Supporting care pathways through the Supporting care pathways through the RCN Learning ZoneRCN Learning Zone

Liz Clark, Head of Distance LearningLiz Clark, Head of Distance Learning

Royal College of NursingRoyal College of Nursing

““ Learning and development are key to delivering Learning and development are key to delivering

the Government’s vision of patient-centred care the Government’s vision of patient-centred care

in the NHS. Lifelong learning is about growth in the NHS. Lifelong learning is about growth

and opportunity, about making sure that our and opportunity, about making sure that our

staff … can acquire new knowledge and skills, staff … can acquire new knowledge and skills,

both to realise their potential and to help shape both to realise their potential and to help shape

and change things for the better.”and change things for the better.”Working Together - Learning Together: A framework for lifelong learning for the NHS,

2001

RCN Learning Zone:RCN Learning Zone: BackgroundBackgroundRCN Learning Zone launched at RCN Learning Zone launched at

Congress 2002Congress 2002Accessed via the RCN web site Accessed via the RCN web site Partnership with AXIA CitizenConnect Partnership with AXIA CitizenConnect Currently over 23,000 registered users Currently over 23,000 registered users Developing serviceDeveloping service

Aims andAims and objectivesobjectives

Support for professional and personal Support for professional and personal developmentdevelopment

Easy access to relevant quality informationEasy access to relevant quality informationBite-sized learning designed to support Bite-sized learning designed to support

providing providing quality carequality careFlexible resource for ‘busy nurses’Flexible resource for ‘busy nurses’Linked to key RCN initiatives – e-journals, Linked to key RCN initiatives – e-journals,

Mental Health Zone, Clinical GuidelinesMental Health Zone, Clinical Guidelines

Learning Zone servicesLearning Zone services Electronic portfolioElectronic portfolio

CareersCareers

LearningLearning

Clinical guidelinesClinical guidelines

Meeting placesMeeting places

Access to key Access to key resources (e.g. Care resources (e.g. Care Pathways Database)Pathways Database)

Learning areasLearning areas ’’Bite-sized' chunks Bite-sized' chunks Various routes in to Various routes in to

learninglearning Online tutorials with Online tutorials with

quizzes, self-tests, quizzes, self-tests, case studies and other case studies and other resources resources

Download hard copiesDownload hard copies

Clinical GuidelinesClinical Guidelines

Up-to-date Up-to-date information about information about evidence-based evidence-based practice from practice from quality-assured quality-assured sources.sources.

Meeting places - learning communitiesMeeting places - learning communities

The futureThe future Develop user-friendly categories for navigating range of Develop user-friendly categories for navigating range of

learning opportunitieslearning opportunities Expand resources - selected range of free, full-text Expand resources - selected range of free, full-text

journalsjournals Undertaking ongoing review of information and learning Undertaking ongoing review of information and learning

needs of RCN membersneeds of RCN members Develop new services relevant to healthcare environment Develop new services relevant to healthcare environment

- e.g. portfolio and Knowledge and Skills Framework- e.g. portfolio and Knowledge and Skills Framework Integrated care pathways and associated learning onIntegrated care pathways and associated learning on

dermatologydermatology