Pah! After I went to the NHS e-learning conference, I was inspired to try out the NHS e-learning repository. It took over three weeks to sort out access through my Athens account, which should have been straightforward.
After that was resolved, I thought it would be plain sailing. So I registered to add content. I got an e-mail back that told me I couldn't: 'as you may be aware, the repository funding has now been agreed for this financial year and unfortunately we are no longer creating contributor accounts except for dedicated SHA eLearning leads, so we are not able to set you up with a contributor account on this occasion'.
There are ten strategic health authorities in England. That means that there are ten people able to contribute content to the repository in an organisation that, we are constantly reminded, is the largest employer in Europe.
It is a fundamental truth that, if e-learning platforms are not open and easy to use, then no one will bother with them. This lesson has yet to be learnt in the NHS.
