Hello, and welcome to this page which contains learning and resources to help you develop your knowledge and skills to provide effective care to older people.
As the population in the United Kingdom is ageing by five hours each day, demands on current NHS services are growing all the time. The health needs of this ageing population are becoming increasingly complex, which means the way in which healthcare professionals work collaboratively to provide seamless care has never been more important. In January 2019, the NHS published its Long-Term Plan which sets out an ambitious ten-year vision for healthcare in England which amongst other targets, aims to meet the escalating healthcare demands of a growing and ageing population.
On this page you can find a range of learning materials and resources. You can start with the test yourself quiz to identify any gaps in your knowledge then work through the core and foundation learning where we explore issues such as polypharmacy and share some practical tips for managing long-term conditions. There’s an e-learning programme suitable for all pharmacy professionals about optimising medicines for people in care homes. We have provided advanced learning materials where we explore the challenges of communicating effectively with patients living with dementia and discuss the importance of involving them in consultations.
We invite you to use the tools linked to NICE clinical guidelines and resources from organisations that support older people to help you enjoy developing your practice.
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Welcome to this page that contains learning and resources with a focus on older people.
The United Kingdom is ageing by five hours each day. Currently there are 11 million people over 65 years of age and three million over 80 years of age, and that number is continuing to rise. This ageing population, living with increasingly complex health needs is adding to the pressure on current NHS services and requires us to change the way we work together.
The NHS has set out the Five Year Forward View, as a way to make these changes happen. The report suggests breaking down barriers between care providers, empowering patients to take more control of their own health, increasing support for carers and finding ways to better support the rising number of people living with dementia.
If you are just getting started, the Older People distance learning programme will provide you with a broad overview of the subject which you can then follow up with further learning in specific areas to meet your personal needs.
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This learning programme will update your knowledge on the roles and responsibilities of different members of the multidisciplinary health and social care team, and how you can work with them to support personalised care. You will develop your knowledge of the legislation, quality and standards used to support care homes and how pharmacy teams can support medicines optimisation for people living in care homes.
4h:00m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
The aim of this learning programme is to help you support people taking multiple medicines to get the most out of their medicines and increase your confidence in addressing potentially problematic polypharmacy.
2h:00m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
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This learning will support you to adopt a person-centred approach to involving people with dementia in consultations and decisions about their treatment and health.
4h:00m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:The aim of this programme is to support you to apply underpinning safeguarding knowledge and develop the confidence and skills to identify and report safeguarding concerns you encounter in practice. It will enable you to consider how you can take a person-centred approach to safeguarding and understand how you can meet your safeguarding responsibilities in whichever sector(s) of practice you work.
Please note: completion of this programme is not sufficient on its own to meet the core Level 2 safeguarding training requirements. Pharmacy professionals must also complete the elearning for healthcare (elfh) Level 1 & 2 learning and assessments (or equivalent). You can access the elfh safeguarding programmes here:
2h:00m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:This guideline covers assessment of falls risk and interventions to prevent falls in people aged 65 and over. It aims to reduce the risk and incidence of falls and the associated distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.
The indicators presented in this profile underline the scope to improve health outcomes by ensuring that all older people receive the opportunities, care and support delivered in the best-performing localities.
The Age UK website offers a wide range of information and resources to support people and their carers.
Caeres Trust offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with carers.
The Safeguarding Adults Level 1 e-learning programme and assessment covers the statutory and mandatory training to meet the learning outcomes in the UK Core Skills Training Framework.
To meet Level 1 safeguarding requirements, you should also complete the Safeguarding Children Level 1 e-learning and assessment
If you are required to meet Level 2 safeguarding training and competency, in addition to this Safeguarding Adults Level 1 programme, you should also complete the following e-learning and assessments:
Please note: The Safeguarding Adults Level 1 e-learning and assessment programme provided by NHS England's elearning for healthcare (elfh) hub is accessed by clicking on the Access button above. When you reach the elfh webpage, you will need to create an elfh account if you have not already done so. Please be aware that CPPE does not maintain control over the accuracy and currency of this programme.
0h:40m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
The Safeguarding Adults Level 2 e-learning programme and assessment covers the statutory and mandatory training to meet the learning outcomes in the UK Core Skills Training Framework.
To meet Level 2 safeguarding training and competency, in addition to this Safeguarding Adults Level 2 programme, you should also complete the following e-learning and assessments:
Please note: The Safeguarding Adults Level 2 e-learning and assessment programme provided by NHS England’s elearning for healthcare (elfh) hub is accessed by clicking on the Access button above. When you reach the elfh webpage, you will need to create an elfh account if you have not already done so. Please be aware that CPPE does not maintain control over the accuracy and currency of this programme.
0h:40m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
This programme provides pharmacy professionals working in any pharmacy practice setting with an introduction to supporting people living with frailty. The aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to describe what frailty means, recognise people living with frailty and offer them appropriate support.
6h:00m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:Please help us improve our website by letting us know what you like and reporting anything that isn't quite right.
