Health Inequalities E-Learning for Wessex Cancer Workforce

Our new health inequalities e-learning is focussed on the experiences of patients with cancer. Originally developed and tested by Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance, this training has been adapted by Wessex Cancer Alliance to support our local workforce.

It takes 60-90 minutes to complete and is very practical and interactive.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: Wessex Cancer Alliance
• Link: Health Inequalities – to complete the training, you will need to create an account and select Wessex Cancer Alliance when prompted.

Narrowing health inequalities in early cancer diagnosis

This module is part of a Health Inequalities learning programme on the national Core20Plus5 initiative. It sets out inequalities in cancer diagnosis and the onward impacts this has for people.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Link: Narrowing health inequalities in early cancer diagnosis

Health Inequalities Virtual Academy
Health Inequalities hub of training and information from OurDorset

Population Health Academy: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Population Health Academy has been designed as a learning space to raise awareness of the NHS role in the delivery of prevention and health inequalities, to support the NHS in understanding the actions to take, and to support leaders to be a stronger advocate for this agenda

Health inequalities in a nutshell
The King’s Fund

Core20PLUS5 (adults)
Core20PLUS5 is a national NHS England approach to inform action to reduce healthcare inequalities at both national and system level

Intersectionality and health explained – YouTube
No one is just a man or woman, or just black or white, or just working-class or middle-class. Instead, we have multiple characteristics that shape our lives

What is Cultural Humility? – YouTube
Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility regard learning about other cultures, controlling your biases, adapting your behaviour and communications style considering the background of people around you, and being aware of power imbalances and biases, and respecting others’ values

Health Literacy

The course provides an introduction to health literacy, why it is important and the core techniques that can be used to improve health literacy.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Link: HEE elfh Hub (e-lfh.org.uk)

Barriers and challenges to cancer screening for the LGBTQ+ communities

During this webinar Prof Emma Crosbie and Dr Jennifer Davies-Oliveira from the Manchester Cancer Research Centre will share insights and findings from their research looking at barriers to cervical screening within LGBTQ+ communities and possible solutions to overcome these barriers and increase screening uptake.

• Type of Learning: Webinar
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 1 hour
• Link: LGBTQ+ Webinar 1 Barriers and challenges to Cancer Screening for the LGBTQ+ communities – Macmillan (fuseuniversal.com)

How good is our care for LGBTQ+ young people with cancer in the UK?

Reducing inequalities in cancer care for LGBTQ+ communities webinar series.

• Type of Learning: Webinar
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 1.5 hours
• Link: LGBTQ+ Webinar 2 – How good is our care for LGBTQ+ young people with cancer in the UK – Macmillan (fuseuniversal.com)

Why visibility of LGBTQ+ people matters in palliative and end of life care

This webinar is about Why visibility of LGBT+ people matters in palliative and end of life care and is delivered by Professor Kathryn Almack from the University of Hertfordshire.

• Type of Learning: Webinar
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 1 hour
• Link: Macmillan (fuseuniversal.com)

Cancer in the Trans Community – GatewayC
This episode follows Dr Rebecca Leon as she investigates the considerations and barriers for trans people with potential cancer diagnoses accessing healthcare

The Oliver McGowan Training on Learning Disability and Autism

Enabling the health and social care workforce to better support people with a learning disability and autistic people. is the standardised training that was developed for this purpose and is the government’s preferred and recommended training for health and social care staff to undertake. E-learning is available to all, staff in some roles will need to do higher levels of training as well to deepen their knowledge.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Link: The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Cancer care and screening for people with a learning disability in primary care

People with a learning disability face significant disparities in cancer care. They are twice as likely to be diagnosed at a late stage, often in emergency settings, and have lower screening attendance, leading to poorer outcomes. Cancer risk in this group also differs from the general population and varies within it. As primary care professionals, we can play a vital role in closing this gap. In this module, we’ll look at how we can best support people with a learning disability to access cancer care and screening.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: Guys Cancer Academy / South East London Cancer Alliance
• Link: Cancer care and screening for people with a learning disability in primary care

Learning from the experience of BME cancer patients – Bias – YouTube
Learning from the experience of BME cancer patients – Communication – YouTube
Learning from the experience of BME cancer patients – Dignity – YouTube
These videos look at perceptions of bias, communication issues and dignity issues in how some black and minority ethnic cancer patients are treated by NHS staff

Personalisation in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
What does good personalised community-based care and support looks like for people in ethnically diverse communities?

Communicating with black and South Asian communities about Type 2 diabetes
This handbook pulls together valuable outputs from a recent national insight project to learn more about black and south Asian communities and their knowledge and understanding of diabetes

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Liaison Presentation
The GRT community experiences significant health inequalities

Cancer in an Ageing Population – GatewayC
This episode follows Dr Rebecca Leon as she investigates age as a health inequality and a new service, introduced in Manchester, that is aiming to support older people with cancer and multiple comorbidities to achieve better outcomes