LES funded phlebotomy training is now available for staff in all roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the phlebotomy LES specification (in addition to those who could already access as part of the CPD Offer.)

• Upcoming ‘Venepuncture’ dates can be found and booked here:
  – Academicare | Basic Venepuncture
  – Academicare | Advanced Venepuncture
• You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
• For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk

Spirometry:

LES funded spirometry training is now available for staff in all roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the respiratory LES specification (in addition to those who could already access as part of the CPD Offer.)

• Rotherham Respiratory Spirometry course details and booking information can be found here: Course Portfolio – Rotherham Respiratory LTD. There are several differing spirometry courses to meet requirements of different professionals, staff can select the course that fulfils their need – for any queries on course suitability please contact enquiries@rotherhamrespiratory.com. You can book directly and the team will recognise if you are eligible for funding. 

• Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) Respiratory Clinical Network are holding full-day, face-to-face training sessions to support primary care teams to deliver high-quality spirometry. The sessions will be delivered by physiology leads from Hull and York/Scarborough Teaching Hospital services and are intended to improve healthcare professionals’ competence and confidence in performing and interpreting spirometry. For details and to book:
  • Click here: Spirometry Training for Primary Care – Humber & North | medtribe.com
  • Select your preferred date and click ‘apply to book’
  • You will be prompted to login to Medtribe, or create an account if you don’t already have one (please note, the person attending needs to make the booking themselves)
  • Complete the brief details requested
  • Your application will be reviewed to confirm eligibility, then you will receive a booking confirmation

FeNO:

• Freely available training for all NHS healthcare staff is already available via e-LfH: FeNO in Asthma – e-learning for healthcare.

LES funded ECG training is now available for staff in all roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the ECG LES specification (in addition to those who could already access as part of the CPD Offer.)

• Upcoming ‘Basic ECG’ dates can be found and booked here: Academicare | Basic ECG.
• You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
• For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk

LES funded Diabetes training is now available for staff in all roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the Diabetes LES specification (in addition to those who could already access as part of the CPD Offer.)

• Rotherham Respiratory Diabetes course details and booking information can be found here: Course Portfolio – Rotherham Respiratory LTD. Foundation, Advancing, and Update courses are available so staff can select depending on their need – for any queries on course suitability please contact enquiries@rotherhamrespiratory.com.
  – Please note, the advancing module has recently been updated to encompass latest GPL1 guidance as covered in the LES spec.
  – You can book directly and the Rotherham Respiratory team will recognise if you are eligible for funding.
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• Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes delivered by Dr Belinda Allan – A recording of this Hull & East Riding PTL events teaching session can be found here for those who missed it in person: Recording: Treating T2 Diabetes – PTL May 2025
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• PITstop Programme for Injectable Therapies (or similar) can be accessed if needing insulin initiation training. Course details can be found here: PITstop (Programme for Injectable Therapies): 2.5-day course
  – Practices may access this or an alternative preferred provider and claim reimbursement up to the cost of £570, available for one individual per practice.
  – To claim reimbursement, please submit a claim form to hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net, including a copy of the invoice you need reimbursing

LES funded Wound Care training is now available for staff in all roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the Wound Care LES specification (in addition to those who could already access as part of the CPD Offer.)

• Upcoming ‘Wound Care’ details and dates can be found and booked here (please note courses have been updated to include additional elements of the LES spec):
  – Academicare | Wound Care Management for Registered Practitioners (e.g. Nurses)
  – Academicare | Wound Care Management for Non-Registered Practitioners (e.g. HCAs)
• You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
• For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk
• Resources which may be helpful can be found here:
  – E-learning for healthcare – wound care – online role-specific modules available
  – National Wound Care Workforce Framework for England | Skills for Health

Provision for any requirements identified for advanced elements outside of this, e.g. practical training in performing doppler assessments, will be communicated in due course and claimable via reimbursement.

• A webinar took place on Thursday 6th November, delivered by Dr Mathew Fortnam. For anyone who was unable to attend, or would like to recap, the recording from the session can be found here: Bitesize CPD Webinar PSA Monitoring-20251113_130217-Meeting Recording.mp4
• If you have any queries following the session, please contact mathew.fortnam@nhs.net

• There have been no practice requests for this area, if you have a requirement please contact hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net and we will explore options.

• Practices may choose their preferred provider and claim up to £100 reimbursement (this is the average cost of available courses)
• To claim reimbursement, please submit a claim form to hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net, including a copy of the invoice you need reimbursing
• Some suggested providers are: * M&K * Health Academy * CHCP *

• Practices may arrange the training and claim up to £1,000 reimbursement (this is the average cost of available courses)
• To claim reimbursement, please submit a claim form to hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net, including a copy of the invoices you need reimbursing
• Training route (full details can be found here: Letter of Competence Intrauterine Techniques (LoC IUT) – How to apply FSRH)
  – Undertake theoretical training and the Online Theory Assessment (OTA) via the CoSRH (formerly FSRH)
  – Undertake practical training, Find-A-Trainer at CoSRH can be used to find a local trainer

• Support can be accessed via the ICB by contacting the below:
  – For Medicines Management related support: hnyicb-ny.rxline@nhs.net / hnyicb.prescribingqueries@nhs.net
  – For Ardens related support: hnyicb-nel.icbardensqueries@nhs.net