1. NDFSRH Wendy Moore RGN, MSc, PGA MedEd (SRH), NDFSRH, Dip. Nursing
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Sexual Health Services

3. WHY NOW ? The Diploma assessment of FSRH was rewritten in 2010
This was independently evaluated by Professor Peile (2011) together with the Letters of Competence
29 recommendations:
included-
Streamlining qualifications
Qualifications for nurses
Stand-alone LoCs
Reducing time spent on e-learning

4. FSRH Training Pathways RCGP
RCN
FSRH Training Pathways
RCGP
OPTIONAL LEARNING ROUTES TO PREPARE FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT
eg e-SRH, HEI courses, e-GP, RCGP ICSH, Clinical Guidelines, STIF course
eKA SRH
e Portfolio
Course of 5
Assessments of clinical practice
eSRH module 18
eSRH module 17
DFSRH
NDFSRH
Model and clinical training and assessments
Model and clinical training and assessments
General Training Entry Requirements
GMC / NMC Number
Resuscitation & anaphylaxis training
Consultation skills
DFSRH & LoC IUT: Bimanual & speculum examination
NDFSRH: Speculum examination
LoC IUT
LoC SDI

5. QUICK INTRODUCTION TO THE FSRH TRAINING PROGRAMME
General Training Committee (GTC)
Regional Training Advisors
General Training Programmes
General Training Programme Directors
Faculty Registered Trainers (FRTs)
N/DFSRH
PGA Med Ed (SRH)
LoCs if wish to train for those

6. FSRH website www.fsrh.org

7. FSRH N/DFSRH Training Components
Knowledge/learning
Knowledge assessment
ePortfolio
Workshops
Assessments of Clinical Practice
e-SRH, HEI courses etc
eKA – pass required
Logs progress
Course of 5
ACP/RDCPs

8. STEP 1: ELIGIBILITY First level registration with NMC
Be able to demonstrate appropriate consultation skills
Up to date with resuscitation and anaphylaxis training
Perform a speculum examination

9. Register for access to e-learning (e-SRH) - optional
STEP 2:
Register for access to e-learning (e-SRH) - optional
FREE

10. STEP 3:
Take the eKA
(£75.00)

11. APPLY FOR FSRH E-PORTFOLIO
STEP 4:
APPLY FOR FSRH
E-PORTFOLIO
(£50.00)

12. STEP 5:
ATTEND COURSE OF
FIVE
(LOCAL COST)

13. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND ASSESSMENT
STEP 6:
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND ASSESSMENT
(LOCAL COST)

14. STEP 7:
APPLY FOR NDFSRH
(SEE FSRH WEBSITE)

15. 3 years to complete all TIMESCALE
Max 2 years between completing eKA and doing C of 5
Max 2 years between completing C of 5 and clinical Assessments
3 years to complete all

16. On-line knowledge assessment ‘eKA’
Theory from a variety of sources:
e-SRH defines the syllabus but completion not mandatory
eKA - on line assessment
tests application of contraceptive and sexual health knowledge in clinical scenarios
- 100 questions, ‘single best answer from five’
- questions peer reviewed and standard set
Time limited (1 hour 45 mins)
‘Open book’ - replicates clinic setting
Randomly generated questions to an exam
blueprint

17. Course of Five After passing the (eKA)
Standardised course of five 1 hour sessions
Includes 9 assessments for the diploma (must pass 7)
Holders of STIF One or Intermediate STIF competencies will be exempt from the two STI modules.

18. Clinical Assessment Find a primary trainer
7 topics will be assessed by:
Assessment of clinical practice (ACP)
Reflection and discussion of clinical practice (RDCP)
Patient feedback

19. NDFSRH!

20. Want academic credits?
NDFSRH is a professional NOT academic qualification
Currently 2 methods that will award credits
APEL (Accreditation of prior experiential learning)
Negotiated masters or modules
Future - working with HEIs to support NDFSRH pathway

21. HOW MANY NURSES? By End December 2014 Cumulative eKA 62 NDFSRH
1690 registered
1042 purchased
977 passed
152 failed
USE OF THIS QUALIFICATION IS CONDITIONAL ON CONTINUED YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FSRH

22. CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED?
All details are on FRSH website:

23. Thank you for listening