One of the ways in which we do this is through the delivery of a wide range of training courses delivered in different ways including e-learning.
Health Improvement training
On this page
The Health Improvement team aim to build and strengthen the capacity of staff and partners to improve health and tackle health inequalities.
Courses available
Details of all the courses offered by the Health Improvement Team can be found in our Learning and Development for Health Improvement 2022-2023 prospectus.
Booking for all courses as well as details on when courses are running is done through NHS Highland's Turas Learn course booking system (login required). Courses currently available include:
- Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI)
- Health Inequalities: why bother?
- Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Money Counts: Level 1 - read more about the course
- Money Counts: Level 2 - read more about the course
- Smoke-free hospital sites
- Suicide Intervention and Prevention Programme (SIPP)
If you are interested in Gender Based Violence training then details are available on the: Highland Violence Against Women (VAW) Events Calendar.
Booking courses at Turas Learn
NHS Highland Staff
You must make all bookings through Turas Learn. You will find our training under Public Health Zone.
Staff outwith NHS Highland
Please use the NHS Highland's Turas Learn booking system. If you don't have for a Turas Learn account, you will need to register. The video below demonstrates how to create your own account.
Under Sectors you must select the option most relevant to your organisation (for example, Third and Voluntary Sector in Scotland). If you work for an organisation, please select Highland.
Information collected through this system will only be used for the administration and evaluation of the training attended. We may contact you in future to evaluate the impact of this training. The data will not be shared further unless required by law.
If you no longer wish your details to be held or you have any training queries, please contact us (using the email address above).
See further information on data collection and how it is used.
Introduction to Turas Learn (video)
Turas Learn is a website for health and social care staff to find and record learning, including eLearning modules and courses. Watch the video to find out how to:
- Register for Turas Learn
- Sign in to find learning resources
- Find your Learning Record
Request form
If you are unable to find what you are looking for on Turas Learn and would like something specific, please complete this request form (.docx format) and return it to us by email, to register your interest or to find out more.
We look forward to learning with you.
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Health Improvement Resource Service (HIRS)
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Health Improvement training
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Money Counts training
Money Counts course information and Worrying About Money? resources.