We have collaborated with the NHS e-Learning for Healthcare (eLfH) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists e-Learning in Anaesthesia project (eLA) to develop four self-directed modules. You can launch the modules direct from the NTSP website by clicking the links below, or register with eLfH and access them directly through eLfH. Some use the eLfH portal to record courses and training activities, particularly in NHS England. Alternatively, you can generate you own certificate of completion by accessing the courses direct from the NTSP (this page). This certificate can be used for your own training records and may be acceptable to your employer.
Depending on your browser version, sometimes the JAVA script doesn't like linking directly from the website. Please RIGHT-CLICK the links below and choose 'open link in new window' (not a new tab) if you are having trouble opening the modules.
e-LA: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/anaesthesia/
RCoA link is https://www.rcoa.ac.uk
eLfH link is https://www.e-lfh.org.uk
- Module 1: Understanding Tracheostomies (anatomy, physiology, indications, procedures)
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 2: Emergency management (tracheostomy and laryngectomy)
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 3: Basic care done well (including associated devices)
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 4: Tracheostomy & cricothyroidotomy tubes & emergency airway access
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 5: The patient with a laryngectomy
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 6: Talking, swallowing and decannulation
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
- Module 7: Paediatric tracheostomy (new for 2021 and now live!)
- RIGHT-CLICK and choose 'open link in new window'
Please note that these modules are available in isolation as a direct link from this site for educational purposes, with permission from eLfH. If you view the modules directly from this website, you don't have to register or log-in to eLfH. If you want to record your eCPD points and record your progress through these modules via the eLfH platform, follow this link to the eLfH website.
Click here for eLfH homepage: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk
Click here for the eLfH tracheostomy pages: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/tracheostomy-safety/
Certificates are provided at the end of the modules.
