SGPET Update Mon 13 Dec 2021
Date sent: Monday 13 December 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here
- Long Covid Speciality Webinar (SW Cardiovascular Respiratory & Diabetes Clinical Network) - Supporting Primary Care with Long Covid Patients with Eye complications 19 January 2022, 1-1.30pm
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“Show me your meds….. please?” The most wasteful use of medicines are the ones that are never taken. Medicines account for 25% of greenhouse emissions from the NHS. In South Somerset we are currently running a project “Show me your meds ….please?” On routine home visits community staff are looking at people’s medication to simply see if it is being taken correctly or not. If not, the person is discussed in an MDT and the appropriate staff member is tasked to explore further. In the first 23 patients identified we found 700 individual prescription items unused, and removed 15 carrier bags of wasted medication. If you would like to find out more, please email deborah.gompertz@ydh.nhs.uk Dr Deb Gompertz HEE/PH Population Health Fellow.
The Health and Care Professionals Council (hcpc) COVID-19 hub
Resources for GP's & others in similar roles
Resources for Practice Nurse & others in similar roles
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A message from Paula Messenger and Julia Bloomfield:
We are very aware how incredible busy everyone is at this present time but we have been asked to update you all on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Omicron Variant situation. Therefore would you kindly attend (or send a representative if you are unable to attend) the Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IP&C meeting on Tuesday 14th December at 2pm. We will be presenting the Ten Key IP&C actions that all practices should undertake to ensure patient and staff safety during this critical time. Please use the link below to book on to this extraordinary meeting.
The meeting will be for anyone in primary care who would like an update, we will be taking questions on how to enhance IP&C standards during this critical period, discussing the need for patient isolation facilities in primary care for patients with respiratory symptoms, ventilation, PPE requirements, staff testing and the management of staff who are contacts of the Omicron Variant.
We would like for as many of you to attend as possible so the limit on places has been lifted for this session. I am aware that not all IP&C Leads will be able to attend so the presentation will be recorded for your information and for you to cascade on to colleagues. -
Cytology Course via Devon Training Hub, please see flyer for January 2022 course, and link to website here Also Assessors needed ! if you are interested please see further details here.
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Trainee Nurse Associate The next Trainee Nurse Associate programme at the University Centre Somerset (UCS) Taunton will be March / April 2022. All EOI and for more information Please contact Krissie.bromly@nhs.net education facilitator, Somerset Training Hub.
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Nurse Student Placement Funding Opportunity, please follow this link
Somerset LMC Nurse Advisor, Paula Messenger paula.messenger1@nhs.net
Somerset LMC Respiratory Adviser, David Long dlong1@nhs.net
Professional Wellbeing
WellBeing forwards – New Year’s News (advance notice, Andrew Tresidder writes)
Staff Wellbeing is now recognised to be so important. There are no quick fixes, but we are so pleased that Somerset’s Training Hub has Dr Jon Dolman as lead, with a strong interest in Health and Wellbeing. James Loder has been appointed to Represent wellbeing at a PCN level. Dr Rosie Spencer and Dr Hazel Walkin have been appointed as Wellbeing Fellows in Somerset. Many practices are now considering who will be their own Wellbeing Champions.
This has only been possible due to Dr Martyn Hughes winning a bid. As Martyn’s former partner in Chard, I’d just like to pay a personal tribute to all he has done for Primary Care, Education, Out of Hours, GP Training, encouraging of the Yeovil education week, other SGPET initiatives – let alone the exemplary care of patients and colleagues he has always shown.
Thank you Martyn so much, on behalf of so very many of us! Enjoy a much deserved retirement from the NHS and many happy years of fulfilment ahead
More news about WellBeing in the New Year!
Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Website
Anytime Learning and Tutorials - View all here
SGPET Calendered Education - View all here
Date | Title | Location | Places | Link |
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14/12/21 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meetings Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
13/01/22 | Immunisation Update for Practice Nurses, SGPET & Training Tricia Smith |
Zoom, Online | FULL | Link |
13/01/22 | Introduction to Breathlessness(Nurse Fellowship Programme) Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
18/01/22 | HCA Ear Care Course (SGPET & Training) Becky Hayes |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | FULL | Link |
19/01/22 | SGPET/ST3 Study Day - Cancers (Attend in Person) | Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
19/01/22 | SGPET/ST3 Study Day - Cancers (Via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
20/01/22 | Sessional/Locum GP Discussion Group - (Remote via Zoom) Dr Catherine Ievers |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
26/01/22 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meeting Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
01/02/22 | Practice Nurse: Introduction to Childhood Immunisation ( 2 Day Course) 1st & 2nd Feb, SGPET & Training Tricia Smith |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
03/02/22 | STH Webinar: Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care - follow on webinar | Zoom, Online | Link | |
08/02/22 | HCA Immunisation Update (SGPET & Training) Tricia Smith |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
10/02/22 | Introduction to Spirometry (Nurse Fellowship Programme) Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
10/02/22 | Primary Care Clinical Practitioners discussion group: A way to influence mindsets and deliver change! (REMOTE via Zoom): (Paramedics, ECPs, NPs and pharmacists seeing acute Presentations in General Practice) Dr Keith Gomes-Pinto A way to influence mindsets and deliver change! |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
15/02/22 | Basic Life Support Mr Leigh Beard |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
16/02/22 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meeting Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
16/02/22 | Pan Somerset Bi-monthly evening meeting: | Zoom, Online | Link |
National COVID 19 online education
Kind regards
SGPET
Somerset GP Education Trust
Somerset LMC
Crown Medical Centre
Venture Way
Taunton, TA2 8QY
Mobile: 07833 400 960
Email: lmc.sgpet@nhs.net
Website: www.somersetgpeducationtrust.co.uk