Workforce support resources

E-learning and training 

A wealth of trainings useful for the personalised care roles, most are free.  

Supporting People with their Mental Health through Social Prescribing e-learning module  

Mental health first aid training – free  

Free courses England database  

FREE ONLINE COURSE The Kings Fund: The NHS Explained, How the Health System in England Really Works  

NHSE e-learning for SPLWs  

Introduction to leadership for personalised care

Free shared decision making eLearning refresher

All our Health e-learnings, including obesity, alcohol and healthy ageing

E-learnings by FairHealth on trauma-informed care, health inequalities in primary care and more

Leadership E-learning library by London NHS Leadership Academy

Health inequalities e-learning for all primary care staff

5 new courses on public health research for health and care staff e.g. community engagement, quality improvement

Bitesize leadership and management e-learning by NHS Leadership Academy  

Primary care general practive improvement website – find free courses and resources, support 

Core skills, Personalised Care and Support Planning (PCSP), Shared decision making (SDM), Person centered approaches – 4 key e-learnings for Care Coordinators by PCI (scroll down page and register/log in)  

Health Education England – e-learning database e.g. Asthma, clinical risk, frequent attenders, mental health awareness  

Communicating with empathy e-learning  

Health Inequalities – CORE20PLUS5 modules – 5 e-learning modules about the patient cohorts likely to be impacted by health inequalities  

Working with people and communities to improve health outcomes  

Frailty e-learning  

Cancer awareness training programme by Cancer Research UK  

Hypertension e-learning 

Case studies 

Case studies of how the personalised care roles are working together and their impact on patients and the system. 

NEL webinar – presenting examples of how the roles are working across North East London (46 mins)

Example of the three personalised care roles working together in Merton – video (3 mins)

Case studies about social prescribing 

Social Prescribing & Me campaign 

Case studies about care coordination 

Health inclusion and homelessness Care Coordinators in Lewisham 

Case studies about health coaching 

Case studies such as this one from Blackpool demonstrate how coaching has improved the lives of patients

Resources to support SPLWs in their work, including how to work with clients and local communities.

Database of resources for London  

TPHC Community Led Prevention newsletters for supporting the roles and their managers  

London Plus Social Prescribing resources and case studies  

Resources to help with cost of living crisis  

National Social Prescribing FutureNHS : https://future.nhs.uk/socialprescribing  

Supporting Link Worker Wellbeing and Self-Care

Telephone script and online training for working with vulnerable people by Bromley by bow  

A list of directories of services to support finding activities and local organisations to link social prescribing clients to. 

MECC Link London

Database for finding local sport and physical activities  

Download resource:Directory of resources for education, employment and mental health  

A google map with a pin  – create your own directory of services: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/about/mymaps/  

Simply connect directory of services in London  

Open-source library of SPLW’s directories 

Care Coordinator resources 

Resources to support CCs in their work, including how to work with clients, the NHS and wider system. 

TPHC Community Led Prevention newsletters for supporting the roles and their managers 

Draft PCSP framework  

Personal Health Budget (PHB) Quality Framework

NHSE PHB resources 

Implementing SDM: putting NICE guidance into practice – event recording here (1 hour 3 mins)

National Care Coordinator FutureNHS: https://future.nhs.uk/CareCoordinators/groupHome  

Introduction to care coordination in London video (51 mins)

Introduction to care coordination slides   

Short version of Introduction to care coordination slides  

Diabetes Session slides

LD Session – Enfield Integrated Learning Disability Service slides

MH Session recording  

MH Session – Severe mental illness slides

MH Session – Mental health social prescribing link work – how best to support patients slides

EMIS Session slides

Ardens EMIS search and report guidance

Ardens EMIS Clinical Templates guidance

Example personalised care support plan  

High frequency users – how care coordinators and personalised care roles can support  

National Care Coordinator share and learn recordings 

Health and Wellbeing Coach resources 

Resources to support HWBCs in their work, including how to work with clients and specific cohorts.  

TPHC Community Led Prevention newsletters for supporting the roles and their managers 

National Health and Wellbeing Coach Future NHS  

Coaching Models – GROW, RE-GROW and T-Grow (instituteofclinicalhypnosis.com)  

Six Step Process For Setting SMART Goals – PLI (professionalleadershipinstitute.com)

Coaching readiness scale

 Are you coachable (service users) guidance