Key News
PMA – Business Administration Apprenticeships
Does your team need additional skills, or are you looking to recruit new talent? The Practice Managers Association (PMA) offers Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeships tailored to meet your specific needs.
For further information, please read the poster below. A £5,000 funding band is available. If you do not pay into the Levy fund, or are unable to secure a Levy Transfer, please contact us on cw.traininghub@nhs.net as we may be able to assist further.
Lunch and learn session: “Love your NHS library service”
Did you know that health and care staff have easy and free access to key evidence resources and thousands of electronic journals and books?
Join NHS Knowledge and Library Services to find out more about what is available to staff in your primary care networks and how you can encourage people to make use of them.
To find out more, sign up for the ‘Love your NHS Library Service’ session on February 13th, 12:30 – 1:30pm here where members will give you a whistlestop tour of what’s available.
Upcoming Events from the Training Hub
MDT Conferences and Away Days
FCP AHP Half Day Training Day
We are delighted to welcome you to an afternoon of training for ALL FCP AHPs on a variety of subjects that will enhance FCP clinical practice and knowledge, including:
- Introduction to the Training Hub Ambassadors
- Medical Assessment of the Unwell Patient
- Blood tests- “what test and why…”
- Polypharmacy and its impact on FCP roles.
This session will take place from 1pm – 5pm at Woodland Grange Hotel on Friday 28th February. Limited spaces are now available for this event so booking is essential.
Pharmacy Technician Away Day
Please join us from 9am – 4:30pm at Woodland Grange Hotel on Friday 31st January. Limited spaces are now available for this event so booking is essential.
During the event, we will cover:
- Updates on respiratory conditions and new Asthma guidelines
- Checking patients’ inhaler techniques for optimal usage
- Differences between Asthma and COPD
- Local prescribing guidelines and using population health data to support patients
- How PT can assist patients and enhance general practice collaboration.
We are also hosting our annual Pharmacy Technician survey here – if possible, please take five minutes to fill this in to allow us to better identify training and opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians.
PLT (Medical Education Team)
You can find dates for our spring programme of PLTs here.
2025 Dates
Dates for our 2025 PLTs are now live here. You can book onto these sessions using the links below.
2025 Dates – Nurse PLTs
You can book onto our Nurse PLTs using the links below.
- 15th January – Coventry Nurse PLT – The Butts Arena, Coventry – COPD Update
- 29th January – South Warwickshire and Warwickshire North – Leamington Cricket Club – Diabetic Foot Health
Please note, the event on the 29th January is a two part session. Part two will be run in May in Warwickshire North (Venue TBC).
Did Not Attend Policy
Please note, due to an increasing number of DNA’s to our Training Hub events and courses, we have implemented our cancellation policy from this month.
Our cancellation policy states cancellation to attend a course/event must happen 72 hours or sooner before the course/event takes place.
For cancellations less than 72 hours prior to the course/event start date and all ‘no-shows’, we will reserve the right to charge a £50.00 administration fee. Our courses/events are funded, through the Training Hub, by public money and so non-attendance comes at a cost to patients, the NHS and the public. Spaces at our courses/events are often limited and absence may prevent others from benefiting from the opportunity.
If you are no longer able to attend a course/event that you have booked through the Training Hub, please notify the event organiser.
We thank you in advance for your co-operation.
CPD
New to Travel Health?
21st & 22nd January
This Introduction to Travel Health course is intended for nurses/health professionals who may be new to the field of Travel Health, those returning to travel health after a long gap, or for those already practicing who may not have undertaken formal training in the subject and who wish to update and expand on their current knowledge.
Travel Health Update
4th February
This Travel Health Update is intended for nurses who have experience carrying out travel health consultations and who wish to update their knowledge and skills, meeting the requirement for an annual travel health update.
CVRM Event (Face-to-Face)
12th February
This whole day event introduces the CVRM paradigm and how this relates to primary care in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Health and Wellbeing
Work Well Webinar – How to stay mentally fit at work
Thursday 16th January 2025 – 12:30 – 13:30pm
Open to anyone working in and supporting General Practice!
Don’t miss out if you haven’t registered yet for the next, free-to-you Work Well Webinar. The topic is ”How to stay mentally fit at work” with Dr Rachel Morris and Dr Sarah Coope.
Join this online session and you’ll learn:
✔︎ How we get sucked into the Vortex of Busyness
✔︎ The key wellbeing factors which protect us from burnout and keep us mentally fit
✔︎ How to do a simple wellbeing audit to improve your mental fitness
Register for this session on Zoom by clicking here or the button below.
In the Moment Support
GP News
Middle (Twenty)5 Network Ambassador – Expressions of Interest
We are seeking expressions of interest for the role of Middle (Twenty)5 GP Network Ambassador
The Middle (Twenty)5 Scheme aims to address the needs of GPs with at least seven years of clinical experience in Coventry and Warwickshire. It seeks to enhance the existing programme by supporting mid-career GPs in reaching their potential, promoting career development, and fostering peer support networks.
Parental Leave Support Network
- Are you or your partner currently expecting a baby?
- Are you currently on Parental leave?
- Have you recently returned to work after a career break for parental leave?
This is an open invitation to all GPs (Locum, salaried and partners) in the Coventry and Warwickshire area, who are on parental leave, or newly back to work post-parental leave. No booking is required for this event, just turn up!
You are welcome to join this parent and baby group to connect, share information, and support each other. This event will run once monthly. Please see the poster for future dates.
GP Locum Network – Social Walks
Open to Locum GPs living and/or working in Coventry and Warwickshire.
You are invited to join our mini, informal get togethers once a month, to meet colleagues and share conversation.
There will be a short walk around Warwick Racecourse, followed by a drink in the Rose and Crown, along with a board game for those that are interested.
These activities are baby and dog friendly.
Post-CCT Forum
Hosted by our Post-CCT Champion, Dr. Katie Benge and our First 5 (C&W) Ambassador Dr. Laura Doan, this forum aims to provide a space to discuss experiences, share tips, and ask questions.
Join us to learn about appraisals, education offers, mentoring, or any other post-CCT topics in Coventry and Warwickshire, including support for newly qualified GPs through our First 5 (C&W) GP network.
Forums will be held regularly. Please register for our events by clicking the links below.
- Thursday, 16th January – 19:00 – Click here to register
- Wednesday, 26th February – 19:00 – Click here to register
- Tuesday, 18th March – 19:00 – Click here to register
General Practice Nursing News
HCA Conference
We are delighted to invite Healthcare Assistants working within general practice across Coventry & Warwickshire to the upcoming HCA Afternoon Conference at the Butts Rugby Club, Coventry.
We are aiming to support and empower HCAs to best support patients with the latest updates, showcases of best practice and network opportunities.
A light lunch is included but please note there are parking charges at the venue.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our HCA Ambassador via email at zouhourie.lohore@nhs.net
Cancer Care Review Training
This 2 day training session is an opportunity to enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence around Cancer as a long term condition.
- Supporting training to provide Cancer Care Reviews (CCRs) to support people affected by cancer in your practice
- To be a resource to your practice colleagues and act as a catalyst for the practice to provide better support to cancer patients
- To improve your confidence and knowledge to signpost patients with cancer to appropriate resources
Peer Support Sessions – GPNS and NAs
Legacy Mentors – GPNs
New to General Practice Nursing or Coventry and Warwickshire? Unsure what to do next and figuring out your next steps?
Legacy Mentors are experienced nurses, who can offer support, advice and guidance to nurses new in their careers or to General Practice across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Send our Nursing team an email at cw.traininghub@nhs.net or scan the QR code below to get started.
