTT page.
 

  • Support for Trainees Requiring Additional Support - FDocs Plus Programme

The F|Docs Plus Programme is offering a pilot programme for trainees who may want additional support in the HEE Yorkshire & Humber region. This programme is part of the F|Docs Plus programme package. 

The support involves access to an appointed mentor who will support the trainee through the year with virtual sessions, agreed goals, plan and support with actions and accountability. 

Please find attached more information about the programme and how to sign up in the Documents section below. 

The pilot is initially for 45 trainees and places will be allocated as trainees sign up.

  • Foundation eLearning Programme Update - March 2022

Mental health assessment is a vital part of all doctors’ professional practice. How good are you at dealing with these patients? 

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) - these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation and FPC 5: Continuity of Care:  

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…  

You can sign in 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/foundationprogramme/.  

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. 

  • SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices   

The SCRIPT Foundation programme is a suite of elearning modules specifically created to improve safety and competency among foundation trainees around prescribing, therapeutics and medicines management. The portfolios include 49 modules for foundation doctors, 8 modules for foundation dentists and 59 modules for foundation pharmacists

Each module takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and does not have to be completed in one sitting. Content has been authored by a team of expert healthcare professionals and is reviewed and updated on a regular basis.  Ask your Foundation school for advice on how to access the SCRIPT portfolios.

  • Foundation elearning programme update May 2022 

Welcome to your May 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.  

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO). 

Throughout your career you will work in a team, but sometimes that teamwork will cross traditional boundaries. How good are you at working with other teams across the secondary/primary care boundary? 

Available in elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) - these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC 3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care, FPC 5: Continuity of Care and FPC 6: Sharing the Vision:  

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.elfh.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. 
 

  • Principles of Orthopaedics Course

We are delighted to introduce you to the 'Principles of Orthopaedics' Course

We believe that this course can be an ideal induction course for all Foundation Trainees before joining the orthopaedic rotation to allow them to start the placement confident and enjoy it. We would appreciate it if you can recommend to your trainees as an essential component of their orthopaedic placement.

All attendees will receive a 12 point CPD certificate from the Orthopaedic Academy approved by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

For further details , please visit our website: https://orthopaedicacademy.co.uk/principles-of-orthopaedics-course/

 

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