IT and Information skills
This area provides learning resources to develop your skills in:
- using information technology;
- finding, evaluating and using information to support your work and personal / professional development.
NHS ELITE
NHS ELITE is an introductory IT skills e-Learning course developed by the Connecting for Health programme in NHS England, in partnership with the British Computing Society. NHS ELITE is now available to NHS Scotland for one year from Oct 2010 - Oct 2011.
NHS ELITE (NHS E-learning IT Essentials) is an introductory IT skills qualification that aims to cover the key skills that an NHS member of staff will need to be able to use clinical and knowledge systems at work.
NHS ELITE covers a whole range of learning outcomes. These include the real basics, such as how to use a mouse and a keyboard, through to more advanced skills like using Windows, working with files and applications and how to operate email and the internet.Benefits of the programme
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The ELITE package aims to strengthen staff’s skills and confidence in using The Knowledge Network – provided by NHS Education as Scotland’s source of knowledge for health and care – and the e-KSF.
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The NHS ELITE qualification has been mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and can be used as evidence of progression towards Personal Development Plans (PDPs). The NHS ELITE qualification currently contributes to five of the six core dimensions; these are Communication, Personal and People Development, Health, Safety and Security, Service Improvement, Quality.
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By completing this programme, staff will be able to print evidence of their performance in both the online and the CD version.
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Information Partnership Training
This introductory level training is for anyone (staff and volunteers) working within community based settings whose job includes sharing information for health and social care. Other modules are being developed specifically for clinical staff and for social services staff.
The training can help you to develop the skills and confidence needed when sharing information with the public. It can also help you to understand your values and attitudes and how these might impact upon the service you give. How you think and act in your role will make a difference to the experience of the person you are working with and the quality of the information they receive. In sharing information with people, you influence their ability to understand the information they receive and to use it in making choices about their health and their lives. You have an important role to play in challenging the health inequalities experienced by many people. You also have a responsibility to ensure you offer a fair and accessible service to all.-
Information Partnership Training Modules
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Information Literacy Cycle Modules
Click on the links below to access the individual Information Literacy modules.
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Question
Defining the question is vital to finding the right solution : you must ask the right question to get the right answer.
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Source
At this step, you need to identify possible sources of information to answer your question.
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Find
Apply the question to the selected source(s) to find the needed information.
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Evaluate
Assess the value and reliability of recovered information.
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Combine
Have you learned something new and useful from your search? Blend this with what you knew before searching.
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Share
Would other people in your work-group/family find your new information useful or interesting? How would you share it with them?
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Apply
How will you use the information? Will this help improve management or treatment of your condition? Improve your work practices? Help you write a new policy document?
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