Key News
Primary Care Access Recovery Programme
Please find attached an update on aspects of the PCARP programme, including the launch of the national communications campaign on raising awareness of and trust in multi-disciplinary teams in GP practices. In addition, a toolkit attached where you will find links to the Campaign Resource Centre where everything is available free of charge.
Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)
This month saw our first Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) complete their training programme. Eileen from Moseley Avenue Surgery completed the course and has received her certificate and pin.
The Training Hub are inviting EOIs for the next round of this course. Please email cw.traininghub@nhs.net if you want more information or click here to read more about the programme.
NHS Digital
At the end of this month the NHS is giving people access to their GP record on the NHS App, NHS website and other online services. This means people will be able to easily access information including consultation notes, test results and letters.
A toolkit to help ICBs and GP practices raise awareness of this among patients is here – Accessing your GP health record through the NHS App – supporting materials – NHS Digital
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub – New Starters
We would like to welcome Katrina Hickman, Amy Cullen, Glenn Walker and Ryan Smith to our Training Hub team. Katrina & Amy join us as our new LAPOs (Learning, Assurement and Placement Officers) for Rugby and Coventry whilst Glenn and Ryan will be our Non-Clinical Leads, working to see how the Training Hub can develop to meet practice and PCN needs.
Please join us in welcoming them to the Training Hub team.
PMA Apprenticeships
CWTH is making £10,000 available to support the 5% employer contribution to new non-clinical apprenticeships, commenced via PMA from July ’23 to February ’24 following our collaboration. This can support one apprenticeship per practice on a first come first served basis until this funding is drawn down, potentially funding 40 places. CWTH will work with PMA to manage the invoice and payment aspects.
We are proudly working in collaboration with the PMA to support the recruitment, training, and retention of non-clinical leaders and administration staff.
If you are looking to recruit a new apprentice or upskill an existing team member, please complete the short survey.
PLT – Medical Education Team
Primary Care in Practice
Primary Care in Practice (PCiP) is designed to help navigate the world of Primary Care sharing insights into Population Health, Integrated Care Systems, Primary Care Networks and Finance in primary care. It will also cover leadership and coaching and mentoring.
This programme is open, free of charge to everyone new to Primary Care in Coventry and Warwickshire. The sessions will be held live, hosted by local GPs Maria Ceurstemont and Sarah Hall. They will be held as a combination of virtual sessions (through Zoom) and face-to-face sessions.
The second Primary Care in Practice session will be held on the 15th November. To join this session or for more information, please contact crgpa.education.cwth@nhs.net
Health and Wellbeing
Registration Open – Putting your wellbeing first
It was great to see so many of you on the first of the Work Well Webinars last month.
If you couldn’t join us live, then grab a cuppa and a sofa and watch or listen to a recording of the webinar.
Following the webinar we promised a few links to support – just click here to get the handouts and conversations canvasses for the Zone of Power, the Stress Curve, Prioritisation Grid and an extra tool called the Thrive Week Planner (check it out – it’s the best way to design a week you’re gonna love!)
Next month’s webinar
Next month’s webinar ‘How to support your colleagues without burning out yourself‘ is on Tuesday 14th November at 7.30pm.
This interactive webinar is for people who are concerned about their teams’ wellbeing, but don’t want to slip into “rescuer” mode in the drama triangle and take on more stress themselves.
We’ll explore:
- common ways we exacerbate overwhelm by taking on more and more
- learn how we can empower others to solve their own problems instead – building our teams’ resilience rather than ‘fixing it’ for everyone.
Get your joining details when you sign up here
P.S. if you’re curious, other topics on the programme include:
- How to deal with your inner critic and overcome imposter thinking.
- How to have healthy conflict conversations
- How to embrace your limits, say no and deal with pushback
- Working well through the menopause and other life challenges
How to be really productive
As a professional in a high-stress, high-pressure job, you need to be able to maximize every minute of your time.
And yet, it’s really common to find yourself stuck tackling your email inbox (and those emails just seem to keep coming!).
Your to-do list grows longer and longer, and it feels like you’re never getting anything done.
Is all your training and experience there just so you can answer emails all day?
This is the question that Graham Allcott of Think Productive and author of the book How To Be a Productivity Ninja sought to answer.
This week’s episode of the You Are Not a Frog podcast, covers how to deal with endless emails, along with a host of other productivity techniques you and your colleagues can use.
QOF QI Wellbeing support
Practices are expected to do a baseline audit and employment review to evaluate the wellbeing of their staff and their workplace practices.
They are then expected to suggest some changes / wellbeing interventions and using QI (Quality Improvement) methodology, implement and then measure and evaluate these interventions.
They also need to attend 2 x PCN review meetings to share learning and resources and discuss how peer networking within the PCN can help.
Following the interventions, audits and meetings, practices need to complete the QoF reporting tool.
CWTH are working on a toolkit to help practices follow the 5 steps outlined in the QoF 2023/4 NHS England Guidance by providing some practical tools, resources, training and templates.
Watch this space for your toolkit!
Supporting you with lifes ups and downs
Let’s face it, life is full of ups and downs…Vivup, your employee assistance programme provides expert support when you need it most.
With price tags getting heftier and the cost of living continuing to climb its no surprise that you might be feeling the pinch – Vivup helps you to afford the things that matter from your weekly shop to petrol!
Training & CPD
CPD Funding – 2023/24
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you to encourage your eligible staff to use their £333 CPD funding by the end of March 2024. Please review the range of training and education sessions available via the Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub calendar which can be found here
Training and CPD Calendar
Our calendar shows upcoming training and education events for all workforce roles across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Browse the calendar by date or search by keyword, then click on the event to find out more information, such as the location, times, cost, and how to book!
Upcoming Courses
Some of the latest courses offered from the Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub is below. To view all of our courses, please visit our training calendar.
- 14th & 15th November – Initial Cervical Sample Taker Training for RHPs – Please make sure you can attend both days of this event.
- Thursday 30th November – 7 Clinical Topics in 1 Day – For Practice Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and ANPs
- 8th & 15th December – BBO 2 Day Introduction to Asthma – Please make sure you can attend both days of this event.
Mary Seacole Local Programme – Cohort 37
The Mary Seacole programme is an innovative and inspirational leadership development programme from the NHS Leadership Academy. Specifically for those newly in or aspiring to be in a formal first time leadership role, the six month-long programme has been exclusively designed and developed for people working in health and social care.
The Mary Seacole programme is fully funded by Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub.
For more information, and to view key dates for the next cohort, please click here.
Learning and Development Opportunities
Mentoring Scheme – For GPs, PMs & Nursing Staff
Regular mentoring can help you with a range of professional issues.
You might like to chat with a colleague about your role and get support with career development, discuss how to handle a working relationship or ask for well-being advice.
For information on each of the mentoring schemes we run, please click on the links below
New to Practice Fellowship – GP/GPNs
Are you a GP who has recently qualified – or a Practice Nurse who has recently joined the Primary Care workforce?
The New to Practice Fellowship provides you support to transition from training to employed members of the primary care team.
For information on each of the mentoring schemes we run, please click on the links below
ARRS News
FCP Mentorship Scheme
Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub are looking for mentors to join our team of committed individuals who have an interest in supporting FCPs working within the local health economy. If you have a passion for primary care and an interest in supporting the ongoing resilience and wellbeing of staff working within the area, we are looking for your support to deliver a new model of support for general practice.
CWTH Roadmap Supervisor Bank
The Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub and Lantum are pleased to announce an exciting project for all First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) and First Contact Practitioner Road Map Supervisors (RMSVs) in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.
This CWTH project offers RMSVs a £50 per hour payment for offering supervision to FCPs. For more details, please click the button below.
GP News
Haematology Question Time – First 5 GPs
Our next First5 Event will be hosted by Dr Duncan Murray, a Consultant Haematologist at UHCW. This evening session will aim to demystify your haematology queries and allow you to gain more confidence in interpreting borderline blood results.
General Practice – Back to the Future? – Middle(Twenty) 5 Event
Join us for a networking event to connect with other mid-career GPs across the Coventry and Warwickshire area.
This event will feature a workshop from Dr Robert Varnam, an improvement and leadership coach with a background as a GP, improvement leader and Director of Primary Care Improvement at NHS England.
Robert will give a personal view on why he’s proud of general practice, and suggestions of ways to rediscover our passion and future focus. Along with networking. there will be opportunity for guided discussions about the actions each of us could take to start revitalising our own team and help manage our workload more sustainably.
International Medical Graduates
The aim of the IMG Scheme is to create awareness for IMG GPs that there is support specifically targeted to cater to their needs post-CCT, to create opportunities for networking with colleagues/peers who share similar experiences, and to encourage them to access wider Training Hub offers.
Please join our IMG WhatsApp group to take part in group discussions, access peer support, and receive up-to-date information on IMG Scheme events. You can also subscribe for future updates from the IMG scheme by clicking here.
Parental Leave Support Network
Thank you to those that came along to this month’s parental leave support circle. We had some spooky fun creating handprint artwork!
The next support circle is on the 28th of November, starting at 10am at Kenilworth Methodist church. Please join the WhatsApp group if you are a GP who is on parental leave or just returned to work, so we can share parental advice and learning events.
For more resources around parental leave, please visit our webpage.
GPN News
Nursing Retention Fellows – Contact
The GPN Retention Fellows will be actively involved in various aspects of general practice nursing to aid in the implementation of retention initiatives. To contact them, please see below.
Delivering QOF through Group Clinics
In this webinar we are joined by Dipti Gandhi from Brigstock & South Norwood and Jason Westwood from NHSE to find out about the role group clinics can play in delivering QOF.
Please click here to access this webinar recording.
Return to Practice
Are you or do you know Someone who was a Registered Nurse who has left nursing but thinking about returning to practice but not sure HOW to?
There are several ways that you can do this:
If your pin has expired, access a Return to Practice Course:
- West and East Midlands will pay for the tuition fees associated with the Programme and will also provide you with a bursary. This can take between 3-9 months to complete.
- Birmingham City University and Coventry University both offer a Return to Practice programme.
- Alternatively, you can complete an NMC Test of Competence, a two-part test with a practical and multi-choice theory test.
For more information on Return to Practice and your options, please click here.
Late-Career Nurses – Flexible Retirement Options
Are you thinking about retiring and returning to practice? NHS pensions have released a webinar on flexible retirement options which can be found here.
Did you know that NHS pensions also do monthly presentations with Question & answer sessions on:
- All schemes – Understanding the NHS Pension Scheme and its benefit
- All schemes – Your Annual Benefit Statement explained
For more information on these options, presentations and more, please download this document.
3 Month free BSH membership for GPNs
BSH is a multi-disciplinary society welcoming over 1500 members. We aim to equip all healthcare professionals involved in heart failure care with up to date specialist education, research and resources. For further information please contact members@bsh.org.uk
NextGen Nursing Careers Expo
As part of the Project 1000 Group and Coventry & Warwickshire ICS, a NextGen Nursing Expo will be held at Fargo Village on Saturday 18th November, 10am – 2pm. This event is aimed at inspiring the next generation of nurses.
