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:

  • Regional learning coordinators: A learning coordinator for your region is there to support you in your role. They have experience of managing and developing social prescribing schemes or have been a Social Prescribing Link Worker just like you. 

They will help you with your specific learning and development needs and organise training on topics, such as how to help people stay active in their communities. They also develop peer support networks within the region, providing opportunities to meet other Social Prescribing Link Workers to share experiences and best practice. 

  • Online ‘collaborative platform’: NHS England and NHS Improvement run an online community of people involved in SSM and social prescribing colloquially known as the ‘collaborative platform’. Chat to other Social Prescribing Link Workers and people who work in SSM to share experiences and best practice. You’ll also be able to access useful resources. 

For access and further information about this training and support, email SSM at england.socialprescribing@nhs.net with your contact details and the name of your Primary Care Network (PCN), and let them know you are a Social Prescribing Link Worker.

Social prescribing NHS Futures collaboration membership

The Future NHS collaboration platform offers you an online network for sharing resources and connected with colleagues working in SSM.

Setting up an online account will also give you access to regular webinars. These cover key topics and approaches to effective social prescribing. You can also catch up on webinars previously broadcast.  

e-Learning for Healthcare

The Social Prescribing programme on e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) is an accredited online training programme. It covers the main skills needed to do your job day to day, including best practice for delivering social prescribing within your PCN’s multidisciplinary team.

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction to the social prescribing link worker role
  • Developing personalised care and support plans with people
  • Developing partnerships
  • Introducing people to community groups and VCSE organisations
  • Safeguarding vulnerable people
  • Keeping records and measuring impact
  • Supporting people with their mental health through social prescribing
  • Social welfare, legal support and money guidance

To access this training programme, you’ll need to log in to your e-LfH account or register for an account.

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.

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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.