1. Enabling access to NHS Core Content for HE & FE students in England NHS-UHMLG Task & Finish Group UHMLG Chilworth 2011 1

2. Background Students need to be competent users of NHS Core Content in professional life GMC requirement Limited opportunities to train Not about HEIs cancelling content Not about HEIs cancelling content – non-NHS researchers need to retain existing HE content Successful 3 year project to register medic & nursing students in HE and to teach/learn/use before placement UHMLG Chilworth 2011 2

3. Current status 2011 Core Content eligibility categories extended and widened to all health care students Eligibility criteria… F. Individuals engaged to provide education, training or research for the NHS in England from the date of commencementNHS-commissioned for the duration of their programme. G. Healthcare students, from the date of commencement of an NHS-commissioned education programme which involves practice and placement within NHS provider services, for the duration of their programme. UHMLG Chilworth 2011 3

4. Implementation Task and Finish Group Associate Director, Commissioned Content NHS Evidence (Chair) National NHS Athens Coordinator SHALL Chair of Core Content Development Group NHS Athens administrator reps (regional and local) UHMLG Chris Fowler (Southampton) Erika Gavillet (Newcastle) UHMLG Chilworth 2011 4

5. Timescale for T&F work Complete by September 2011 Communications plan Core Content LOs reviewed & tweaked Support networks established in outline Written technical info for HE admins Bulk upload instructions Soft start enabled for early adopters Butphased long But - rollout of Athens to HE to be phased over a long period of time! UHMLG Chilworth 2011 5

6. Issues for HE Librarians NHS uses Athens not Shibboleth Athens admins needed in HE/FE libraries Who are the eligible HE and FEIs? ( 71 to date ) Workload and training for admins Peer support networks of HE Athens admins matched on NHS regions – allows help from NHS Athens admins too Registration process? Secure bulk upload? UHMLG Chilworth 2011 6

7. Other considerations for HE (.ac. required!) Student data – first name, last name and email address (.ac. required!) Suitability of existing NHS learning objects for Core Content Academic advocacy Place in curriculum (timing and activities) Message to students in advance Access to local ‘enhanced’ core content UHMLG Chilworth 2011 7

8. Comments & Queries? UHMLG list UHMLG list lis-uhmlg@jiscmail.ac.uk UHMLG Chair UHMLG Chair Betsy Anagnostelis ucylbet@ucl.ac.ukucylbet@ucl.ac.uk T&F Group Reps T&F Group Reps Erika Gavillet erika.gavillet@newcastle.ac.ukerika.gavillet@newcastle.ac.uk Chris Fowler c.a.fowler@soton.ac.ukc.a.fowler@soton.ac.uk UHMLG Chilworth 2011 8