About the Essentials of Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme
This elearning programme aims to support the health and care workforce in developing the knowledge and skills required to enable appropriate wound care to people in any setting.
Focused on the main principles of wound care, sessions include:
- Essentials of skin care
- Essentials of wound assessment
- Essentials of leg ulceration
These sessions are accessible for all health and care practitioners and have been written for learners at level 4 and above. Learners will develop an understanding of skin anatomy and function, skin assessment, different types of wounds, wound assessment, causes of leg ulceration, types of leg ulceration and their management.
The interactive modules include activities and short films to engage the learner, with each taking 30-45 minutes to complete. Certificates are available on completion of each session.
More information
These education resources have been developed as part of the National Wound Care Strategy programme, which aims to implement a consistently high standard of wound care across England by reducing unnecessary variation, improving safety and optimising patient experience and outcomes.
For more information on the National Wound Care Strategy Programme, please visit: https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/about-academic-health-science-networks/national-programmes-priorities/national-wound-care-strategy-programme.
Meet the team
Samantha Holloway
Reader / Programme Director; Cardiff University.
Madeleine Flanagan
Principal Lecturer, Programme Lead MSc Clinical Dermatology / Skin Integrity, University of Hertfordshire
Brenda King (MBE)
Nurse ConsultantKathryn Vowden BEM
Nurse Consultant and Lecturer, University of Bradford
Danielle Fullwood
Senior Nurse; Professional Development; Health Education England
Patricia Howe
Programme Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Rob Taylor
Project Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Jo Bloom
Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Simon Blackmore
Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
How to access
Available to all
The Essentials of Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme is freely available to access here.
Please note your progress and completion of sessions will not be recorded and you will not be able to generate a record of completion. If you require evidence of learning, please register and then log in to access this programme on the elfh Hub.
If you already have an account with elfh, then you can enrol on to the Essentials of Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme by logging in to the elfh Hub, selecting My Account > Enrolment and selecting the programme. You can then access the programme immediately in the My elearning section.
To view the Essentials of Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Essentials of Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
More information
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.