Elective care

Elective Care Programme

The Elective Care programme is made up of 8 short elearning sessions. These sessions help NHS staff understand how to support patients through planned (elective) care without unnecessary delays. The first two sessions are for everyone, and the remaining sessions can be completed based on job role.

Who the learning is for
This programme is for NHS staff who work with referral to treatment (RTT) rules or elective care processes. It is suitable for operational, administrative and clinical staff across any organisation involved in managing elective pathways or delivering national elective care standards.

Key areas covered
The sessions introduce learners to:

• How elective care pathways work
• The rules used in RTT and why they matter
• The stages in a patient’s journey from referral to treatment
• How to manage waiting times safely and fairly
• The roles of different team members in elective care

Learning objectives
By completing the programme, learners will:

• Understand the main principles behind elective care and RTT
• Know how to apply key rules correctly to real patient pathways
• Recognise who is responsible for each stage of the elective journey
• Improve accuracy in record-keeping and waiting list management
• Build confidence in supporting safe, consistent delivery of national standards