Key News
PCN CD and Aspiring CD Forum
On the 28th of September, the Training Hub held its inaugural PCN CD and Aspiring CD Forum in Coventry, in partnership with Ararna and Coventry & Warwickshire ICB. The aim of these sessions is to create a supportive forum for CDs and Aspiring CDs to network with one another and discuss and share ideas.
For more information on this forum, please contact Cat Roberts (GP Workforce Lead, CWICB) – c.roberts42@nhs.net
PCN Occupational Therapists nominated for AHP Awards
Occupational Therapist colleagues across Coventry were nominated for an AHP Award in ‘Supporting Population Health and Wellbeing’ in primary care. The OTs set up a service across 3 PCNs within Coventry over the last 18 months to focus on preventative care and embedding public health.
They’ve helped support GP practices with dementia reviews, identifying the needs of carers and also reducing the number of patients needing access to a GP. The team are also sharing their learning across the ICB and regionally to help support teams in making every contact count. Well done to all involved!
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.
New Pharmacy Technician Ambassador
We would like to welcome Donna Towers to the Training Hub team as our new Pharmacy Technician Ambassador.
To get in touch with Donna, or to learn more about the Pharmacy Technician role, please see below.
Polypharmacy Workshops – For GPs, ANPs and CPs
The WMAHSN is hosting a set of virtual Polypharmacy Workshops starting in September which will equip you with the knowledge and skills to undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs). For more information and to register, please see this flyer.
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 first Primary Care in Practice session will be held on the 11th October. To join this session or for more information, please contact crgpa.education.cwth@nhs.net
Health and Wellbeing
Registration Open – Work Well Webinars
We are pleased to share that we are working with Dr Rachel Morris and her team to deliver expert, online training to ALL staff working in General Practice.
These webinars have been designed to support you to adopt better ways of working that will help you to protect your wellbeing and build resilience.
See posters below for more details and the link to register.
Reducing Barriers and Speaking Up Safely
SWFT and GEH Trusts are hosting this conference on ‘Reducing Barriers and Speaking Up Safely’ on the 10th of October. You are able to join a session that is of interest to you, or the whole day. This conference is open to champions/ambassadors and others who have an interest in speaking up.
Please see the posters below for more details or click here.
Health and Wellbeing programme – QOF QI Wellbeing
Workforce wellbeing, improving resilience, and risk of burnout is now more than ever essential for the retention and recruitment of the general practice workforce and so the 2023/24 QOF guidance includes a module on workforce and wellbeing.
Our Health and Wellbeing programme offers a fully funded Health and Wellbeing Champion working across your PCN, wellbeing resources such as ‘Wellbeing Wednesday’ and an annual H&WB survey from which an action plan of support is shared with the PCN.
IF you:
- Have a Health and Wellbeing Champion
- Share wellbeing resources
- Encourage staff to take part in the annual H&WB survey
- Have Health and Wellbeing as an agenda item for your PCN meeting regularly (with minutes to evidence)
The Training Hub offer would satisfy all practices within your PCN qualifying for the full 37 points.
If you do not have a Health and Wellbeing Champion, please share the poster below with your PCN and Practice colleagues who are passionate about HWB.
For further information on the role, please contact Rita Asi via rita.asi@nhs.net
We hope you’ve seen and shared our Wellbeing Wednesday posts filled with tips, tools and resources to support yours and your teams Health and Wellbeing.
Don’t worry if you’ve missed one, previous editions of can be found here, on the Latest News page of our website.
Training & CPD
CPD Funding – 2023/24
As training and education slow down during the summer holiday period, we would like to take this opportunity to ask 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!
Basic Life Support Courses
Working alongisde Wideawake Training Ltd, we are hosting two Basic Life Support (BLS) sessions during October.
- 17th October – Basic Life Support – Coventry and North Warwickshire Sports Club
- 25th October – Basic Life Support – Warwickshire Golf and Country Club, Leek Wootton
Initial Sample Taker Training – EOIs needed
The Training Hub is looking for expressions of interest for the ‘Initial Sample Taker Training’ sessions. These sessions will be held on the 14th and 15th of November if sufficient interest is expressed. The next course will be offered in Spring 2024. Please email cw.traininghub@nhs.net to express your interest in attending this course.
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
Changes to Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners
NHSE Workforce, Training, and Education (previously Health Education England – HEE) are in the process of changing the process for Roadmap ARRS roles to progress to qualified First Contact Practitioners.
These changes will only affect those roles that have a (HEE) NHSE WTE Roadmap:
- Paramedics
- Podiatrists
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Dieticians
Intimate Examination Clinical Skills Training – 20th October
This is a unique skills session with real people (not SINMAN) known as ‘Associate Clinical Educators (ACEs)’ who are specially trained educators who are skilled in examination and give real-time feedback to the students. The session is for primary care Paramedics and intern (newly qualified) Physician Associates.
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
A New Direction
Are you a GP who has changed roles, reduced sessions, or diversified your working week? Have you left C&W, the NHS, or General Practice completely? If so, we would like to have a conversation with you to understand why.
Together with the Coventry and Warwickshire LMC, we are seeking to understand the factors influencing a GP’s decisions when making changes to their working week. For more information on this confidential scheme, please visit our webpage.
Pearls of Wisdom – 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 Tony Feltbower, an experienced portfolio GP with a long career including ongoing work as a GP Expert Witness.
To keep up to date with the Wise 5 Network and any events, subscribe to their mailing list below.
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
The Parental Leave Support Circle, led by Dr. Sasha Darwazeh, will be hosting its next meeting on the 24th of October. Parents and their little ones are welcome to come together in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, sharing experiences, and forming connections.
For more resources around parental leave, please visit our webpage.
GPN News
Welcome to our Nursing Retention Fellows
The GPN team at the Training Hub is pleased to announce the addition of four new Retention Fellows to our team. These Fellows will be actively involved in various aspects of general practice nursing to aid in the implementation of retention initiatives.
- Ashley Witnall – First 5 Fellow
- Kate Freeman – Middle(Twenty)5 Fellow
- Cindy Ennis – Wise 5 Fellow
- Sue Thomas – Nurse ACP
At the Training Hub, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive support to our workforce. We understand that your time is valuable, and we assure you that this survey will only require 5-10 minutes to complete. The insights gathered from this survey will enable our Retention Fellows to offer enhanced support to the GPN workforce.
To complete the survey, please click here.
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.
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.
tNA Expressions of Interest – Practices
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub are welcoming expressions of interest from practices or PCNs to host tNAs. Please scan the QR code on the flyer or contact us for more information.
tNA Expressions of Interest – Students
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub are welcoming expressions of interest from applicants for the next intake of the tNA apprenticeships at Coventry University. Please scan the QR code on the flyer or contact us for more information.