About the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme
There is now substantial evidence that having a lack of social connections significantly increases the risk of premature mortality. The risk to health that chronic loneliness can bring is greater than those associated with many factors that currently receive substantial public health attention and resources.
This elearning course is focussed on highlighting the impact of chronic loneliness as a serious health concern and how we can all help to tackle loneliness with the interactions we have with patients and the public. It supports the call to action from the Jo Cox Commission to ‘equip people with information about the potential triggers for loneliness and ensure they know where to go for support’.
The course highlights how health and social care staff and the wider public health workforce can recognise risk factors, risk groups and apply simple interventions that will that can make a positive impact.
The learner will:
Understand the importance of loneliness and social isolation (LSI) as a risk factor for negative health outcomes.
Be able to recognise people within their practice at risk of LSI through an understanding of the risk factors and key risk groups.
Be able to have conversations with people, in order to identify if an individual is likely to be at risk of, or experiencing, LSI.
Have knowledge of the available range of evidence-based interventions for loneliness, and know how to refer or signpost those identified at risk of LSI.
Where it is relevant to their role, be able to have ongoing interactions with clients with LSI to ensure ongoing care.
Evaluation
We have launched a survey to ask for feedback on the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation Resource. If you would like to share your thoughts on the elearning and resources, please visit: https://healtheducationyh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/e-lfh-evaluation-survey-loneliness-and-social-isolation
Meet the team
Dr Kalpa Kharicha
Head of Research, Policy and Practice, Campaign to End Loneliness
Robin Hewings
Programme Director, Campaign to End Loneliness
Chris Sharp
Workforce Development Lead, Public Health England Y&H
Val Barker
Head of School of Public Health, Health Education England Y&H
Haylo Theatre
Hayley Lamb and Louise Harris of Haylo Theatre
Paula Casey
Lead Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Antonio De Gregorio
Project Manager, Population Health and Prevention
Margit Veveris
Senior Project Manager – Long Term Conditions and Prevention Programme
Jon Collins
Project Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Emma Nye
Programme Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Rashmi Chavda
Graphic Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Hannah Denness
Stakeholder Officer, HEE elearning for healthcare
How to Access
In order to access the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation 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.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
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 Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation 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.