E-learning for Health literacy
The NICE Shared decision making guidelines include references to health literacy and teach back technique. This is really useful learning if you are implementing shared haemodialysis care. The following elearning is available to help you understand how to better support your patients.
Health literacy is about people having enough knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence to use health information, to be active partners in their care, and to navigate health and social care systems.
The elearning resource takes about 30 minutes to complete. At the end of the module learners will know why health literacy is important and how to use some simple techniques including TeachBack, chunk and check, using pictures and simple language to improve communication and check understanding with others.
After each section learners complete an action plan detailing how they plan to use the techniques in practice. This plan can be used as evidence of learning in appraisals or professional portfolios.
Competency record for healthcare professionals
You will find a document designed to be used for healthcare professionals providing a record of achievement and competency. This can be used in conjunction with the checklist for learning on this page.
Both documents provide a starting point for your own local training. They are not copyrighted and can be adapted to suit your needs and your own branding.
Checklist: documentation of learning