Turas Learn
Mandatory training for all medical staff can be found on TURAS Learn. This page gives an overview of the contents and how to access them.
Getting started
To access medical TURAS Learn modules:
Log into TURAS
Click on Learn tab on your dashboard
Paste this address into your browser: Medical and Dental | Turas | Learn and add to favourites
Medical and Dental will now stay on your Learn homepage in your favourites. You can access all relevant board and medical resources from this tab
If pasting the address into your browser did not work you can alternatively click on NHS Lothian: all learning sites which should be on your Learn homepage under the title 'Recommended'. You will find the 'Medical and Dental' tab there. Once you've clicked on the tab you can favourite as above.
TURAS Learn Medical and Dental homepage
Core Mandatory Learning
All clinicians, including Clinical Fellows, Locums Appointed to Service and those employed through Staffbank, must complete these mandatory Turas Learn modules:
Within 48 hours of starting in NHS Lothian:
Once for Scotland : child protection and adult support and protection
Once for Scotland : safe information handling (You must have completed this module to get your IT logins at Induction)
Within 1 week of starting in NHS Lothian:
Within 4 weeks of starting in NHS Lothian:
Within 6 weeks of starting in NHS Lothian:
Service or Specialty specific tabs
Whilst the mandatory training for some specialties will be finished once the Medical Core Mandatory Training is complete, other areas and tasks require additional modules. These have been divided into 5 tabs:
If you are working in these areas you need to complete the relevant modules.
Of particular note:
HEPMA Prescribers e-learning You can only be issued with a HEPMA password once this module is completed. (Exception for FY1 doctors who have face to face HEPMA training)
Blood Transfusion modules Must be completed by all doctors involved in the blood transfusion process from sample collection to delivery and monitoring.
Useful resources
TURAS Learn has lots of useful online learning. Modules that colleagues think will be useful and relevant to your practice can be found here.
