Contraception

This e-learning programme aims to equip you with the up-to-date skills and knowledge that you need to confidently support and advise patients who use or might use contraception. It contributes to the completion of your Declaration of Competence to provide oral contraception and emergency contraception services.

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has produced guidance for healthcare professionals on contraceptive provision, including emergency contraception, after changes to Covid-19 lockdown. You can find the FSRH resources here.

This includes information on contraceptive services during COVID-19 for healthcare professionals and patients.

Learning Objectives:

• describe how to ensure a patient-centred approach when providing contraception advice and services
• describe the different types and methods of contraception and their use, risks and benefits
• identify and use key current reference sources to maintain up-to-date knowledge about different forms of contraception
• confidently deal with common issues encountered when providing effective contraception advice and services
• use evidence-based judgement to decide when to refer a patient and identify patients who require other contraception services.

This e-assessment is linked with the CPPE Contraception learning programme and assesses you on the learning objectives within that programme.

Why should I do this assessment?

Work your way around the Sexual health learning topic, taking part in bite-sized interactive challenges that will help you and your team support and give advice to patients about emergency hormonal contraception. The challenges will help you if you are planning to offer chlamydia screening, while also promoting safer sex.

You can access this learning here: Sexual health - theLearningpharmacy.com

Learning Objectives:

• describe new methods of engaging with patients and the public
• develop and run an effective health promotion campaign in your pharmacy
• provide advice and signposting on self-care and public health
• explain how you would develop and deliver a successful pharmacy service
• explain how to deal effectively with patient queries about long term conditions or medicines
• support a person presenting with a new prescription
• describe how to advise appropriately a patient requesting an OTC medicine
• become more confident in dealing with therapeutic challenges and prescription interventions
• identify and meet the professional development needs of the pharmacy team.

NICE Quality standard (QS129) Contraception

NICE Public health guidance (PH51) Contraceptive services for under 25s

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists homepage

Public Health England: Sexual and reproductive health profiles

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV homepage

Sexwise aim to give you honest advice about contraception, pregnancy, STIs and pleasure.