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These e-learning providers are centrally funded and their e-learning programmes arefree to NHS organizations. However, the focus has so far been on Trusts and PCTs, andin some cases access to these e-learning programmes by independently contractedhealth care providers and members of the wider NHS family requires clarification.=Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and e-learningESR is the workforce management solution for the NHS, and will provide NHSemployees with a record of training undertaken throughout their NHS career, to ensurethat skills are recognised and transferred between different healthcare employments.The ESR functionality has recently been upgraded to enable employees to access, trackand record e-learning. All the main national content providers have signed up to maketheir content available via ESR. This additional functionality is being piloted from June toAugust 2008, prior to being rolled out across the NHS. Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHSTrust and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are the pilot sites within NHSSouth Central.E-learning and NHS South CentralNHS Education South Central (NESC) is responsible for coordinating the developmentof e-learning capacity and capability across the NHS South Central area, working closelywith the Strategic Health Authority, employer organizations, education providers andother agencies.Contacts:Helen Bingham, Library and E-Learning Resources ManagerHelen.Bingham@nesc.nhs.ukAlison Wright, E-learning Programme ManagerAlison.wright@nesc.nhs.ukWebsite:http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/proactive_learning/e-learning.aspxReports :E-learning Scoping Exercise for NHS South Central: results and recommendationsMarch 08http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/Docs/06052008%20-%20Final%20report%20(Public%20copy)%20-%20v8%20AGW.docBest practice guidance for blended learning approaches to CPD education for NHS staffMarch 08http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/Docs/EL%20Marions%20Report.docNHS Education South Central (NESC) is part of the South Central Strategic Health Authority