Created to support the BTEC National Health and Social Care qualification, this Interactive Course Guide links into the full Health & Social Care Digital Library. Thus users have access to probably the largest single compilation of learning and teaching resource materials on Health and Care in the UK.

The guide follows the BTEC National topics as follows:

• 1. COMMUNICATION
• 2. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & RIGHTS
• 3. HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY
• 4. LIFE STAGES
• 5. ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
• 6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• 7. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
• 8. PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
• 9. VALUES & PLANNING
• 10. CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
• 11. SUPPORTING ADULTS
• 12. PUBLIC HEALTH
• 13. PHYSIOLOGY OF FLUID BALANCE
• 14. PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
• 15. BIOCHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH
• 17. WORKING IN THE CARE SECTOR
• 18. WORKING IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
• 19. APPLIED SOC.PERSPECTIVES
• 20. HEALTH EDUCATION
• 21. NUTRITION
• 22. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Where appropriate, units include a dozen or so pages, which link students directly to relevant library resources. The user has full access to the whole library, complete with the more traditional search engine and drill-down navigation.

In this way, the guide acts as a sort of librarian, pointing users to the right sections and giving examples of specific relevant resources whilst giving them free rein to research the whole collection.

Each unit also includes a dozen or so multiple-choice questions intended for self-testing, to reinforce the key points covered and flesh out the theory with examples.