Developing First Contact Practitioner (FCP) roles as part of ARRS has been an area that has rapidly evolved over recent years. In collaboration, Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) ICB, the HNY Primary Care Workforce and Training Hub, and local primary care colleagues are delighted to be hosting a webinar for HNY PCNs/practices to facilitate sharing of best practice around supporting FCPs and similar roles.

Tuesday 3^rd December – 13.00-14.30 Via MS Teams

Please see the link below for further information and to register your place:

FCP: Sharing Best Practice | medtribe.com

The webinar is open to Clinical Leads, Supervisors, Managers, FCPs and any staff in related roles who may benefit.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Information on available FCP supervision courses can be found here.

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Upcoming BiteSize CPD webinars are still live for booking, you can find details and booking links here: BiteSize CPD Webinars – Training Hub (yhtraininghubs.co.uk)

Or on each webinar link below:

• 04/12/24 – 12.30-14.30 – Non-Medical Prescribing Update |⇒BOOK HERE⇐|

• 11/12/24 – 12.30-14.30 – Basic Contraception |⇒BOOK HERE⇐|

More dates and topics will be released shortly, we’re prioritising the topics that have been most requested.

To be kept informed of the latest dates as they’re added, and to let us know what you’d like to see prioritised, subscribe here: CPD Webinar Subscription if you haven’t already.

For full information on other CPD funded training please see document with full details of available funded training and FAQs. Details can also be found on the website here: HNY CPD Funded Training. Please share with all relevant colleagues, don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

If your practice would consider taking undergraduate student nurses on placement and don’t already, please get in touch with us and we’d be happy to help: hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net

Lead Nurse Assessor/ Practice Learning Facilitator: debra.smith8@nhs.net

Student Nurses in General Practice

Join the growing network of practices and PCNs that support student nurse placements! These placements are so valuable and ongoing support is much appreciated.

What’s involved?

By providing placements for student nurses, the aim is to promote practice nursing as a career pathway when in the past it might otherwise have been overlooked by students. This in turn should help to secure an important part of the future primary care workforce.

• Great recruitment tool
• Professional development opportunity for staff
• Additional income stream
• Give student nurses the opportunity to experience a quality placement in General Practice
• Help secure the primary care workforce of the future
• Bring enthusiasm and two-way learning into the practice

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Gain new qualifications through the HNY Learning Hub – click here for details

DN Colleges Group is offering our staff and volunteers across Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) Integrated Care System, the opportunity to gain new skills and qualifications through a bespoke online learning portal. This exciting offer is fully funded and open to all health, care and VCSE staff and volunteers across our system.

The qualifications available are at academic levels 1, 2 and 3 and cover a diverse range of subjects relevant to clinical and non-clinical roles. There are also qualifications around quality improvement, leadership, equality and diversity and personal wellbeing.

To be eligible to enrol, staff and volunteers must be employed (paid or unpaid) by one of the HNY’s health, social care (including independent sector) or voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. You do not have to be NHS staff to access the training.

Please note, there are no restrictions on the number of level 1 or 2 qualifications an individual member of staff or volunteer can complete. Level 3 qualifications are available to those who do not presently hold a level 3 (A-Level or equivalent) qualification.

Paper-based course materials and additional learning support is available for some courses. Please request this via the enquiry form here.

Click here to find out more about the courses available and how to enrol.

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https://hnycareershub.co.uk/

A great resource for information on training and education, apprenticeships, career pathways and more, catering to individuals of all ages and career stages. The platform is a one-stop-shop for everything related to health and care careers. It provides valuable insights into skills assessment, educational and training opportunities, job vacancies, and more. The aim is to strengthen recruitment and retention efforts across the area.

https://hnycareershub.co.uk/

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Please see the latest system leadership development offers from NEY LA:

Current offers

• Clinical Leadership for Integrated Care Programme (applications close on Friday 6 December) https://ney.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/our-offers/system-leadership/clinical-leadership-for-integrated-care-programme/
• General Practice Nurse Leadership Fundamentals modules and workshops (online and various workshop dates 2025) https://ney.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/10465-2/

Forthcoming Offers

• Leading Together: Shared solutions through System Leadership is a series of 5 masterclasses from January to June 2025, and registrations will open 28^th November. Sessions include:
• • Exploring System Leadership: Leading in Complexity
  • Systems Thinking Essentials
  • Connecting Communities: System Leadership through Place Partnerships
  • Managing Change: Creating a Culture and Vision within the System
  • Collaborating through Distributed Leadership: A Systems Approach

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact:

stephanie.wilton@nhs.net

nelacademy.nhs.uk

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Please find a new Regional Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Framework produced by NHSE in collaboration with stakeholders across the system.

This comprehensive plan outlines NHSE commitment to creating diverse and inclusive pathways into the health and adult social care workforce.

Why is this important?

• Addressing Workforce Shortages: Expanding apprenticeships and entry routes will help fill critical roles and ensure high-quality care for our communities.
• Developing Future Leaders: We’re investing in the next generation of healthcare professionals, empowering them with the skills and knowledge to succeed.
• Promoting Diversity and Inclusion: By widening access to apprenticeships, we’re creating a more representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

What’s Next?

• NHSE will be working closely with employers, education providers, and other stakeholders to implement this framework and create a sustainable pipeline of talent.

If you have any questions or would like to collaborate, please contact george.zuerner@nhs.net

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Places remaining on the below upcoming fully funded courses:

Managing, Maintaining and Monitoring Change – 4^th December – 12.30pm-2.00pm. Via Zoom. Fully Funded. 

The course focuses on how you bring about change and sustain it. During 90 minutes, we will give you the skills to help bring about, maintain and monitor the changes you wish to implement. You will be shown tools to help bring about both team and individual change, and you will also be given tools to measure the effectiveness of the changes that you implement.

Suitable for all staff working within General Practice.

For more information and/or to book – click HERE

Practice Systems Resilience – 12^th December – 9.30am-1.30pm. Fully Funded. Via Zoom. 

Get 2025 off to the right start. This is a full morning course, where you will reflect upon and evaluate the resilience of your own practice and discuss and share initiatives you may wish to introduce. Discover tools and techniques to aid your practice/organisation become more resilient. Access resources and a community which will provide ongoing support.

The practice systems covered within this course will include:

• Effectiveness of clinical systems.
• Effectiveness of practice management systems.
• Patient experience.

Suitable for GP partners, GPs, practice managers and other senior managers.

For more information and/or to book – click HERE

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Places can be anywhere across Yorkshire & Humber, including Humber and North Yorkshire.

Call to Action: Pharmacy Placement Providers Needed!

Help support our future primary care pharmacists! Both the University of Bradford and the University of Huddersfield still need General Practice/PCN placement providers to host pharmacy students for short, hands-on placements. Bradford offers 2-day placements, while Huddersfield requires 5-10 days, giving students essential exposure to primary care. These low-commitment placements don’t require competency sign-off, and funding is available. Check the EOI form for placement details, dates, and funding information, and email us at wy.traininghub@nhs.net if you can support!

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Following years of planning and investment, 2026 will mark the first year that new registrants will enter the pharmacist workforce as independent prescribers. To realise their full potential, and widen their generalist scope of practice, this new generation of early careers pharmacists (ECP) will require education and career pathways that are aligned to their skills and knowledge. 

We are inviting pharmacy workforce leads, employers, managers and supervisors to help shape the post-2026 vision for ECP education and careers. Please complete the survey below by 23.59 on Monday 16^th December 2024. 

Survey link: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/healtheducationyh/ecp-reform   

If you have any questions or wish to discuss this work, please don’t hesitate to contact: jonathan.foster7@nhs.net   

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Please find Pharmacy Education Update Briefing – November 2024

In this month’s update from the School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team, as we have trainees starting numerous programmes of learning, you will find information focussing on pharmacy leadership opportunities and upskilling for supervision of prescribers and prescribing training to help support your workforce for all pharmacy sectors.

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Gill Risby, MEd FPharmT

Pharmacy Integration Programme Manager

NHS England –  North East and Yorkshire

You can access this month’s Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Workforce Bulletin by clicking here