UK Training Industry Press Releases

More good news for Aurion Learning. The award winning online learning company has just been awarded a new contract to develop online learning resources for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).

Aurion Learning will be working in partnership with the Scottish Special Health Board to design and build an online learning portal that includes an Advance & Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP) Toolkit and a workbased learning resource on the Principles and Practice of Palliative and End of Life Care.

The work based learning resources will be specifically designed to support healthcare staff develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in facilitating ACP with individuals in their care, and in delivering palliative and end of life care. They will bring together the most relevant tools, learning resources and guidance to support healthcare staff achieve identified learning outcomes and apply their knowledge in their own area of practice.

The learning portal will be hosted on the NES website and be available to all healthcare practitioners throughout Scotland.

Speaking about the announcement, Dr. Maureen Murphy, Managing Director of Aurion Learning said: "We previously worked with NES to develop a number of e-learning programmes so we know that they are completely committed to delivering the highest quality learning experiences to healthcare staff across Scotland. For that reason we're delighted that Aurion Learning has once again been given the opportunity to work with NES to deliver this innovative online learning resource."

Dr. Maggie Grundy, Programme Director Cancer Care from NES commented:

"Aurion Learning has an excellent reputation and we are looking to forward to working with them."

In 2008 the Scottish Government Launched Living and Dying Well: a national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland (SGHD, 2008). The plan's stated aim was to ensure that palliative and end of life care is available for all patients and families across all care settings.

NES are working with the Scottish Government to support and facilitate the development of education to ensure that healthcare professionals have opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, competence and confidence to care for individuals and their families living and dying from any advanced, progressive or incurable condition. The development of the Advance & Anticipatory Care Planning Toolkit and the Principles and Practice of Palliative and End of Life Care workbased learning resource will provide further learning opportunities for healthcare professionals.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is a Special Health Board, responsible for supporting NHS services to the people of Scotland through the development and delivery of education and training for all NHSScotland staff. Their vision is "Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland" and their mission is to provide educational solutions that support excellence in healthcare for the people of Scotland. Headquartered in Edinburgh, NES is a national organisation with regional offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness. It has a staff complement of around 700. Additional information on NES's role is available from their website: www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

Aurion Learning is an award winning online learning solutions provider. It helps organisations deliver intelligent learning and development solutions including e-learning, learning portals, learning management systems (LMS) and continuing professional development (CPD) management tools. It also provides strategy and capability building services to help organisations develop focussed online learning strategies and to develop their own online learning in-house.

We have a strong track record in the public and healthcare sectors, professional bodies, further and higher education, and the third sector.

We work closely with you to develop high-quality, effective online learning solutions to help your organisation and your people get the most out of learning and development opportunities.

For more information about Aurion Learning, please contact: Noleen Turner, Press Office, Aurion Learning Tel: 02890 643211  Email: noleen.turner@aurionlearning.com