SGPET Update Mon 13 Sept 2021
Date sent: Monday 13 September 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here
- The Importance of Workforce Planning – it’s wider than just your “ARRS”! October 6th 2021: Places are still available or this day to be held at Taunton racecourse all being well, ( if not we will revert to virtual) it will be a mixture of presentations and group work, and is aimed at PCN clinical directors & managers, practice managers, operation managers, lead nurses and GP employers numbers are limited to 2 per practice initially so please do book early . Full programme
The Health and Care Professionals Council (hcpc) COVID-19 hub
Resources for GP's & others in similar roles
- Somerset GP Education Group - Neurology Update with Neil Trent - Thurs 16th Sept, 19.30 places available
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Somerset LMC GP Recruitment Event - Registration for GPs/GPSTs looking for vacancies - 15 September, 16.30 Hornsbury Mill
(to book a place please follow links in below calendered events section)
Resources for Practice Nurse & others in similar roles
- Lead Nurse & IP & C Meetings - Message from Paula Messenger : Just a reminder that we will be meeting Tuesday, 14thSeptember, for the LMC/CCG Lead Nurse/IP&C Lead Nurse meeting at 14:00 and on Wednesday 15thSeptember for Practice Nurse: Infection Control for all at 14:00. Julia will be updating on the NHS Cleaning Standards implementation requirements and plans for NHSE&I creating primary care templates, discussing how to undertake a IP&C annual report for new IP&C Leads and taking questions on any topic related to IP&C that you may wish to discuss at the Tuesday meeting.
Julia will be giving an IP&C update educational session on Sepsis and C. difficile on Wednesday. We will continue with monthly meetings until the end of the year. Anyone can attend on behalf of the practice.
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Spirometry Update from David Long - Nothing has changed from my last update, other than there is ongoing work for a diagnostic hub to be put in place. One would hope in the near future. The reason behind this e-mail to bring your attention to a multi organisational document. It does not add anymore to the Somerset Spirometry Document, but it does give information about prioritising spirometry which you may find helpful moving forward. For instance it does not recommend annual spirometry for COPD as its no longer part of QOF requirement.
Although not part of the document spirometry reversibility is also not needed for QOF in asthma diagnosis other methods including peak flows demonstrating variability etc can be used. Take a look at the drop down boxes on the Arden's template for the other methods to help confirm diagnosis of asthma. I hope this helps, David
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Message from Somerset FT (Ethna Bashford) - 1 day Virtual Conference for HCAs - I am arranging a virtual 1 day conference for HCAs for the 11 November. I would like to open this up to System Partners. An agenda will be available in September but I wanted to give people as much notice as possible re the event. To reserve a place colleagues will need to email Shirley.florey@somersetft.nhs.uk There will be no charge. I fully appreciate the workforce pressures. With all of the CPD funding etc. I think some of our HCA workforce are feeling a bit undervalued and it would be great to enable as many of them to attend as possible.
Somerset LMC Nurse Advisor, Paula Messenger paula.messenger1@nhs.net
Somerset LMC Respiratory Adviser, David Long dlong1@nhs.net
Professional Wellbeing
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Thinking Pitstops - Life is very tough for everyone working in general practice and we all need help and skills to cope with the pressure of work and the continuing impact of Covid. Somerset has recently won national funding to help us invest in sustainable workforce wellbeing. We won this money for a range of initiatives on the basis that we fully recognise the need to ensure that everyone working in Primary Care knows to put ‘OWN OXYGEN ON FIRST’ ; you can't do your job helping to look after patients if your own wellbeing problems won't allow it.
The first thing the funding is being used for is offering hundreds of free places on Thinking Pitstops online training to people working in primary care - that includes everyone, clinical and non-clinical. So, whatever your role in general practice see here to find out more about Thinking Pitstops
Anytime Learning and Tutorials - View all here
SGPET Calendered Education - View all here
Date | Title | Location | Places | Link |
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14/09/21 | HCA Ear Care Course (SGPET & Training) Rebecca Hayes |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | FULL | Link |
14/09/21 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meetings Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
15/09/21 | Ear Irrigation Study Day (Nurse Fellowship Programme) Becky Hayes |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | FULL | Link |
15/09/21 | Practice Nurse: Infection Control Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
15/09/21 | Somerset LMC GP Recruitment Event - Registration for GPs/GPSTs looking for vacancies | Haselbury Mill, Crewkerne | Link | |
15/09/21 | Somerset LMC GP Recruitment Event - Registration for Somerset Practices | Haselbury Mill, Crewkerne | FULL | Link |
16/09/21 | Somerset GP Education Evening - Urology Update (Remote via Zoom) Neil Trent |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
21/09/21 | Basic Diabetes Course Part 1 & 2 (21st September & 5th October) Ms Sara Roles |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | FULL | Link |
22/09/21 | Asthma Update Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
22/09/21 | Consultation Skills Study Afternoon Dr Lisa Horman ,Dr Bridget Carne |
Monks Yard, Ilminster | FULL | Link |
23/09/21 | Practice Nurse: Basic Family Planning | Zoom, Online | FULL | Link |
23/09/21 | Sessional/Locum GP Discussion Group - (Remote via Zoom) Dr Catherine Ievers |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
24/09/21 | MSK Injections (GP Fellowship Event) Mr Simon Ingram |
Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust (Musgrove), Taunton | FULL | Link |
28/09/21 | Managing Bronchiectasis in Primary Care Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | FULL | Link |
29/09/21 | Respiratory Study Day (SGPET) (Attend in person) | Dillington House, Ilminster | Link | |
29/09/21 | Respiratory Study Day (SGPET) (Join via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
30/09/21 | HCA Immunisation Update (SGPET & Training) Tricia Smith |
Zoom, Online | FULL | Link |
30/09/21 | Paramedic Roadmap - Filling in your portfolio (Evening session) Jim Petter |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
01/10/21 | HCA Immunisation Update (SGPET & Training) Tricia Smith |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
01/10/21 | Paramedic Roadmap - Filling in your portfolio (lunch-time session) Jim Petter |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
01/10/21 | Spirometry Introduction (Nurse Fellowship Event) Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
05/10/21 | Basic Diabetes Course Part 2 Ms Sara Roles |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | Link | |
05/10/21 | Lord Poulett & South Somerset GP Discussion Group - Dr Ian Boyland ,Dr Christoph Kollmeier |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
06/10/21 | Somerset First 5 Discussion Group - Challenging cases and Learning Events Dr Hannah Jenkins Challenging cases and Learning Events |
Hankridge Arms (Court Mtg Room), Taunton | Link | |
06/10/21 | Somerset LMC & STH: PCN & Practice Workforce Planning Event | Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
07/10/21 | Practice Nurse: Wound Management and Dressing Choice (SGPET & Training) Ms Louise Vickery |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | FULL | Link |
07/10/21 | Webinar- The new Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Programme | Zoom, Online | Link | |
12/10/21 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meetings Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
13/10/21 | Roadmap Supervisor Training Morning Dr Bridget Carne ,Dr John Martin ,Dr Ian Boyland |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
14/10/21 | Chronic Kidney Disease Update (SGPET) Ria Taylor |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
14/10/21 | Live Well With Pain: Supporting self management and new life journeys (14 Oct, 21 Oct & 11 Nov) | Zoom, Online | FULL | Link |
14/10/21 | Primary Care Clinical Practitioners discussion group: (Paramedics, ECPs, NPs and pharmacists seeing acute Presentations in General Practice) (REMOTE via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
18/10/21 | Getting Back to Travel - Online Learning & Q&A Session (16 Nov) Jane Chiodini |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
20/10/21 | COPD Update Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
20/10/21 | Diabetes Study Day (SGPET) (Attend in person) Dr Alex Bickerton ,Mrs Su Down |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | FULL | Link |
20/10/21 | Diabetes Study Day (SGPET) (Join via Zoom) Dr Alex Bickerton |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
20/10/21 | HCA Diabetes Update - Care Homes (SGPET & Training) | Link | ||
20/10/21 | HCA Diabetes Update - GP Practices (SGPET & Training) | TBC | FULL | Link |
21/10/21 | Introduction to PCNs (GP & Nurse Fellowship Event) James Loder |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
21/10/21 | Sessional/Locum GP Discussion Group - (Remote via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
21/10/21 | Somerset GP Education Evening - TBA F2F or (Remote via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
26/10/21 | Practice Nurse: New to Travel Health (2 day course 26th & 27th October) Ms Jo Lowry |
Zoom, Online | Link |
National COVID 19 online education
Kind regards
SGPET
Somerset GP Education Trust
Somerset LMC
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Taunton, TA2 8QY
Mobile: 07833 400 960
Email: lmc.sgpet@nhs.net
Website: www.somersetgpeducationtrust.co.uk