Electronic Medicines Prescribing Assessment Package Introduction: May know me from WIC-Ed courses Practice Nurses background / WIC Qualified as NMP in 2006 The Electronic Medicines Prescribing Assessment Package has now been purchased by the Nottinghamshire Health and Social Care Community Workforce Team and is now available for you to use. Purchased in order to help Prof development of prescribers Not mandatory … as yet… Has anyone used it yet? Gill Beardmore Practice Development Nurse WIC-Ed / Workforce Development

Session objectives... Explain the background Describe how to access the package Outline some basic features Identify uses in practice Session objectives .... The background to the package Going to describe how to access the package Some of it’s basic features Ideas about how it could be used

The background...

Background Led by Nottinghamshire Health and Social Care Community Workforce Team (NHSCCWT) Health Community group set up across all 5 organisations Funded by Flexible LBR monies 2009-10 To avoid further development costs the Leicestershire and Rutland Community modules were purchased 3 year licence purchased (started 2011) Nottinghamshire Health and Social Care Community Workforce Team (NHSCCWT) NUH, Notts Health Care Trust, CityCare, County Health partnership, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Open to GP practices Leicestershire & Rutland – already developed - already using it so development costs kept down

NHSCCWT To keep costs down the NHSCCWT is the owner of the licence Quarterly activity reports will be provided to the NHSCCWT CityCare will receive report from the NHSCCWT and will input onto staff members training records Nottinghamshire Health and Social Care Community Workforce Team (NHSCCWT) – keeps costs down – 1 licence only

The background How to access...

Can access via the intranet – need to get onto the WFD website – click the button

www.wd.nottinghamcitycare.nhs.uk Pr via internet – by typing web address of WFD website into browser

Once into web site – home page – click on ‘e-learning’

That takes you to e-learning page – where all other e-learning modules can be accessed This time click on nonmed prescribing

Takes you to non med prescribing page – describes the package Need to click on link to web site – triad… Note username

If you have a problem and this doesn't take you to the learning package, you will need to scroll down this page to the bottom to access what to do next. It is likely that IT will need to help if this is the case Report problems to WFD team

Assuming all OK – after clicking on the link – a window asking for username & password will appear

How to access... Username: NottsWorkforce Password: peas2 Case sensitive.... Username & password – all the same Case sensitive

Finally, should get to a screen like this… Click on start

Which will take you into the system’s home screen

The background How to access Basic features...

Basic features Enter personal details No personal record kept within system itself Report generated & sent to WFD Personal learning record then updated Personal details – including Nat ins number – unique identifier Unlike the other e-learning packages, there’s no record of your learning held within the system But a report is generated from the results of everyone who has attempted modules & this is sent to WFD The results are then entered onto your personal learning record

Basic features All instructions on screen Pass mark set at 60% No time limit Feedback given Print certificate for own records Feedback after every question

These are the modules Mental health for mental health nurses I’ve done 2 modules – take about an hour each Some questions longer than others – can break & come back to it – progress bar shows how far into the module you are

The background How to access Basic features How to use in practice...

Evidence based prescribing Use in practice... Problem solving Invest some time Reflect Identify learning Safe prescribing Increased awareness Evidence based prescribing Some ideas about how to use it Invest the time It may be there are areas you’re not so familiar with – some will be very familiar Reflection on performance can help identify learning needs It’s a tool to help Focusses on safe prescribing and ensuring prescribing is evidence based.. Personal development

Session objectives... Explain the background Describe how to access the package Outline some basic features Identify uses in practice So to concluded – we’ve looked at …. Think now about how you personally will start to use this Feed back your thoughts – preferably by e-mail

Questions?