Coping with COVID: preparing prescribers during the pandemic.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Education England (HEE) and the University of Birmingham provided National Health Service (NHS) staff free access to SCRIPT-a national eLearning programme for safer prescribing and therapeutics. The eLearning was particularly for those returning to work or being redeployed. In the year March 2020-21, 3412 users registered to access portfolios, and opened an aggregate of 17,198 modules. Each user completed a median of 2 (range 1-50; interquartile range (IQR) 1-7) assessed learning modules. Marks improved from pre-test to post-test by a median of 2 (IQR 0-3) marks out of 10. The most frequently selected modules were 'Adherence and Concordance' (1109 users), 'Fluids' (981 users), and 'Diabetic Emergencies' (818 users). 878 users accessed the unassessed COVID-19 module. The SCRIPT modules provided standardised education in core principles relating to prescribing and therapeutics and were used by professionals from many healthcare disciplines.