e-Learning for National Care Record and other IT projects - benefits and pitfalls

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e-Learning for National Care Record and other IT
projects - benefits and pitfalls

• Sally Hernando and Nick Jupp
• 21 September 2007

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Introduction

• Choice and range of e-learning products
• How e-learning is used within the projects
• Online and on pc
• Benefits and pitfalls

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Choose and Book

• Choose and Book Unplugged
• http//www.chooseandbook.nhs.uk/staff/training/unp
  lugged
• Online Reference Tool
• http//nww.chooseandbook.nhs.uk/training/default.a
  sp
• Demo Environment

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Clinical Spine Application

• e-Learning
• http//nww.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/implementati
  on/documents/CSA_elearning/index.htm
• Training Environment
• http//www.spinetraining.co.uk/portal/index.asp

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PACS
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ECDL

• Induction
• E-learning
• Workshops
• Test Sessions

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Microsoft Software

• Online training for NHS staff
• http//www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/training/elearning
  /default.aspx
• Office 2003
• SharePoint

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Cerner Millennium

• Web based training
• http//www2.mymeded.com/cernerlearningservices/fjt
  suk-dev/
• Localised home brew e-learning

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Coming Soon

• Training Messaging Service
• ECDL Health
• NHS Elite

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Training Messaging Service

• TraMS has no direct users
• It is not a replacement for current training
  environments
• It reflects the operation of the Spine
• Provides an interactive training environment that
  represents the functionality of the Spine
• It will integrate at least 1 LSP Training
  Environment system

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Pitfalls - general

• I.T. Skills
• Access to PCs
• PCs with an appropriate specification
• Changing culture, organisational commitment
• Development funding
• Not sharing / using best practice

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Pitfalls specific to NCRS

• Lack of strategic input from the NHS
• Designing e-learning to fit organisation specific
  deployments
• Contractual issues, e.g. PAS back office

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Speed impact on learning time

• E-learning saves time
• Housekeeping
• Introductions
• Breaks
• Skips unnecessary material

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Speed impact on cycle time

• Connecting for Health
• Training is cyclical
• e-Learning is scalable
• Costs less to incorporate additional users
• Errors rectified on the fly
• Product changes on the fly

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Benefits

• Low backfill costs
• Low delivery costs
• Just in time learning
• Refresh knowledge, self-paced
• Software upgrades
• Accuracy of monitoring and reporting through a
  Learning Management System

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Any questions?