Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (HHFT), in collaboration with the London Clinical Frailty Network and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Health Education England are delighted to announce the launch of Frailty, E-Learning for Excellence in Frailty Identification, Assessment and Personalised Care (Tier 1 and 2).
Please access the training at: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/683810, or via Frailty - e-Learning for Healthcare alongside the frailty screening toolkits at https://wessexahsn.org.uk/projects/316/frailty-screening-and-identification
This exciting and novel collaboration has enabled the development of an e-learning programme aimed at standardising training and knowledge of frailty as a complex multi-system, long term condition.
The education programme is compliant with the ‘Frailty, A framework of core capabilities’ (2018) and has been funded through Health Education England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Workforce Collaborative for London. The e-learning compliments the Tier 3 British Geriatrics Society capabilities and skills.
We extend our thanks to our Wessex AHSN Healthy Ageing network in contributing to this exemplary, national resource. The work has been truly collaborative in approach and has bought together a range of subject matter frailty experts from across the Wessex AHSN Healthy ageing network and the London Clinical Frailty Network including (not exhaustive):
Resources
Solutions to barriers implementing frailty education
Wessex AHSN Education Implementation Toolbox
Tier 1 Education Resources December 2020
Tier 2 Education Resources December 2020
Wessex AHSN Healthy Ageing frailty education scoping
Frequently asked questions: frailty e-learning
Implementation of frailty education and awareness - fishbone
Frailty screening what do you need to know leaflet
Communicating with people living with frailty leaflet
Holistic approaches for assessing people living with frailty leaflet
