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Our September 2020 newsletter is now available!
It includes signposts to:
To read this newsletter, please click here.
NHS England & NHS Improvement invite you to join their Flu Clinic Symposium for practices across the South West, on Thursday 3 September.
Flu clinic season has always been a busy time of year for practices, and with the added complexities of COVID-19 to take into account, this is going to be the case this year. You will be testing out new ways of working, and so to make your jobs easier, NHS England & NHS Improvement have gathered together a panel of experts for you to question.
Additionally, numerous practice nurses from throughout the South West will be sharing their plans, making this an invaluable opportunity to circulate best practice.
The Symposium will be from 12.30 to 13.30 on 3 September. To join, use the download link for the flyer below, and click the Teams link in it on the day. That’s it — no registration required! (Do make sure to keep the flyer somewhere easily accessible.)
To download the flyer, please click here.
If you have any queries, please contact jennifer.charlewood@nhs.net.
NHS England & NHS Improvement are working alongside March on Stress to deliver their bespoke REACTmh training, open to all managers, supervisors, and those with caring responsibilities for NHS people, in clinical and non-clinical NHS services, across all NHS, health and care organisations (especially those in areas exposed to high risk of stress, burn-out, and disadvantaged groups during COVID-19).
Underpinned by psychologically-sound principles and the REACT technique – Recognise, Engage, Actively listen, Check risk, and Talk about specific actions – this training will endow you with the skills to:
You will be given the chance to practise these new skills during the training, too.
Sessions are run remotely, via Zoom, for up to 1.15 hours. You are encouraged to browse the available dates and times on Our NHS People website for one suitable for you. The link is available in the box below.
For the times and dates of sessions, and to register for one, please click here.
Please note: you will need to register on the Our NHS People site to join a session.
Within three months of launching, over 10,000 up-and-coming medics have signed up to Observe GP — a learning platform built by RCGP to provide remote work experience. In the place of physical GPs and primary care teams, users can watch an array of videos highlighting the roles these staff members in general practice, using real-life scenarios.
The videos were filmed at Attenborough Practice in Bushey, Hertfordshire; Liberty Road Practice in Stratford, East London; and Sawston Medical Practice, Cambridge, prior to COVID-19’s emergence.
Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has said: “Observe GP can be used at any time by any one so the limitations of traditional work experience such as schedule clashes and social inequalities are eliminated.
COVID-19 has also presented as a challenge for many students who planned to use their summer holidays to gain relevant work experience but we hope that initiatives such as GP Observe will prove useful in providing an alternative for bright aspiring medics at a time when we’re all working differently.”
The platform will be available until Friday 30 October, when it will be deactivated for evaluation purposes before being re-launched in Spring 2021.
To find out more and use Observe GP, click here.
Co-produced with Skills for Health, this interactive session from Best Practice will provide you with insights into effective workforce planning in the context of an ever-changing primary care sector. It is available for viewing now, you simply need to register on Skills for Health’s site to watch it.
Workforce planning experts will assist you in developing an understanding and awareness for more effective planning, thereby supporting the sustainability of services fit for the future. Additionally, you will be able to better apprehend what support is needed to build your capacity and capability.
Chaired by Dr. Benedict Eccles, Head of Practice at Skills for Health, this session had viewers engaging with a panel of multi-disciplinary experts, exploring some of the key challenges in relation to workforce planning in primary care and identifying suitable ways forward.
The expert panel of speakers included:
To register and watch this webinar, please click here.
Healthier Together and its partners are running a virtual nursing event on Wednesday 12 August. Entitled Find Your Purpose: Become a Nurse, this will be streamed on Facebook Live at 10 am and convey information on currently-available nursing degree programmes.
A number of places on current programmes will commence this September, making this a great time to hear from nurses about their own job experiences, including facilitating the local COVID-19 response.
Planned speakers will include registered nurses, student nurses, placement officers, UWE staff, and a senior nurse. They will provide first-hand accounts of their nursing experiences, discussing why they became nurses, what they do, the best bits of the job, and their future plans. UWE will deliver a session in which you can learn about their nursing degree programmes, the student experience, and how to apply for them.
To learn more about this event, and reserve your place, please click here.
This event has been postponed. Please keep an eye out for updates.
Healthier Together, in association with its partners (including BNSSG Training Hub), is running a virtual health and social care careers showcase on Tuesday 18 August, to highlight the range of current and future vacancies available across a swath of local health and care organisations
It will focus on providing young people with the information and support required to embark on a career journey in health and social care. Speakers from hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries, the apprenticeship service, and community care will be on-hand to talk with attendees.
You will  be able to ask questions, connect with organisations, and build the knowledge you need to progress. This event is not age-limited, but it will particularly benefit 16- to 24-year-olds within the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucester region.
This event’s schedule
Our PA summary page is now online!
This one-page resource, in essence, provides a concise outline of the physician associate role, covering:
All this information is available now — why not have a look?
To view the PA summary page, please click here.
The August 2020 issue of BNSSG Training Hub’s newsletter is out now. This copy includes information on:
To download this issue, click here.
HEE’s Genomics Education Programme (GEP) have announced funding for those whom wish to develop their knowledge of genomics and how it can be used in clinical practice.
NHS employees in England may apply for funding for individual CPPD modules, either standalone or up to four (postgraduate certificate) in the first instance. Some funding is available for those wishing to extend a previously awarded qualification, too, subject to the applicant meeting set criteria and funding availability.
The following seven universities have been commissioned to support this opportunity:
Each university is expected to ensure their modules will be open to students nationwide, however, with online options available.
For more information on this funding programme, please click here.
