Primary Care in Practice

We understand that starting out in independent practice can be daunting, and there may be other non-clinical skills that you wish to explore and develop to enhance your experience and confidence.

We want to help you feel prepared and confident while learning alongside your new colleagues and peers. That’s why we’re excited to offer a free learning program open to the wider Primary Care Workforce, organised by the Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub and hosted by local GPs. These sessions will be held as a combination of virtual sessions (through Zoom) and face-to-face sessions.

Topics include:

  • What support is available to those working within Primary Care?
  • What is Primary Care?
  • Leadership structure within Primary Care
  • The different roles and responsibilities within Primary Care

For more information, please register your interest here or email any questions to crgpa.education.cwth@nhs.net

Learning Opportunities and Peer Support

SSM regional offer: learning, developmental and peer support

A range of learning and support options are available to you as part of NHS England’s regional supported self-management (SSM) offer, including:

  • Online ‘collaborative platform’: NHS England and NHS Improvement run an online community of people involved in SSM and health and wellbeing coaching, colloquially known as the ‘collaborative platform’. Chat to other Health and Wellbeing Coaches and people who work in SSM to share experiences and best practice. You’ll also be able to access useful resources.
  • National Health and Wellbeing Coach ‘share and learn’ sessions: Join ‘share and learn’ sessions co-chaired by the national team and health and wellbeing coach mentors. Each session has a different topic and aims to enrich your existing skillset. The sessions will also help you to strengthen personalised care within your Primary Care Network (PCN).

For access and further information about this training and support, email SSM at england.supportedselfmanagement@nhs.net with your contact details and the name of your PCN, and let them know you are a Health and Wellbeing Coach.

Personalised Care Institute (PCI) learning programme

The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) offers online learning programmes and training to help you develop key skills to deliver health coaching as part of a PCN’s multidisciplinary team. Funding for PCNs to commission this training and supervision has been made available.

Leadership development

Midlands Leadership and Lifelong Learning Academy

The academy offers a series of leadership programmes to support you in developing your skills, attitudes and behaviours to achieve the highest standards in health and care.

Your Health and Wellbeing

We understand how busy and challenging working in healthcare can be. That’s why recharging your batteries is so important.

The Training Hub offers a wide variety of resources and programmes to support your wellbeing.

  • Work Well Programme (Shapes Toolkit)
  • Employee Assistance Programme (Vivup)
  • Wellbeing Sessions with MIND
  • Health and Wellbeing Champions
  • And more!

For more information and to view all our resources, please visit our webpage.