Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire e-Learning

Welcome to the Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire e-Learning platform.

We are working with Virtual Outcomes to deliver a series of online training events throughout the year. The training is free to access and is open to all members of the pharmacy team. An introduction for Virtual Outcomes can be found here: https://vimeo.com/316124447.

Each module will take around 15-20 minutes to complete. The contents typically include an introduction to the topic, how it impacts the health of your patients and what you can do to support them. There is also a link to where you can get nationally available resources for health promotion campaigns. Each month at least one new topic will be released for the whole team to view. Some of the modules are aimed at Healthy Living Pharmacy Champions, but will be useful for the whole team. Additional modules will also be provided on key emerging topics like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You can access the e-learning modules from a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection. You will need your F-code and an email address to register. Once you have registered you will get an email notification of any new courses.

You will be able to access a certificate for each module completed.

We hope that you will make use of this e-learning platform and that you find it useful. We will review the system this year and decide whether we continue to invest in this on your behalf. Your feedback will be invaluable in developing courses so please let us have any feedback you have.

If you need help logging on to watch the webinar please see the Virtual Outcomes Login Easy Guide.

Locum pharmacists wishing to access Virtuaul Ouctomes e-learning should use the F-code of the West Yorkshire pharmacy you are current working in, or last worked in.

To access the courses please click here (https://www.virtualoutcomes.co.uk/pharmacy-training/).

NEW! Public Health Campaign: Dry January e-Learning Module

NHS England have launched their next contractual pharmacy campaign Dry January! If you're not sure where to start, or how to create an effective campaign, then this training is for you. The course objectives can be found below:

To understand the short and long terms effects of drinking above safe limits of alcohol.
To understand what the recommended weekly allowance is for low risk drinking.
To understand what the Dry January Campaign is and what resources you have available.
To understand what campaigns you can run to support the campaign in your pharmacy.

More information around the training and how to access it can be found in the flyer below.

PHE Campaign: Dry January 2020 e-Learning Flyer

Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) e-Learning Modules

Do you know what the four Gateway Criteria are for the PQS? Do you understand all the Quality Criteria Bundles?

To make it easier to navigate, the Virtual Outcomes training is divided into separate modules allowing you and the team to easily access the information you require to implement the PQS.

The five modules are:

1. Overview and Gateway

2. Risk Management

3. Medicines Safety and Quality

4. Prevention

5. Asthma, PCNs and Digital Enablers

More information about the PQS modules can be found in the flyer below:

Pharmacy Quality Scheme e-Learning Modules

Courses Launched to Support the New 5 Year Pharmacy Contract

Over the coming months, VirtualOutcomes will release a library of courses that will help you to understand, implement and maximise the opportunity with the new pharmacy contract. The first three courses available are:

New Contract Summary Course - This gives a brief overview of the new contract and suggests some things you can start doing now.

New 5 Year Community Pharmacy Contract Flyer

NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service - This covers both the NEW NHS111 Urgent Medicines Supply Service and the NEW NHS111 Minor Illness Referral Service

Community Pharmacy Consultation Service Flyer

Sepsis Team Training - This supports the need for the team to be aware of the signs of Sepsis and actions to take.

Sepsis Team Training Flyer

Diabetes Foot and Eye Check Audit - This covers how to implement and complete the new Diabetic Foot and Eye Audit.

Diabetes Foot and Eye Check Audit

Podcasts

If you are short of time, why not listen to the latest e-Learning training module from Virtual Outcomes on the way into work, at the gym or in the supermarket. You can watch the full course online and obtain your certificate at a later time. You can then encourage the rest of your pharmacy team to watch the full video.

The podcasts are available on iPhone via iTunes, or for Android phones, you can download the files here: https://www.virtualoutcomes.co.uk/pharmacy-training/podcasts/.