Course Catalogue
This course catalogue includes statutory and mandatory training and staff development.
Employees of Bedfordshire Hospitals are able to attend training on any site. The only exception to this is Manual Handling, this must be completed on your base site.
You can also complete the vast majority of statutory and mandatory training on E Learning via ESR or by completing workbooks that can be found on the link below.
This page also lists all of the E-Learning available on ESR and other virtual learning platforms that the Trust has invested in to support staff development.
If you cannot find what your are looking for try our Professional Development (CPD) page by clicking here
This page is constantly being updated. Please return to this page for the latest additions to the training catalogue
Please scroll through the categories, find the course you would like further information on, select the site where you would like to attend and view
Statutory & Mandatory Training
Management / HR Fundamentals
Further Development
Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills
Fire/Health & Safety
IT Skills
Wellbeing
Clinical Systems Training (Self Enrol)
https://www.dls.nhs.uk/
Complete all your clinical systems training online. All you need to do is register on the Digital Learning Solutions online platform (user guide here) and you can instantly start your training for the following systems:
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IPM / VTE
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ICE
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Medchart
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Mediviewer
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Symphony
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Extramed
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Summary Care Record
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Attend Anywhere
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Emergency Theatre List
For support please contact ITServicedesk@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
E-Learning - ESR
ESR has a large catalogue of e-learning available to all staff. You can view the full ESR course catalogue by clicking on the button below.
The Trust has also invested in a number of e-learning products to help support staff development above and beyond the standard ESR e-learning offer. All additional e-learning courses are listed below. Any new courses added to the e-learning catalogue will be updated here.
Microsoft Office Package Training:
This training can be accessed via ESR. You must register with the Digital Learning Solutions (https://www.dls.nhs.uk/) to gain a pin number to access this training. Once you have your pin number you can access the following Microsoft Office e-learning packages via ESR or via the DLS website :
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000 Excel for the Workplace
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000 Word for the Workplace
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000 Outlook for the Workplace
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000 Office Essentials for the Workplace
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000 PowerPoint for the Workplace
Equality and Diversity E-Learning
Bullying and Harassment in the workplace E-Learning
Wellbeing E-Learning
Leadership E-Learning
E-Learning - Care Certificate
You can now complete the theoretical aspect of your Care Certificate via ESR.
Instructions:
1. Go to the "My Learning" section on ESR
2. Search for the Learning Certification "Care Certificate"
3. Select "Subscribe"
4. Complete all modules to complete your theory
ClinicalSkills.net
www.clinicalskills.net is the best online educational resource in the UK to support training and best practice in clinical skills! It’s currently used in around 200 NHS trusts, UK universities, councils, care homes, private healthcare providers and training organisations.
When you subscribe to clinicalskills.net, you get access to more than 380 fully illustrated step-by-step guidelines on clinical skills. More than that, our content stays very up to date, with a rolling programme of reviewing and updating.
Our range of content is enormous! The number of skills is growing all the time, often in response to requests from our clients. Our procedures cover:
• Adult Nursing
• Children’s Nursing
• HCA's
• Primary Care
• Moving and Handling
• Carers
clinicalskills.net is evidence based (where evidence exists) and double-blind peer reviewed.
Plus, it’s full of links to allow you to read around the subject or lay your hands on vital national guidance when you need it.
Contact CPD@ldh.nhs.uk for further information on how to enrol.
NHS Elect
NHS Elect is a national member network organisation that has been providing NHS organisations with high-quality support and training since 2002.
Hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, they are part of the NHS and work regularly with NHS England and NHS Improvement, social care and local government, and other national bodies. This gives an in-depth understanding of emerging healthcare policy and best practice from across the UK, which they use to support work with their members.
There are a range of live webinars, on demand courses and learning recourses for you to access. Please find the list of live events in the "Event Calendar" below or register to browse all that NHS Elect has to offer.
Register here: NHS Elect